# Installing Plug-ins {% @arcade/embed flowId="te3EXaEKUl16DHjGkohY" url="" %} The option to install Luminar Neo as a **Plug-in** is presented when you run the installer. You can also choose to install it as a plug-in at a later time. Please note that installing plugins is an optional step that can be omitted. 1. Quit any host applications you are installing for. 2. Make sure Luminar Neo is open. 3. Choose **Luminar Neo >Install Plugins** (macOs) or **Luminar Neo >File > Install Plugins** (Windows). 4. Mark the desired host applications in the new dialog box that appears to show you which supported host applications you have currently installed on your computer. 5. Click the **Install/Uninstall** button for the corresponding apps in which you’d like Luminar to run. {% hint style="info" %} **Quit first!**\ For best results, quit the host application (such as Photoshop) before you install a plugin. You may be prompted to input your Administrator password to complete the installation. {% endhint %} {% hint style="danger" %} **Windows users** should run Luminar Neo as an administrator when installing plugins. To do so, right-click on the Luminar Neo icon and choose Run as administrator. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://support.skylum.com/about-luminar-neo/luminar-neo-with-other-software/installing-plug-ins.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.