# Types of Mods

### Types of Starter Bricks

There are 5 different ways you can start a mod with PixieBrix:

* [**Button**](/developing-mods/developer-concepts/types-of-mods/button.md)**:** a *customizable* button to the webpage that runs an action
* [**Context Menu**](/developing-mods/developer-concepts/types-of-mods/context-menu-item.md)**:** a right-click menu that runs an action on the selected text or element
* [**Quick Bar Action**](/developing-mods/developer-concepts/types-of-mods/quick-bar-action.md)**:** a menu item in the PixieBrix Quick Bar that runs an action. Learn how to set up your Quick Bar here: **Quick Bar Setup**
* [**Sidebar Panel**](/developing-mods/developer-concepts/types-of-mods/sidebar-panel.md)**:** a custom persistent panel displayed in the PixieBrix Sidebar. You can open the sidebar by clicking the PixieBrix icon in the Chrome toolbar
* [**Trigger**](/developing-mods/developer-concepts/types-of-mods/trigger.md)**:** an automatic trigger that runs an action. Examples of triggers are page loads, elements appearing on the screen, and more.

We call these **Starter Bricks,** and the following docs dive into each.


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