# 3rd party plugin dev and target project integration
**URL:** https://qa.fmod.com/t/3rd-party-plugin-dev-and-target-project-integration/24522
**Category:** FMOD Engine
**Tags:** plugin-api
**Created:** [September 21, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/3rd-party-plugin-dev-and-target-project-integration/24522 "2026-09-21T19:40:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Dannthr](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Dannthr)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/3rd-party-plugin-dev-and-target-project-integration/24522/1 "2026-09-21T19:40:00Z")
Hey fam,
I’m looking for a best practice here. I just completed testing of my FMOD effect plugin by deploying a test UE5 project on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS. Implementing 3rd party library files into the FMOD Studio plugin binaries is quite involved (including a custom handler class for iOS). What is the best practice for 3rd party plugin devs trying to reduce friction for clients/customers? Are people creating integration scripts? Just relying on docs? Offering custom implementation services? Tiering it out by platform to simplify desktop vs. mobile?
Thanks all!
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### Author:  [@jeff\_fmod](https://qa.fmod.com/u/jeff_fmod)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/3rd-party-plugin-dev-and-target-project-integration/24522/3 "2026-09-23T01:19:17Z")
Most thirdparty plugin devs just rely on docs for setup ([Resonance Audio](https://resonance-audio.github.io/resonance-audio/develop/fmod/game-engine-integration#unreal-integration), [Steam Audio](https://valvesoftware.github.io/steam-audio/doc/fmod/getting-started.html)). Setup scripts are certainly less friction for the end user ([atmoky](https://developer.atmoky.com/true-spatial-fmod/docs/integration-unreal-engine/installation) is a good example of this), and you can take it further by shipping pre-made callback handlers for static platforms, and an [APL file](https://fmod.com/docs/2.03/unreal/platform-specifics.html#deployment-of-android-plugins) for Android.
I’m not aware of any cases where a plugin developer offers custom implementation services, and since the advent of talking sand I don’t think people tend to get as stuck with the plugin loading requirements as they used to.
In any case, I think a combination of good docs and helper scripts to put everything in the right directories would be best practice for UE.
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### Author:  [@Dannthr](https://qa.fmod.com/u/Dannthr)
#### Post date: [September 24, 2026, 4:32am UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/3rd-party-plugin-dev-and-target-project-integration/24522/4 "2026-09-24T04:32:10Z")
Thanks Jeff, I appreciate the insight! Your recommendation sounds like a good balance.