diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/list/PluginManager.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/list/PluginManager.tsx
index 61ae718af49..b2885c060e0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/list/PluginManager.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/list/PluginManager.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,12 @@
-import { useCallback, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useState } from 'react'
 import type { PluginHostListEntry } from '../../../../../preload/api-types'
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 import { useTranslate, type Translate } from '@/i18n/use-translate'
 import { Button } from '../../ui/button'
 import { PluginCatalogLayout, type PluginCatalogFilter } from './PluginCatalogLayout'
 import { PluginListGroup } from './PluginListGroup'
-import {
-  buildPluginListEntries,
-  matchesPluginSearch,
-  type PluginListEntry
-} from './plugin-list-entries'
+import { matchesPluginSearch, type PluginListEntry } from './plugin-list-entries'
+import { usePluginManagerEntries } from './use-plugin-manager-entries'
 import type { InstalledRowHandlers } from './PluginManagerRows'
 import { PluginMarketplaceSourceDialog } from '../dialogs/PluginMarketplaceSourceDialog'
 import { PluginCatalogLinkDialog } from '../dialogs/PluginCatalogLinkDialog'
@@ -34,8 +31,6 @@ import {
   PluginNoneInstalled,
   PluginPageMissing
 } from './PluginListEmptyStates'
-import { sortByAttention } from '../presentation/plugin-status-presentation'
-import { usePluginAutoUpdatesStore } from '@/store/plugins/updates/plugin-auto-updates'
 import { PluginUpdateAllDialog } from '../dialogs/PluginUpdateAllDialog'
 import {
   matchesPluginFilter,
@@ -137,20 +132,13 @@ export function PluginManager({
   })
   const prefetch = usePluginHoverPrefetch(catalog.fetchPreview)
   const orcaVersion = useOrcaVersion()
-  const autoUpdated = usePluginAutoUpdatesStore((state) => state.updated)
-  const autoNeedsReview = usePluginAutoUpdatesStore((state) => state.needsReview)
-
-  const entries = useMemo(() => {
-    const built = buildPluginListEntries(plugins, catalog.listings, {
-      sources: catalog.sources,
-      orcaVersion,
-      autoUpdates: { updated: autoUpdated, needsReview: autoNeedsReview }
-    })
-    return {
-      ...built,
-      installed: sortByAttention(built.installed, (entry) => Boolean(entry.updateVersion))
-    }
-  }, [plugins, catalog.listings, catalog.sources, orcaVersion, autoUpdated, autoNeedsReview])
+  const entries = usePluginManagerEntries(
+    plugins,
+    catalog.listings,
+    catalog.sources,
+    orcaVersion,
+    t
+  )
   const query = search.trim()
   const filterSize = pluginFilterSize(listFilter)
   const narrowed = Boolean(query) || filterSize > 0
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/list/use-plugin-manager-entries.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/list/use-plugin-manager-entries.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5669a742187
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/plugins/list/use-plugin-manager-entries.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { useMemo } from 'react'
+import type { Translate } from '@/i18n/use-translate'
+import { usePluginAutoUpdatesStore } from '@/store/plugins/updates/plugin-auto-updates'
+import { sortByAttention } from '../presentation/plugin-status-presentation'
+import { buildPluginListEntries } from './plugin-list-entries'
+
+type EntryOptions = NonNullable<Parameters<typeof buildPluginListEntries>[2]>
+
+/** Installed and catalog entries for the plugin manager, installed ones needing attention first. */
+export function usePluginManagerEntries(
+  plugins: Parameters<typeof buildPluginListEntries>[0],
+  listings: Parameters<typeof buildPluginListEntries>[1],
+  sources: EntryOptions['sources'],
+  orcaVersion: EntryOptions['orcaVersion'],
+  t: Translate
+): ReturnType<typeof buildPluginListEntries> {
+  const autoUpdated = usePluginAutoUpdatesStore((state) => state.updated)
+  const autoNeedsReview = usePluginAutoUpdatesStore((state) => state.needsReview)
+  return useMemo(() => {
+    const built = buildPluginListEntries(
+      plugins,
+      listings,
+      {
+        sources,
+        orcaVersion,
+        autoUpdates: { updated: autoUpdated, needsReview: autoNeedsReview }
+      },
+      t
+    )
+    return {
+      ...built,
+      installed: sortByAttention(built.installed, (entry) => Boolean(entry.updateVersion))
+    }
+  }, [plugins, listings, sources, orcaVersion, autoUpdated, autoNeedsReview, t])
+}