Managing plugins
Much of what Verql does is delivered through plugins — extensions that add capabilities to the app. From your point of view, a plugin can add things like a new database driver, a colour theme, an import/export format, an AI provider, or a panel. Even the built-in PostgreSQL, MySQL, and SQLite drivers are bundled plugins.
What plugins add
Section titled “What plugins add”A plugin can contribute one or more of:
- Database drivers — support for another database type
- Themes — additional colour schemes
- Import/export formats — more ways to move data in and out
- AI providers — more model backends for the assistant
- Panels and commands — extra UI and actions
The plugins settings page shows each plugin’s actual contributions so you can see what it brings.
Viewing, enabling, and disabling plugins
Section titled “Viewing, enabling, and disabling plugins”Verql shows installed plugins in two places that stay in sync: the Plugins panel in the sidebar, and the Plugins category in Settings. From either you can:
- See each plugin’s description and what it contributes
- Enable or disable a plugin — a disabled plugin’s contributions are removed from the app, and your choice persists across restarts
The always-on bundled plugins that provide core functionality stay in place; optional plugins are the ones you’ll typically toggle.
Installing and uninstalling starts from the sidebar Plugins panel: its
install button opens an install view where you drag a plugin folder or .zip
file, or use Browse Files to pick one; open a plugin’s detail view and
choose Uninstall to remove one you no longer want. Built-in plugins can’t
be uninstalled — only disabled.
Reviewing a plugin’s permissions
Section titled “Reviewing a plugin’s permissions”A plugin’s detail view has a Permissions tab. Built-in plugins are trusted and skip this entirely. A third-party plugin instead lists the capabilities it declared — for example, access to the keyring or your saved connections — with a toggle for each; the tab marks which ones Verql actually enforces and which are advisory only. If you change a permission while the plugin is active, you need to disable and re-enable it for the change to take effect.
A word on safety
Section titled “A word on safety”Only install plugins you trust. A third-party plugin runs with access to the app — including, potentially, your connections and the data you can reach. Treat installing a plugin like installing any other software: get it from a source you trust, and don’t install something just because it sounds useful.
Verql includes guardrails to limit what a plugin can do and to protect the built-in drivers from being impersonated. For the full picture of how Verql protects you, see Plugin security.
Next: Keeping Verql updated →