DesKit Plugin Development

A DesKit plugin is a small JavaScript package that can be invoked from the desktop launcher. You do not need to touch the Electron main process or understand DesKit internals; a plugin declares its capabilities, exports commands, and ships as a .deskit archive.

This documentation is written for plugin authors. It focuses on three things:

• creating and debugging a plugin from the template;
• designing commands, views, actions, preferences, and permissions;
• publishing a GitHub Release and submitting the plugin to the DesKit Marketplace.

Suggested path

If this is your first plugin:

1. Start with Quick Start and make sure the template builds.
2. Read Manifest to understand how DesKit discovers a plugin.
3. Read Commands and Views to turn user input into interactive results.
4. If your plugin needs clipboard, network, or background events, read Permissions and Clipboard and Background Tasks.
5. When you are ready to publish, follow Submit to Marketplace.

What works well today

DesKit is currently a good fit for:

• launcher utilities: calculator, timestamp conversion, encoders, formatters;
• clipboard utilities: history, text transforms, image helpers;
• small tools with preferences: shortcuts, toggles, text options;
• independently released plugins distributed as GitHub Release assets.

If your plugin needs long-running synchronization, a full account system, or heavy background work, keep the first version small. The plugin framework will keep growing, and our current priority is making plugins installable, runnable, and reviewable.