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Paul Echeverri committed Oct 7, 2015
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[[kibana-apps]]
== Kibana Apps added[4.2]

The Kibana UI serves as a framework that can contain several different applications. You can switch between these
applications by clicking the image:images/app-button.png[App Picker] *App picker* button to display the app bar:

image::images/app-picker.png[]

Click an app icon to switch to that app's functionality.

Applications in the Kibana UI are managed by <<kibana-plugins,_plugins_>>. Plugins can expose app functionality or add new
visualization types.
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[[kibana-plugins]]
== Kibana Plugins
== Kibana Plugins added[4.2]

Add-on functionality for Kibana is implemented with plug-in modules. You can use the `bin/kibana plugin`
command to manage these modules. You can also install a plugin manually by moving the plugin file to the
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64:: Unknown command or incorrect option parameter
74:: I/O error
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[[plugin-switcher]]
== Switching Plugin Functionality

The Kibana UI serves as a framework that can contain several different plugins. You can switch between these
plugins by clicking the image:images/app-button.png[Plugin Chooser] *Plugin chooser* button to display icons for the
installed plugins:

image::images/app-picker.png[]

Click a plugin's icon to switch to that plugin's functionality.

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