# Plugin using own gem

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**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [September 12, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-using-own-gem/50007 "2016-09-12T11:11:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 12, 2016, 11:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/plugin-using-own-gem/50007/1 "2016-09-12T11:11:58Z")

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I am developing a plugin that needs to use an external gem, namely docx in order to generate word docs.

Is there someway to do this or do I have to append it to the Gemfile?

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