# PluginFactory

The plugin factory is responsible for creating plugins of a certain type. Each plugin must be accompanied by a factory, the [example plugins](https://github.com/ManiVaultStudio/ExamplePlugins/tree/master) repository contains several examples that show how to achieve this.

**Qualified name:** `mv::plugin::PluginFactory`

```{doxygenclass} mv::plugin::PluginFactory
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