# Getting started writing Plugins

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/getting-started-writing-plugins/757183
**Category:** MusicBrainz Picard
**Tags:** picard-plugins
**Created:** [April 27, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/getting-started-writing-plugins/757183 "2025-04-27T04:06:58Z")
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### Author: ![phando](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/phando/32/95302_2.png) [@phando](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/phando)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2025, 4:06am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/getting-started-writing-plugins/757183/1 "2025-04-27T04:06:58Z")

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I am new to picard, but there are several very basic functions I am looking for. Save Project or save state (source folders and the like) and the other is a duplicate finder based on track name and track length.

Is there a tutorial for writing plugins? I have been using chat gpt to make plugins in the remote/plugins folder but they never show up in the plugins settings screen. Any help would me much appreciated. Thanks!

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### Author: ![rdswift](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/rdswift/32/7032_2.png) [@rdswift](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/rdswift)
#### Post date: [April 27, 2025, 4:43am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/getting-started-writing-plugins/757183/2 "2025-04-27T04:43:44Z")

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> [@phando](#):
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> Is there a tutorial for writing plugins?

There sure is. Have a look at the [Writing a Plugin](https://picard-docs.musicbrainz.org/en/tutorials/write_plugin.html) tutorial in the [Picard User Guide](https://picard-docs.musicbrainz.org/) and see if that helps.