installing-extensions.md

 1# Installing Extensions
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 3You can search for extensions by launching the Zed Extension Gallery by pressing {#kb zed::Extensions} , opening the command palette and selecting {#action zed::Extensions} or by selecting "Zed > Extensions" from the menu bar.
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 5Here you can view the extensions that you currently have installed or search and install new ones.
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 7## Installation Location
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 9- On macOS, extensions are installed in `~/Library/Application Support/Zed/extensions`.
10- On Linux, they are installed in either `$XDG_DATA_HOME/zed/extensions` or `~/.local/share/zed/extensions`.
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12This directory contains two subdirectories:
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14- `installed`, which contains the source code for each extension.
15- `work` which contains files created by the extension itself, such as downloaded language servers.
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17## Auto installing
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19To automate extension installation/uninstallation see the docs for [auto_install_extensions](../configuring-zed.md#auto-install-extensions).