Plugins & the Marketplace
Plugins extend Corte with new capabilities built by us and by third-party developers: extra abilities for the AI editing agent, shader effects, project templates, stock media, and model catalog entries. Browse and install them from the Marketplace tab of your Cuts page.
Installing a plugin
Every plugin card shows its price chip — Free or a one-time credit price. Click a card to open its detail page: screenshots, a full description, the exact permissions it requests (in plain language), and everything it adds. Installing is the consent: the permission list you see is the complete set of capabilities the plugin gets.
Priced plugins charge your credit balance once — re-installing later, or updating to a new version, never charges again.
What permissions mean
| Permission | The plugin can |
|---|---|
| Read your timeline structure | See tracks, clips, durations, and text-clip content |
| Read your media files | Access the bytes and decoded audio of assets in your project |
| Add and modify clips | Add text, rewrite text clips, move and split clips |
| Apply effects to clips | Add or change effects on clips |
| Show notifications | Display toasts |
| Connect to the internet | Reach its own online services from inside its sandbox |
Plugin code runs in a sandbox — it never touches the app directly, and every action above is checked against what you granted. Plugins without the internet permission have no network access at all.
Where plugin features appear
- Agent tools — just ask the agent; installed tools are available to it automatically.
- Effects — in the editor under Inspector → Adjust, below the built-in sections, with keyframable parameters.
- Templates — in the template store alongside first-party templates.
- Stock media — in the media panel's Stock tab.
- Models — under Settings → Models.
Updates are yours to accept
Installed plugins stay pinned to the version you installed — a new release never changes behavior behind your back. When an update is available you'll see an Update to vX button; if the new version asks for different permissions, you review them on the detail page before accepting.
Managing installs
The Installed plugins button in the Marketplace header opens your list: toggle a plugin off (it stays installed but contributes nothing), update, or uninstall. Uninstalling a paid plugin doesn't forfeit the purchase — you can reinstall any time for free, even if the plugin has since left the marketplace.
Built something you'd like to publish — or want a plugin just for yourself? See Building plugins.