---
title: "Plugins"
description: "How to add new music services and features to your Volumio device with plugins, and how to update or remove them."
url: https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/183-plugins
collection: "Getting started"
updated: 2026-11-13
language: en
---

# Plugins

How to add new music services and features to your Volumio device with plugins, and how to update or remove them.

Plugins add features to your device: music services such as Spotify or SoundCloud, radio stations, tools and new ways to show what's playing.

You need to be [signed in to MyVolumio](https://help.volumio.com/articles/204-myvolumio-account) to install plugins.

## Install a plugin

1.  Open your device and go to `Settings` → `Plugins` → `Available`.
    
2.  Choose a category, for example `Music services`, or leave `All`.
    
3.  Press `Install` next to the plugin you want.
    

The progress shows at the top of the page. Once installed, the plugin shows up in `Installed`.

> **Tip:** If you want to know more about a plugin before installing it, press `Details`.

## Use and set up a plugin

Go to `Settings` → `Plugins` → `Installed`:

-   Use the switch to turn a plugin on or off.
    
-   Press the settings button to open its own settings, for example to sign in to a service. The button shows only when the plugin is on.
    

Music services added by plugins show up in `Browse`.

## Update your plugins

1.  Go to `Settings` → `Plugins` → `Installed`.
    
2.  Press `Check for updates`.
    
3.  Press `Update` next to each plugin that has a new version.
    

## Remove a plugin

1.  Go to `Settings` → `Plugins` → `Installed`.
    
2.  Press `Uninstall` next to the plugin, then `Uninstall` again to confirm.
    

The plugin's settings and data are removed with it.

## Troubleshooting

### You can't see the plugins

1.  If you see `Log in to MyVolumio to browse and install plugins.`, sign in to MyVolumio.
    
2.  If you see `Couldn't reach the plugin store.`, check that your device is connected to the internet, then press `Refresh plugins`.
    
3.  If you see `No plugins available for this device.`, there are no plugins for your device yet.
    

### A plugin shows Stopped

`Stopped` means the plugin is on, but isn't running.

1.  Turn it off and on again with its switch.
    
2.  Check for an update, and install it.
    
3.  Restart the device.
    
4.  If it still doesn't start, uninstall it and install it again.

## Related

- [Nova and Volumio 4](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/172-nova-and-volumio-4.md)
- [Volumio app](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/173-volumio-app.md)
- [Volumio in a browser](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/174-volumio-in-a-browser.md)
- [Inputs and outputs](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/175-inputs-and-outputs.md)
- [Power and standby](https://help.volumio.com/en/articles/176-power-and-standby.md)