# Custom plugin - Requirements for plugin compatible with release \[Windows\]
**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-plugin-requirements-for-plugin-compatible-with-release-windows/10972
**Category:** Development
**Created:** [December 14, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-plugin-requirements-for-plugin-compatible-with-release-windows/10972 "2022-12-14T14:19:02Z")
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### Author:  [@MCO](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MCO)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2022, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-plugin-requirements-for-plugin-compatible-with-release-windows/10972/1 "2022-12-14T14:19:02Z")
Hi everyone,
We plan to developp a plugin, that users may use with the latest release.
On Windows, [the latest release of paraview (5.11.0)](https://www.paraview.org/download/) is build with msvc2017, whereas the [documentation](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview/blob/master/Documentation/dev/build.md) suggests to setup the dev environnment with msvc2019.
Thus we would like to know :
- The versions use to build the latest release
- Where to find this information for each release (past and future)
- Finaly for each requirement, must the plugin be built wtih the same (==) or a higher version (\>=) to work with the release ?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2022, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-plugin-requirements-for-plugin-compatible-with-release-windows/10972/2 "2022-12-14T14:42:32Z")
Hi @MCO
The process to build a plugin compatible with with Windows Binary Release is here:
[https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview-plugin-windows-binary-compatible-guide](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview-plugin-windows-binary-compatible-guide)
Visual Studio Version should not have an impact.
Best,
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### Author:  [@MCO](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/MCO)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2022, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-plugin-requirements-for-plugin-compatible-with-release-windows/10972/3 "2022-12-14T15:49:24Z")
Thank you Mathieu for this quick answer.
I still have two questions.
# First Point
Your answer suggests that a plugin build with msvc 2019 is compatible with the latest release, but what about QT ?
I asked this question as my plugin works with the local build paraview (msvc2019-QT5.15.12) but not with the latest downloaded version (5.11 msvc2017-QT ???).
In this latest release, the plugin is loaded but crashes once QT interactions start.
# Second Point
I will try the process shared (with superbuild), it may not help but simplify the process. Nevertheless I do not find the 5.11 configurations file in [the shared “Guide Repo”.](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview-plugin-windows-binary-compatible-guide). Is it the same as 5.10.1 ?
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### Author:  [@mwestphal](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/mwestphal)
#### Post date: [December 14, 2022, 3:57pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/custom-plugin-requirements-for-plugin-compatible-with-release-windows/10972/4 "2022-12-14T15:57:10Z")
> I asked this question as my plugin works with the local build paraview (msvc2019-QT5.15.12) but not with the latest downloaded version (5.11 msvc2017-QT ???).
I’ll check and let you know.
> not find the 5.11 configurations file in [the shared “Guide Repo”.](https://gitlab.kitware.com/paraview/paraview-plugin-windows-binary-compatible-guide). Is it the same as 5.10.1 ?
Not updated yet, should be close enough anyway.