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Plugin permissions

A plugin can only do what it asks for, such as read the open document or edit it. Choose Plugins › Manage plugins…, then ⋯ › Permissions on its row, and switch off what you do not want.

On a Mac, Ctrl is Cmd.

Change what a plugin may do

  1. Choose Plugins › Manage plugins…. The window opens on Installed.

  2. On the plugin's row, press ⋯ and choose Permissions.

    The row menu of an installed plugin: Permissions, About and Uninstall.The row menu of an installed plugin: Permissions, About and Uninstall.

  3. Each permission has its own switch. Switch off what you do not want.

    What Solution and buffer calculator may do, each permission with a switch.What Solution and buffer calculator may do, each permission with a switch.

A plugin runs in a sandbox and can only reach what its permissions allow. Every change it makes to a document is one undo step, so Ctrl+Z takes it back. How the sandbox works is in the security model.

PluginsSecurity modelHow Athanor runs plugins safely: the QuickJS sandbox in a worker, time and memory limits, the sandboxed window and its CSP, network rules and signing.PluginsHow to turn off or uninstall a pluginChoose Plugins › Manage plugins…. The switch on a plugin row turns it off and on; ⋯ › Uninstall removes it after you confirm.

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Last updated Nov 12, 2026