# Get started in Addons development

Addons in Codebox are designed to extend functionnalities of the IDE. The core of Codebox is limited to contains only the structure of the IDE: UI components (tabs, menus, panels), Boot process, Addons management, Files Management (The core source code is available at: [node.js core](https://github.com/FriendCode/codebox/tree/master/core) and [client core](https://github.com/FriendCode/codebox/tree/master/client).
Most of the IDE functionnalities are conserved in the defaults addons. These addons are stored in [addons folder](https://github.com/FriendCode/codebox/tree/master/addons) and all start with "cb.".

Add base introduction about addons
Add base introduction about addons