# Managing Plugins

> How to manage plugins in Asset Transformer Studio

![Manage Plugins window](/api/media?file=/asset-transformer-studio/2026.5.0/media/STUDIO_Menu_Plugin-Manage.jpg)

All plugins installed along with Asset Transformer Studio can be managed from the `Manage Plugins` window.

The plugins are sorted by category, depending on their nature: `Editable Plugins`, `Published Plugins` or `Locked Plugins`.

Please see [Plugins](./_index.md) for more information about plugins and plugin categories.

Here are the available actions:

| Item                 | Description                                                                                                                                                              |
| -------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| **Show in Explorer** | Opens the folder on disk containing the selected plugin's sources                                                                                                        |
| **Remove**           | Removes the currently selected plugin (destroys the folder containing all the files related to this plugin)                                                              |
| **Install**          | Opens a dialog box to install a [Published plugin](./_index.md#editable-versus-published-plugin) (binarized \*.pxzext files), to then run it in Asset Transformer Studio |
| **Publish**          | Used to publish an [Editable plugin](./_index.md#editable-versus-published-plugin) (not yet published) as a [Published plugin](./_index.md), meaning a \*.pxzext file    |

> **Note:**
>
> By default, one `Template` plugin is installed with Asset Transformer Studio, and is located in the **Locked Plugins** category, as it cannot be edited.