# Part IV. Writing Plugins

This part of the user's guide covers writing plugins for jEdit.

Like jEdit itself, plugins are written primarily in Java. While this guide assumes some working knowledge of the language, you are not required to be a Java wizard. If you can write a useful application of any size in Java, you can write a plugin.

This part of the user's guide was written by John Gellene `<jgellene@nyc.rr.com>`.