Dalamud

# Dalamud [](https://discord.gg/3NMcUV5)

Dalamud is a plugin development framework for FFXIV that provides access to game data and native interoperability with the game itself to add functionality and quality-of-life. It is meant to be used in conjunction with [XIVLauncher](https://github.com/goatcorp/FFXIVQuickLauncher), which manages and launches Dalamud for you. __It is generally not recommended for end users to try to run Dalamud manually as XIVLauncher manages multiple required dependencies.__ ## Hold Up! If you are just trying to **use** Dalamud, you don't need to do anything on this page - please [download XIVLauncher](https://goatcorp.github.io/) from its official page and follow the setup instructions. ## Building and testing locally Please check the [docs page on building Dalamud](https://dalamud.dev/building) for more information and required dependencies. ## Plugin development Dalamud features a growing API for in-game plugin development with game data and chat access and overlays. Please see our [Developer FAQ](https://goatcorp.github.io/faq/development) and the [API documentation](https://dalamud.dev) for more details. If you need any support regarding the API or usage of Dalamud, please [join our discord server](https://discord.gg/3NMcUV5).
Thanks to Mino, whose work has made this possible! ## Components & Pipeline These components are used in order to load Dalamud into a target process. Dalamud can be loaded via DLL injection, or by rewriting a process' entrypoint. | Name | Purpose | |-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | *Dalamud.Injector.Boot* (C++) | Loads the .NET Core runtime into a process via hostfxr and kicks off Dalamud.Injector | | *Dalamud.Injector* (C#) | Performs DLL injection on the target process | | *Dalamud.Boot* (C++) | Loads the .NET Core runtime into the active process and kicks off Dalamud, or rewrites a target process' entrypoint to do so | | *Dalamud* (C#) | Core API, game bindings, plugin framework | | *Dalamud.CorePlugin* (C#) | Testbed plugin that can access Dalamud internals, to prototype new Dalamud features |
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