Activate a plugin on a personal developer instance

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title: Activate a plugin on a personal developer instance
description: You can test a plugin on your personal developer instance \(PDI\) before launching it in a production instance.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/activate-plugin-pdi.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
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breadcrumb: [Activate a plugin, ServiceNow plugins, Basic system configuration, Get started, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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# Activate a plugin on a personal developer instance

You can test a plugin on your personal developer instance \(PDI\) before launching it in a production instance.

## Before you begin

Request a PDI on the .

Role required: admin

## About this task

If a plugin isn't active by default on a PDI, you can activate the plugin without requesting or purchasing it.

To activate a plugin on a PDI, use the All Applications page on your instance. If the plugin isn't available on the All Applications page, activate it from the .

**Note:** Some plugins aren't available for activation on PDIs.

## Procedure

1.  Activate the plugin from the All Applications page or the Developer Site.

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All Applications page

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In your PDI, navigate to **System Applications** &gt; **All Available Applications** &gt; **All**. Find the plugin and then activate it.

 For more information on using the All Applications page, see [Activate a plugin](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/t_ActivateAPlugin.md).

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Developer Site

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1.  Sign in to the .
2.  On the home page, select **Manage my instance**.
3.  In the **Plugins for your instance** section, filter for plugins that are not activated.
4.  Hover over the plugin you want to install, and select one of the activation options.


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