# Where does the IDE look for addins?

**URL:** <https://clarionhub.com/t/where-does-the-ide-look-for-addins/342>\
**Category:** Addins\
**Created:** [March 15, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/where-does-the-ide-look-for-addins/342 "2015-03-15T19:44:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![brahn](https://clarionhub.com/user_avatar/clarionhub.com/brahn/32/756_2.png) [@brahn](https://clarionhub.com/u/brahn)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 7:44pm UTC](https://clarionhub.com/t/where-does-the-ide-look-for-addins/342/1 "2015-03-15T19:44:56Z")

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These paths are automatically scanned for \*.addin files when the IDE loads.

`\bin\addins\`  
`\accessory\addins\`  
`\<configdir>\addins\`  
`\<configdir>\addins.xml` ← any directories listed here