joplin/readme/api/references/development_mode.md

# Development mode

When experimenting with Joplin, for example when [developing a plugin](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/dev/readme/api/get_started/plugins.md) or trying a theme, you might want to run Joplin in development mode. Doing this will open a second copy of Joplin using a different profile with test notes and notebooks, so you can experiment without risking changing or deleting your data.

To enable Development Mode, go to **Help > Copy dev mode command to clipboard**. This will copy a command to your clipboard. Paste this command in a shell / terminal to run a development version of the app.
All: Add support for application plugins (#3257) 2020-10-09 19:35:46 +02:00			`# Development mode`

Doc: Fixed links 2021-06-22 08:56:23 +02:00			`When experimenting with Joplin, for example when [developing a plugin](https://github.com/laurent22/joplin/blob/dev/readme/api/get_started/plugins.md) or trying a theme, you might want to run Joplin in development mode. Doing this will open a second copy of Joplin using a different profile with test notes and notebooks, so you can experiment without risking changing or deleting your data.`
All: Add support for application plugins (#3257) 2020-10-09 19:35:46 +02:00
Doc: Clarifying that dev mode is started from CLI (#4421) 2021-02-23 12:44:35 +02:00			`To enable Development Mode, go to Help > Copy dev mode command to clipboard. This will copy a command to your clipboard. Paste this command in a shell / terminal to run a development version of the app.`