Plug-in development resources on the Internet

• Netscape's plug-ins page
• Plug-in SDK
• Replacement for npwin.cpp in the SDK, which makes it easier to write Windowless plugins.
• Plug-in Guide
• Plug-in documentation index
• Plug-in FAQ
• Client Technical FAQ
• Plug-in Known Bugs (old)
• LiveConnecting Plug-ins with Java
• Plug-ins Tutorial
• Vern's Plugin Guide

• Mozilla/Netscape 6 Plug-in API guide
• Mozilla: Project Blackwood - including Java plugins ("pluglets")
• Mozilla Plug-in Developer's Kit

• Plugsy - A utility for resolving plug-in conflicts
• Esker ActiveX plug-in - A plug-in that runs ActiveX controls
• ScriptActive - A plug-in that runs ActiveX controls [discontinued]
• NPWrap - Microsoft ActiveX container plug-in
• Asgard PluginWizard - A commercial program that converts ActiveX controls into plug-ins
• Browserwatch Plug-in Plaza - A list of available plug-ins. Apparently not maintained anymore.
• Yahoo!'s plug-ins listing
• Socket45 - My plug-in container utility
• WebBMP - A simple plug-in I wrote to view BMP image files; includes source
• JavaScript code to refresh plug-ins, and to list your installed plug-ins and MIME types. [View as text - in case Netscape won't show you the source code] Doesn't work on all browsers, such as MSIE. Also, try Help|About Plug-ins then View|Page Source.

  From Netscape's knowledge base

• 990126-2 How do you enable a plug-in when you have two or more that handle the same file type?
• 980630-5 Removing a plug-in
• 970621-24 Helper Applications vs. Plug-ins
• 970621-21 Re-install all plugins after installing Communicator
• 970621-22 Communicator's built-in capabilities for plug-ins and helper applications
• 961101-61 Loading new plugins without restarting Navigator
• 961101-62 Embedding a plugin in a web page with information about where to find it
• 970711-15 Color pallete [sic] problems while loading some plug-ins
• 970102-11 Selecting "About Plug-ins" from Help menu or entering "about:plugins" on the location bar gives a blank page
• 990219-3 How can I temporarily bypass a plug-in (or helper application) in order to save a specific file to disk without the plug-in running?
• 990211-4 I downloaded a plug-in from SmartUpdate. How can I contact the company that made it?
• 981202-2 How to uninstall or remove a plug-in from Netscape
• 970528-11 Some Acrobat files don't display inline using plugin for Navigator.

  From Microsoft's knowledge base: (old)

• Q157217 How Internet Explorer Installs Netscape Plug-ins
• Q166694 Internet Explorer's Netscape Plug In Support
• Q182868 Plugin API NPN_PostURL Causes Internet Explorer to Fail

  From Apple's knowledge base

• QuickTime 3 for Windows: Netscape Configuration Tips
• QuickTime 4 plugin configuration

  Newsgroups

• netscape.devs-plugins
• netscape.public.dev.plugin-upgrade
• netscape.plugins
• opera.plugins
• macromedia.flash