diff --git a/MBS.Framework/Plugin.cs b/MBS.Framework/Plugin.cs
index 7f477b4..d9a23b8 100755
--- a/MBS.Framework/Plugin.cs
+++ b/MBS.Framework/Plugin.cs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 //  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 //  along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 using System;
+using System.Linq;
 
 namespace MBS.Framework
 {
@@ -44,6 +45,8 @@ namespace MBS.Framework
 			// this method intentionally left blank
 		}
 
+		protected virtual bool AutoRegister => true;
+
 		protected virtual bool IsSupportedInternal()
 		{
 			return true;
@@ -52,9 +55,111 @@ namespace MBS.Framework
 		{
 			return IsSupportedInternal();
 		}
-
-		public Plugin()
+		private static Plugin[] _plugins = null;
+		public static TPlugin[] Get<TPlugin>(bool resetCache = false) where TPlugin : Plugin
 		{
+			Plugin[] plugins = Get(resetCache);
+			return plugins.OfType<TPlugin>().ToArray();
+		}
+		public static Plugin[] Get(bool resetCache = false)
+		{
+			if (resetCache)
+			{
+				_plugins = null; // should not be cached? // actually, yes it should...
+
+				// 2020-12-12 20:54 by beckermj
+				// ACTUALLY, it depends on whether the configuration needs to be persisted across calls to Get()
+				// 				[it does] and whether the list of plugins needs to be reloaded when CustomPlugins is modified
+				//				[it shouldn't, but it does] .
+				//
+				// The safest way we can handle this RIGHT NOW is to prevent any plugin from being loaded until after CustomPlugins
+				// is initialized by UIApplication.
+				//
+				// We call Plugins.Get(new Feature[] { KnownFeatures.UWTPlatform }) to retrieve the available User Interface plugins
+				// that supply the UWT Platform implementation (e.g. GTK, Windows Forms, etc.) - and this causes CustomPlugins to not
+				// load properly since it loads AFTER this initial call to Plugins.Get().
+				//
+				// So I add ed a resetCache parameter that when specified TRUE will clear the cache and then return the appropriate
+				// plugin. This way we can continue caching future calls to Get() without missing out on CustomPlugins.
+			}
+
+			if (_plugins == null)
+			{
+				Type[] types = MBS.Framework.Reflection.GetAvailableTypes(new Type[] { typeof(Plugin) });
+				System.Collections.Generic.List<Plugin> plugins = new System.Collections.Generic.List<Plugin>();
+				for (int i = 0; i < types.Length; i++)
+				{
+					try
+					{
+						if (types[i].IsSubclassOf(typeof(ICustomPlugin)))
+						{
+							continue;
+						}
+
+						Plugin plg = (Plugin)types[i].Assembly.CreateInstance(types[i].FullName);
+						plugins.Add(plg);
+					}
+					catch (Exception ex)
+					{
+					}
+				}
+
+				Plugin[] plugins2 = Application.Instance.GetAdditionalPlugins();
+				for (int i = 0; i < plugins2.Length; i++)
+				{
+					plugins.Add(plugins2[i]);
+				}
+				_plugins = plugins.ToArray();
+
+				if (resetCache)
+				{
+					_plugins = null;
+					return plugins.ToArray();
+				}
+			}
+			return _plugins;
+		}
+
+		public static TPlugin[] Get<TPlugin>(Feature[] providedFeatures, bool resetCache = false) where TPlugin : Plugin
+		{
+			Plugin[] plugins = Get(providedFeatures, resetCache);
+			return plugins.OfType<TPlugin>().ToArray();
+		}
+		public static Plugin[] Get(Feature[] providedFeatures, bool resetCache = false)
+		{
+			System.Collections.Generic.List<Plugin> list = new System.Collections.Generic.List<Plugin>();
+			Plugin[] plugins = Get(resetCache);
+			for (int i = 0; i < plugins.Length; i++)
+			{
+				if (!plugins[i].AutoRegister)
+					continue;
+
+				if (!plugins[i].IsSupported())
+					continue;
+
+				for (int j = 0; j < providedFeatures.Length; j++)
+				{
+					if (plugins[i].ProvidedFeatures.Contains(providedFeatures[j]))
+						list.Add(plugins[i]);
+				}
+			}
+			return list.ToArray();
+		}
+
+		public static TPlugin Get<TPlugin>(Guid id) where TPlugin : Plugin
+		{
+			Plugin plugin = Get(id);
+			return (TPlugin)plugin;
+		}
+		public static Plugin Get(Guid id)
+		{
+			Plugin[] plugins = Get();
+			for (int i = 0; i < plugins.Length; i++)
+			{
+				if (plugins[i].ID == id)
+					return plugins[i];
+			}
+			return null;
 		}
 	}
 }