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# Add Custom Modules to Your Project

> For the full documentation index, see: https://docs.mulesoft.com/llms.txt

You can add your custom Mule module to your Mule projects in Anypoint Studio.

These instructions assume that you developed your Mule module using the Mule SDK, and that you
followed the proper setup steps.  
See the [Mule SDK introductory instructions](https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-sdk/latest/getting-started) for more details.

You can install custom modules using the Studio UI, or by manually adding them as a Maven dependency
in your project’s `pom.xml` file.

## From Studio

To install a local custom module from Studio:

1.  In the menu bar, select the **Manage dependencies** icon
    ![Manage dependencies icon](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/manage-dependencies.png).

2.  Under **Mule Project**, select **Modules**:

    ![The Modules option highlighted in your Mule project](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/manage-modules.png)

3.  Select the green plus icon (![A green plus sign](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/add-icon.png)) and select **From
    Maven**:

    ![The from Maven option is highlighted in your Mule project properties window](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/add-modules-from-maven.png)

4.  In the properties window, configure your custom module’s Maven coordinates:

    ![A Mule project property window showing fields to input artifact definition and advanced settings](/mulesoft/current/en-us/studio/_images/add-modules-maven-ui.png)

    This information is available in your module’s `pom.xml` file.

## From Maven

As you develop Mule modules as Maven projects, you can install them from a local or online Maven
repository:

1.  In your Anypoint Studio project, edit the `pom.xml` file with the groupId, artifactId, and
    version of your Mule module.  
    This information is available in your module’s `pom.xml` file. For example:

    ```xml
    <parent>
        <groupId>org.mule.extensions</groupId>
        <artifactId>mule-ee-core-modules-parent</artifactId>
        <version>1.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
    </parent>

    <groupId>com.mulesoft.mule.modules</groupId>
    <artifactId>mule-secure-configuration-property-module</artifactId>
    <packaging>mule-extension</packaging>
    <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>

    <name>Mule Secure Configuration Property Extension</name>
    <description>Mule extension for loading encrypted properties</description>
    ```

    It’s also reflected in the folder structure in which the Mule module is installed
    (`$MAVEN_REPOS_HOME/groupID_path/artifactId/version`).

    For the previous example, your Anypoint Studio pom.xml file must add the following dependency:

    ```xml
    <dependency>
    	<groupId>com.mulesoft.mule.modules</groupId>
    	<artifactId>mule-secure-configuration-property-module</artifactId>
    	<version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
    	<classifier>mule-plugin</classifier>
    </dependency>
    ```

    The `<classifier>` element is set to mule-plugin. This automatically installs the mule-plugin
    into your project’s palette.

2.  Save your changes to your Studio project’s `pom.xml` file.

After Anypoint Studio downloads the new dependency, you’ll see your new Mule module in the Studio
palette. In this example, there is a Secure Properties module listed in the Mule Palette view.  
There’s also a new Secure Properties Config element available in the Global Elements editor, and the
new XML namespace and XML tags are available in the XML configuration file editor.

## See Also

- [To Add Modules to Your Project](https://docs.mulesoft.com/studio/add-modules-in-studio-to)

- [Get Started with the Mule SDK](https://docs.mulesoft.com/mule-sdk/latest/getting-started)