# Plex plug-in application areas **URL:** \ **Category:** Dev/API Corner\ **Tags:** other-dev\ **Created:** [December 3, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plug-in-application-areas/6754 "2010-12-03T09:46:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![degausser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@degausser](https://forums.plex.tv/u/degausser)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2010, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plug-in-application-areas/6754/1 "2010-12-03T09:46:25Z")
in what way can plug-ins be used Hi, I'm new to Plex and just tried it out recently. I was wondering if it's technically possible for the plug-ins to be something different than list-type + media (audio/video/image). The only exception I found was Arcade, which is able to emulate console games. In my opinion it would be a nice edition to be able to play simple games. Is this technically possible, if not why ? ---
**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:** [December 3, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plug-in-application-areas/6754/2 "2010-12-03T16:24:20Z")
Can you elaborate more? What is it that you want to do with a plug-in? ---
**Author:** ![degausser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@degausser](https://forums.plex.tv/u/degausser)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plug-in-application-areas/6754/3 "2010-12-03T20:01:57Z")
> [@](#): > > Can you elaborate more? What is it that you want to do with a plug-in? Let's say I would like to have Tetris as a plug-in for Plex (not as a emu game). Is this doable with the current framework? For example can I handle key events and draw graphics/place images? ---
**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:** [December 4, 2010, 6:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plug-in-application-areas/6754/4 "2010-12-04T06:43:41Z")
Ah, now I understand. That is a good question. From my limited knowledge of the plug-in framework, I don’t think that sort of thing is possible. Perhaps someone with a more intimate knowledge of the framework can correct me if I’m wrong. ---
**Author:** ![jam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/jam/32/186050_2.png) [@jam](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jam)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2010, 2:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plug-in-application-areas/6754/5 "2010-12-04T14:52:37Z")
No, Mikedm139 is right - that wouldn’t be possible. The plug-in framework is only designed to provide a media tree hierarchy to the clients. Complex drawing events aren’t supported, as it’d be pretty much impossible to get this to work on all client platforms. ---
**Author:** ![niltz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/niltz/32/191382_2.png) [@niltz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/niltz)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2010, 6:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plug-in-application-areas/6754/6 "2010-12-10T18:51:50Z")
what about creating a game/app using html5/javascript? I think a plugin can load a webpage and then send key presses to it. I could be wrong though. If you write the game using html5/javascript would it be possible to load it and then send key presses to the page? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2019, 8:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-plug-in-application-areas/6754/7 "2019-12-20T20:54:01Z")
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