Plugins add extra functionality to Arbil. They are provided as '.jar' files that can be placed in a special location where Arbil will detect them and add them as items to the 'Plugins' menu (which is hidden unless plugins have actually been detected).

To install a plugin, place the .jar file in one of the following directories:

If none of the locations already exist, you can create one. Some options will not be available on all operating systems. ~ denotes the user's home directory on Unix systems. %APPDATA% and %USERPROFILE% are system environments available in Windows. Use the 'run command' option (Windows key + R) to open locations that contain the environment variable.

<ARBIL STORAGE DIRECTORY> is the directory called .arbil that contains the configuration files and by default is the parent directory of the working files directory.