# Creator Plugins
Build powerful plugins for Lottie Creator

The Creator Plugins system lets you extend Lottie Creator with custom tools, panels, and workflows. Use the [Creator API](/en/creator-api) to scaffold, build, and ship plugins that read and manipulate scenes, layers, keyframes, shapes, and more.

## Quick Links

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  <Card title="Getting Started" href="/en/creator-plugins/01_getting-started" variant="interactive" />

  <Card title="Plugin Basics" href="/en/creator-plugins/02_plugin-basics" variant="interactive" />

  <Card title="Development Guides" href="/en/creator-plugins/03_development-guides" variant="interactive" />

  <Card title="UI Library" href="/en/creator-plugins/ui-library" variant="interactive" />

  <Card title="Deploying Your Plugin" href="/en/creator-plugins/04_deploying" variant="interactive" />

  <Card title="API Reference" href="/en/creator-api" variant="interactive" />
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## Key Features

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    **Easy plugin creation** - Run `npm create @lottiefiles/creator-plugin` to scaffold new plugins in seconds with
    TypeScript templates
  </ListItem>

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    **TypeScript-first** - Full TypeScript support with complete type definitions for the entire Creator API
  </ListItem>

  <ListItem>**Hot reload** - Fast development workflow with Vite-powered hot module replacement</ListItem>
  <ListItem>**Rich node APIs** - Access and manipulate scenes, layers, keyframes, shapes, and more</ListItem>
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## Explore the Docs

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  <Feature title="Guides" icon="ph:file-duotone" href="/en/creator-plugins/01_getting-started">
    Step-by-step guides covering everything from your first plugin to deploying to Creator.
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  <Feature title="API Reference" icon="ph:code-duotone" href="/en/creator-api">
    Complete reference for globals, nodes, values, and types in the Creator API.
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