# Enable Developer Mode **URL:** \ **Category:** Dev/API Corner\ **Tags:** plugin-dev\ **Created:** [September 20, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-developer-mode/43108 "2013-09-20T13:02:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nikito2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f1d935/32.png) [@Nikito2010](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Nikito2010)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 1:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-developer-mode/43108/1 "2013-09-20T13:02:19Z")
From de [**Wiki**](http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/PlexNine_Tips_and_Tricks#Enabling_Developer_Mode_and_why_you_shouldn.27t_do_it.21) ; Other TIPS: > If you are a Plug-in Developer and need to enable Developer Mode, please post a message to the Developer Forum for instructions on how to do so.   I would like be a Plug-in Developer and I need to enable **Developer Mode** , i'm waiting for instructions to do so. Thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![mikedm139](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mikedm139/32/96909_2.png) [@mikedm139](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mikedm139)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2013, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-developer-mode/43108/2 "2013-09-20T14:26:42Z")
> From de [**Wiki**](http://wiki.plexapp.com/index.php/PlexNine_Tips_and_Tricks#Enabling_Developer_Mode_and_why_you_shouldn.27t_do_it.21) ; Other TIPS: > > I would like be a Plug-in Developer and I need to enable **Developer Mode** , i'm waiting for instructions to do so. > > Thanks ! The method depends on whether you need to enable it for a single channel, or PMS and the plugin framework. What are you trying to achieve? ---
**Author:** ![bonquesha99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4af34b/32.png) [@bonquesha99](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bonquesha99)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-developer-mode/43108/3 "2014-03-27T04:01:24Z")
How do you enable **Developer Mode** for a single channel? ---
**Author:** ![SHoTT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@SHoTT](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SHoTT)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-developer-mode/43108/4 "2014-03-27T16:16:38Z")
I'm also curious about Developer Mode, what advantages does it offer the developer? I did find an older post that gave a url to execute to turn it on, and I also saw options for it in the Info.plist file, but there really wasn't anything explaining what it does for the developer? :P **Url:** (I'm _assuming_ this enables dev mode for the server) ``` http://localhost:32400/system/:/prefs/set?DEV_MODE=1 ``` **Info.plist:** (_I'm assuming_ this enables dev mode for an individual channel) ``` PlexPluginDevMode 1 ``` ---
**Author:** ![mikedm139](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mikedm139/32/96909_2.png) [@mikedm139](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mikedm139)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-developer-mode/43108/5 "2014-03-27T23:59:34Z")
There’s really not much benefit to either. On the server, it will allow downloading beta builds of the plugin Framework. Generally, it’s recommended that you develop against the release framework since that’s what your users will be using. For the channel, setting the devmode flag in the plist is supposed to prevent PMS from auto-replacing the bundle with the “official” version. This is only beneficial when you’re working on a plugin which is already available in the Channel Directory. It has the same desired effect as the more common practice of sym-linking the plugin bundle. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/enable-developer-mode/43108/6 "2019-12-21T00:07:32Z")
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