diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 578b76aadd3..495b4734eb8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 - Dev: Removed unused variables. (#6748)
 - Dev: Updated `miniaudio` to 0.11.24. (#6754)
 - Dev: Remove unused `reloadChannelAndSubscriberEmotes`. (#6756)
+- Dev: Moved `PluginMeta` to its own file. (#6757)
 
 ## 2.5.4
 
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index e9a1255acaa..5027f39449d 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ set(SOURCE_FILES
         controllers/plugins/PluginController.hpp
         controllers/plugins/Plugin.cpp
         controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp
+        controllers/plugins/PluginMeta.cpp
+        controllers/plugins/PluginMeta.hpp
         controllers/plugins/PluginPermission.cpp
         controllers/plugins/PluginPermission.hpp
         controllers/plugins/SolTypes.cpp
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.cpp
index f13937a980a..fcd7c827266 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.cpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.cpp
@@ -9,12 +9,8 @@
 #    include "common/QLogging.hpp"
 #    include "controllers/commands/CommandController.hpp"
 #    include "controllers/plugins/PluginPermission.hpp"
-#    include "util/QMagicEnum.hpp"
 
 #    include <lua.h>
-#    include <magic_enum/magic_enum.hpp>
-#    include <QJsonArray>
-#    include <QJsonObject>
 #    include <QLoggingCategory>
 #    include <QUrl>
 #    include <sol/sol.hpp>
@@ -25,174 +21,6 @@
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
-PluginMeta::PluginMeta(const QJsonObject &obj)
-{
-    auto homepageObj = obj.value("homepage");
-    if (homepageObj.isString())
-    {
-        this->homepage = homepageObj.toString();
-    }
-    else if (!homepageObj.isUndefined())
-    {
-        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(homepageObj.type());
-        this->errors.emplace_back(
-            QString("homepage is defined but is not a string (its type is %1)")
-                .arg(type));
-    }
-    auto nameObj = obj.value("name");
-    if (nameObj.isString())
-    {
-        this->name = nameObj.toString();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(nameObj.type());
-        this->errors.emplace_back(
-            QString("name is not a string (its type is %1)").arg(type));
-    }
-
-    auto descrObj = obj.value("description");
-    if (descrObj.isString())
-    {
-        this->description = descrObj.toString();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(descrObj.type());
-        this->errors.emplace_back(
-            QString("description is not a string (its type is %1)").arg(type));
-    }
-
-    auto authorsObj = obj.value("authors");
-    if (authorsObj.isArray())
-    {
-        auto authorsArr = authorsObj.toArray();
-        for (int i = 0; i < authorsArr.size(); i++)
-        {
-            const auto &t = authorsArr.at(i);
-            if (!t.isString())
-            {
-                auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(t.type());
-                this->errors.push_back(
-                    QString("authors element #%1 is not a string (it is a %2)")
-                        .arg(i)
-                        .arg(type));
-                break;
-            }
-            this->authors.push_back(t.toString());
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(authorsObj.type());
-        this->errors.emplace_back(
-            QString("authors is not an array (its type is %1)").arg(type));
-    }
-
-    auto licenseObj = obj.value("license");
-    if (licenseObj.isString())
-    {
-        this->license = licenseObj.toString();
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(licenseObj.type());
-        this->errors.emplace_back(
-            QString("license is not a string (its type is %1)").arg(type));
-    }
-
-    auto verObj = obj.value("version");
-    if (verObj.isString())
-    {
-        auto v = semver::from_string_noexcept(verObj.toString().toStdString());
-        if (v.has_value())
-        {
-            this->version = v.value();
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            this->errors.emplace_back("unable to parse version (use semver)");
-            this->version = semver::version(0, 0, 0);
-        }
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(verObj.type());
-        this->errors.emplace_back(
-            QString("version is not a string (its type is %1)").arg(type));
-        this->version = semver::version(0, 0, 0);
-    }
-    auto permsObj = obj.value("permissions");
-    if (!permsObj.isUndefined())
-    {
-        if (!permsObj.isArray())
-        {
-            auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(permsObj.type());
-            this->errors.emplace_back(
-                QString("permissions is not an array (its type is %1)")
-                    .arg(type));
-            return;
-        }
-
-        auto permsArr = permsObj.toArray();
-        for (int i = 0; i < permsArr.size(); i++)
-        {
-            const auto &t = permsArr.at(i);
-            if (!t.isObject())
-            {
-                auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(t.type());
-                this->errors.push_back(QString("permissions element #%1 is not "
-                                               "an object (its type is %2)")
-                                           .arg(i)
-                                           .arg(type));
-                return;
-            }
-            auto parsed = PluginPermission(t.toObject());
-            if (parsed.isValid())
-            {
-                // ensure no invalid permissions slip through this
-                this->permissions.push_back(parsed);
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                for (const auto &err : parsed.errors)
-                {
-                    this->errors.push_back(
-                        QString("permissions element #%1: %2").arg(i).arg(err));
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    auto tagsObj = obj.value("tags");
-    if (!tagsObj.isUndefined())
-    {
-        if (!tagsObj.isArray())
-        {
-            auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(tagsObj.type());
-            this->errors.emplace_back(
-                QString("tags is not an array (its type is %1)").arg(type));
-            return;
-        }
-
-        auto tagsArr = tagsObj.toArray();
-        for (int i = 0; i < tagsArr.size(); i++)
-        {
-            const auto &t = tagsArr.at(i);
-            if (!t.isString())
-            {
-                auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(t.type());
-                this->errors.push_back(
-                    QString("tags element #%1 is not a string (its type is %2)")
-                        .arg(i)
-                        .arg(type));
-                return;
-            }
-            this->tags.push_back(t.toString());
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 bool Plugin::registerCommand(const QString &name,
                              sol::protected_function function)
 {
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp
index 78b6eb76b21..999f3909ff9 100644
--- a/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/Plugin.hpp
@@ -7,8 +7,7 @@
 #ifdef CHATTERINO_HAVE_PLUGINS
 #    include "controllers/plugins/api/EventType.hpp"
 #    include "controllers/plugins/api/HTTPRequest.hpp"
-#    include "controllers/plugins/LuaUtilities.hpp"
-#    include "controllers/plugins/PluginPermission.hpp"
+#    include "controllers/plugins/PluginMeta.hpp"
 
 #    include <boost/signals2/signal.hpp>
 #    include <QDir>
@@ -32,45 +31,6 @@ enum class LogLevel;
 
 namespace chatterino {
 
-struct PluginMeta {
-    // for more info on these fields see docs/plugin-info.schema.json
-
-    // display name of the plugin
-    QString name;
-
-    // description shown to the user
-    QString description;
-
-    // plugin authors shown to the user
-    std::vector<QString> authors;
-
-    // license name
-    QString license;
-
-    // version of the plugin
-    semver::version version;
-
-    // optionally a homepage link
-    QString homepage;
-
-    // optionally tags that might help in searching for the plugin
-    std::vector<QString> tags;
-
-    std::vector<PluginPermission> permissions;
-
-    // errors that occurred while parsing info.json
-    std::vector<QString> errors;
-
-    bool isValid() const
-    {
-        return this->errors.empty();
-    }
-
-    explicit PluginMeta(const QJsonObject &obj);
-    // This is for tests
-    PluginMeta() = default;
-};
-
 class Plugin
 {
 public:
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginMeta.cpp b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginMeta.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..945516ccdaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginMeta.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Contributors to Chatterino <https://chatterino.com>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+#ifdef CHATTERINO_HAVE_PLUGINS
+#    include "controllers/plugins/PluginMeta.hpp"
+
+#    include "util/QMagicEnum.hpp"
+
+#    include <QJsonArray>
+#    include <QJsonObject>
+#    include <QJsonValue>
+
+namespace chatterino {
+
+// NOLINTBEGIN(clazy-reserve-candidates)
+PluginMeta::PluginMeta(const QJsonObject &obj)
+{
+    auto homepageObj = obj.value("homepage");
+    if (homepageObj.isString())
+    {
+        this->homepage = homepageObj.toString();
+    }
+    else if (!homepageObj.isUndefined())
+    {
+        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(homepageObj.type());
+        this->errors.emplace_back(
+            QString("homepage is defined but is not a string (its type is %1)")
+                .arg(type));
+    }
+    auto nameObj = obj.value("name");
+    if (nameObj.isString())
+    {
+        this->name = nameObj.toString();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(nameObj.type());
+        this->errors.emplace_back(
+            QString("name is not a string (its type is %1)").arg(type));
+    }
+
+    auto descrObj = obj.value("description");
+    if (descrObj.isString())
+    {
+        this->description = descrObj.toString();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(descrObj.type());
+        this->errors.emplace_back(
+            QString("description is not a string (its type is %1)").arg(type));
+    }
+
+    auto authorsObj = obj.value("authors");
+    if (authorsObj.isArray())
+    {
+        auto authorsArr = authorsObj.toArray();
+        for (int i = 0; i < authorsArr.size(); i++)
+        {
+            const auto &t = authorsArr.at(i);
+            if (!t.isString())
+            {
+                auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(t.type());
+                this->errors.push_back(
+                    QString("authors element #%1 is not a string (it is a %2)")
+                        .arg(i)
+                        .arg(type));
+                break;
+            }
+            this->authors.push_back(t.toString());
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(authorsObj.type());
+        this->errors.emplace_back(
+            QString("authors is not an array (its type is %1)").arg(type));
+    }
+
+    auto licenseObj = obj.value("license");
+    if (licenseObj.isString())
+    {
+        this->license = licenseObj.toString();
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(licenseObj.type());
+        this->errors.emplace_back(
+            QString("license is not a string (its type is %1)").arg(type));
+    }
+
+    auto verObj = obj.value("version");
+    if (verObj.isString())
+    {
+        auto v = semver::from_string_noexcept(verObj.toString().toStdString());
+        if (v.has_value())
+        {
+            this->version = v.value();
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            this->errors.emplace_back("unable to parse version (use semver)");
+            this->version = semver::version(0, 0, 0);
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(verObj.type());
+        this->errors.emplace_back(
+            QString("version is not a string (its type is %1)").arg(type));
+        this->version = semver::version(0, 0, 0);
+    }
+    auto permsObj = obj.value("permissions");
+    if (!permsObj.isUndefined())
+    {
+        if (!permsObj.isArray())
+        {
+            auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(permsObj.type());
+            this->errors.emplace_back(
+                QString("permissions is not an array (its type is %1)")
+                    .arg(type));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        auto permsArr = permsObj.toArray();
+        for (int i = 0; i < permsArr.size(); i++)
+        {
+            const auto &t = permsArr.at(i);
+            if (!t.isObject())
+            {
+                auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(t.type());
+                this->errors.push_back(QString("permissions element #%1 is not "
+                                               "an object (its type is %2)")
+                                           .arg(i)
+                                           .arg(type));
+                return;
+            }
+            auto parsed = PluginPermission(t.toObject());
+            if (parsed.isValid())
+            {
+                // ensure no invalid permissions slip through this
+                this->permissions.push_back(parsed);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                for (const auto &err : parsed.errors)
+                {
+                    this->errors.push_back(
+                        QString("permissions element #%1: %2").arg(i).arg(err));
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    auto tagsObj = obj.value("tags");
+    if (!tagsObj.isUndefined())
+    {
+        if (!tagsObj.isArray())
+        {
+            auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(tagsObj.type());
+            this->errors.emplace_back(
+                QString("tags is not an array (its type is %1)").arg(type));
+            return;
+        }
+
+        auto tagsArr = tagsObj.toArray();
+        for (int i = 0; i < tagsArr.size(); i++)
+        {
+            const auto &t = tagsArr.at(i);
+            if (!t.isString())
+            {
+                auto type = qmagicenum::enumName(t.type());
+                this->errors.push_back(
+                    QString("tags element #%1 is not a string (its type is %2)")
+                        .arg(i)
+                        .arg(type));
+                return;
+            }
+            this->tags.push_back(t.toString());
+        }
+    }
+}
+// NOLINTEND(clazy-reserve-candidates)
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/controllers/plugins/PluginMeta.hpp b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginMeta.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c18a3a37339
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/controllers/plugins/PluginMeta.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Contributors to Chatterino <https://chatterino.com>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+#pragma once
+
+#ifdef CHATTERINO_HAVE_PLUGINS
+#    include "controllers/plugins/PluginPermission.hpp"
+
+#    include <QJsonObject>
+#    include <QString>
+#    include <semver/semver.hpp>
+
+#    include <vector>
+
+namespace chatterino {
+
+struct PluginMeta {
+    // for more info on these fields see docs/plugin-info.schema.json
+
+    // display name of the plugin
+    QString name;
+
+    // description shown to the user
+    QString description;
+
+    // plugin authors shown to the user
+    std::vector<QString> authors;
+
+    // license name
+    QString license;
+
+    // version of the plugin
+    semver::version version;
+
+    // optionally a homepage link
+    QString homepage;
+
+    // optionally tags that might help in searching for the plugin
+    std::vector<QString> tags;
+
+    std::vector<PluginPermission> permissions;
+
+    // errors that occurred while parsing info.json
+    std::vector<QString> errors;
+
+    bool isValid() const
+    {
+        return this->errors.empty();
+    }
+
+    explicit PluginMeta(const QJsonObject &obj);
+    // This is for tests
+    PluginMeta() = default;
+};
+
+}  // namespace chatterino
+
+#endif