diff --git a/src/plugin.rs b/src/plugin.rs
index d6e381809..ac58842b6 100644
--- a/src/plugin.rs
+++ b/src/plugin.rs
@@ -15,22 +15,35 @@ pub mod ffi {
     };
 }
 
+/// Preload config for initializing the wasi_nn plug-in.
 #[cfg(feature = "wasi_nn")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "wasi_nn")))]
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub struct NNPreload {
     /// The alias of the model in the WASI-NN environment.
-    pub alias: String,
+    alias: String,
     /// The inference backend.
-    pub backend: GraphEncoding,
+    backend: GraphEncoding,
     /// The execution target, on which the inference runs.
-    pub target: ExecutionTarget,
+    target: ExecutionTarget,
     /// The path to the model file. Note that the path is the guest path instead of the host path.
-    pub path: std::path::PathBuf,
+    path: std::path::PathBuf,
 }
 #[cfg(feature = "wasi_nn")]
 #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "wasi_nn")))]
 impl NNPreload {
+    /// Creates a new preload config.
+    ///
+    /// # Arguments
+    ///
+    /// * `alias` - The alias of the model in the WASI-NN environment.
+    ///
+    /// * `backend` - The inference backend.
+    ///
+    /// * `target` - The execution target, on which the inference runs.
+    ///
+    /// * `path` - The path to the model file. Note that the path is the guest path instead of the host path.
+    ///
     pub fn new(
         alias: impl AsRef<str>,
         backend: GraphEncoding,
@@ -59,6 +72,90 @@ impl std::fmt::Display for NNPreload {
         )
     }
 }
+#[cfg(feature = "wasi_nn")]
+#[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "wasi_nn")))]
+impl std::str::FromStr for NNPreload {
+    type Err = WasmEdgeError;
+
+    fn from_str(preload: &str) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        let nn_preload: Vec<&str> = preload.split(':').collect();
+        if nn_preload.len() != 4 {
+            return Err(WasmEdgeError::Operation(format!(
+                "Failed to convert to NNPreload value. Invalid preload string: {}. The correct format is: 'alias:backend:target:path'",
+                preload
+            )));
+        }
+        let (alias, backend, target, path) = (
+            nn_preload[0].to_string(),
+            nn_preload[1]
+                .parse::<GraphEncoding>()
+                .map_err(|err| WasmEdgeError::Operation(err.to_string()))?,
+            nn_preload[2]
+                .parse::<ExecutionTarget>()
+                .map_err(|err| WasmEdgeError::Operation(err.to_string()))?,
+            std::path::PathBuf::from(nn_preload[3]),
+        );
+
+        Ok(Self::new(alias, backend, target, path))
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(feature = "wasi_nn")]
+#[test]
+fn test_generate_nnpreload_from_str() {
+    use std::str::FromStr;
+
+    // valid preload string
+    let preload = "default:GGML:CPU:llama-2-7b-chat.Q5_K_M.gguf";
+    let result = NNPreload::from_str(preload);
+    assert!(result.is_ok());
+    let nnpreload = result.unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(nnpreload.alias, "default");
+    assert_eq!(nnpreload.backend, GraphEncoding::GGML);
+    assert_eq!(nnpreload.target, ExecutionTarget::CPU);
+    assert_eq!(
+        nnpreload.path,
+        std::path::PathBuf::from("llama-2-7b-chat.Q5_K_M.gguf")
+    );
+
+    // invalid preload string
+    let preload = "default:CPU:GGML:llama-2-7b-chat.Q5_K_M.gguf";
+    let result = NNPreload::from_str(preload);
+    assert!(result.is_err());
+    let err = result.unwrap_err();
+    assert_eq!(
+        WasmEdgeError::Operation(
+            "Failed to convert to NNBackend value. Unknown NNBackend type: CPU".to_string()
+        ),
+        err
+    );
+
+    // invalid preload string: unsupported target
+    let preload = "default:GGML:NPU:llama-2-7b-chat.Q5_K_M.gguf";
+    let result = NNPreload::from_str(preload);
+    assert!(result.is_err());
+    let err = result.unwrap_err();
+    assert_eq!(
+        WasmEdgeError::Operation(
+            "Failed to convert to ExecutionTarget value. Unknown ExecutionTarget type: NPU"
+                .to_string()
+        ),
+        err
+    );
+
+    // invalid preload string: invalid format
+    let preload = "default:GGML:CPU";
+    let result = NNPreload::from_str(preload);
+    assert!(result.is_err());
+    let err = result.unwrap_err();
+    assert_eq!(
+        WasmEdgeError::Operation(
+            "Failed to convert to NNPreload value. Invalid preload string: default:GGML:CPU. The correct format is: 'alias:backend:target:path'"
+                .to_string()
+        ),
+        err
+    );
+}
 
 /// Describes the encoding of the graph.
 #[cfg(feature = "wasi_nn")]
@@ -162,7 +259,7 @@ impl PluginManager {
     /// * If the path is not given, then the default plugin paths will be used. The default plugin paths are
     ///
     ///     * The environment variable "WASMEDGE_PLUGIN_PATH".
-    ///   
+    ///
     ///     * The `../plugin/` directory related to the WasmEdge installation path.
     ///
     ///     * The `wasmedge/` directory under the library path if the WasmEdge is installed under the "/usr".
@@ -186,6 +283,39 @@ impl PluginManager {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Initialize the wasi_nn plug-in with the preloads.
+    ///
+    /// Note that this function is only available after loading the wasi_nn plug-in and before creating, and before creating the module instance from the plug-in.
+    ///
+    /// # Argument
+    ///
+    /// * `preloads` - The preload list.
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// ```ignore
+    /// // load wasinn-pytorch-plugin from the default plugin directory: /usr/local/lib/wasmedge
+    /// PluginManager::load(None)?;
+    /// // preload named model
+    /// PluginManager::nn_preload(vec![NNPreload::new(
+    ///     "default",
+    ///     GraphEncoding::GGML,
+    ///     ExecutionTarget::CPU,
+    ///     "llama-2-7b-chat.Q5_K_M.gguf",
+    /// )]);
+    /// ```
+    ///
+    /// If a preload is string, then use `NNPreload::from_str` to create a `NNPreload` instance:
+    ///
+    /// ```ignore
+    /// use std::str::FromStr;
+    ///
+    /// // load wasinn-pytorch-plugin from the default plugin directory: /usr/local/lib/wasmedge
+    /// PluginManager::load(None)?;
+    /// // preload named model
+    /// PluginManager::nn_preload(vec![NNPreload::from_str("default:GGML:CPU:llama-2-7b-chat.Q5_K_M.gguf")?]);
+    ///
+    /// ```
     #[cfg(feature = "wasi_nn")]
     #[cfg_attr(docsrs, doc(cfg(feature = "wasi_nn")))]
     pub fn nn_preload(preloads: Vec<NNPreload>) {