# How to Install QGIS Plugin

Before the Mergin Maps plugin for QGIS installation, please ensure you have already:

# Plugin installation

  1. Open QGIS on your computer

  2. Select Manage and Install Plugins... in the Plugins tab:

  3. Find the Mergin Maps plugin and click Install Plugin:

  4. Close the Plugins dialog. The plugin toolbar should appear in QGIS:

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    If you cannot see the toolbar, ensure Toolbar is checked under View > Toolbars.

# Plugin configuration

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With the plugin installed, we'll now configure it with your Mergin Maps credentials.

  1. Click the Configure Plugin icon on the Toolbar:

  2. Enter your login credentials if these are blank

  3. Click Test Connection to verify that everything works correctly. If so, click OK.

Mergin Maps plugin for QGIS is now able to load projects from the cloud in QGIS.

The plugin has been installed and configured. You can learn more about its functionality in Mergin Maps plugin for QGIS Overview.

# Plugin upgrade

Upgrade the plugin periodically to ensure you can use the latest improvements.

  1. In QGIS, navigate to Manage and Install Plugins... in the Plugins tab

  2. Find the plugin. If there is a new version available, click Upgrade Plugin.
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