ParaView comes with many built-in readers, filters, views, etc. However, Plugins can used to extend ParaView's functionality in several ways including:
- Adding new readers, writers and filters
- Adding custom GUI components such as toolbar buttons to perform common tasks
- Adding new views for displaying data.
As an example, see our LFRic plugin example.
For more information on ParaView Plugins, please see the ParaView/Plugin HowTo page.