Managing Plugins

Manage, update, configure, and monitor plugins across your projects and workspace.

Managing Plugins

Plugin Panel Overview

Access the Plugin panel from the left toolbar (puzzle-piece icon). It has three tabs:

TabContent
ActivePlugins enabled in the current project
LibraryAll plugins installed in your account
MarketplaceBrowse and install new plugins

Updating Plugins

When a plugin update is available, an orange badge appears on the Plugins toolbar icon. To update:

  1. Open Plugins → Library
  2. Click the Updates available banner or look for the update badge on individual plugins
  3. Review the changelog and click Update

Updates are per-plugin, per-library — all projects using that plugin will receive the updated version. If you need to pin a specific version (Enterprise plan), see Version Pinning below.

Version Pinning (Enterprise)

Enterprise workspaces can lock specific plugin versions so that auto-updates don't unexpectedly affect production scenes:

  1. Open Workspace Settings → Plugins
  2. Find the plugin and click Pin version
  3. Select the version to pin from the dropdown
  4. Click Save — all projects in the workspace will use the pinned version

Workspace Shared Plugins (Team and Enterprise)

Workspace admins can push plugins to all members:

  1. Go to Workspace Settings → Plugins → Shared Plugins
  2. Click Add plugin
  3. Select from your library or enter a Marketplace plugin ID
  4. Set the sharing scope:
    • Available — members can add it to their projects
    • Required — auto-added to every new project

Monitoring Plugin Activity

For plugins with network or storage permissions, you can view activity logs:

  1. Open Editor → Plugins → [Plugin name] → Activity log
  2. See recent API calls, errors, and storage writes

Logs are retained for 30 days on Pro plans and 90 days on Team/Enterprise.

Plugin Storage

Plugins can store data in two scopes:

ScopeLimitDescription
Project storage1 MB per pluginData saved inside the project file
Account storage10 MB per pluginData shared across all projects

To view or clear a plugin's stored data:

  1. Open Editor → Plugins → [Plugin name] → Settings
  2. Scroll to the Storage section
  3. Click Clear data to reset stored values

Security and Sandboxing

All plugins run in an isolated sandbox and communicate with the editor through a restricted message-passing API. They cannot access:

  • Files on your local device
  • Other browser tabs or windows
  • Your authentication credentials

If a plugin repeatedly crashes or generates errors, ShapeBox will auto-disable it and notify you with a banner in the editor.