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id: kibDevDocsWelcome
slug: /kibana-dev-docs/getting-started/welcome
title: Welcome
summary: Build custom solutions and applications on top of Kibana.
date: 2021-01-02
tags: ['kibana', 'dev', 'contributor']
---
[Kibana](https://www.elastic.co/what-is/kibana) is a pluggable platform that allows users to search, visualize and analyze data in Elasticsearch.
Kibana ships with many out-of-the-box capabilities that can be extended and enhanced by custom javascript plugins. Developers can also write their own custom applications.
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Check out our to dig into the nitty gritty details of
every public plugin API.