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In particular an addon can be installed, updated, and removed via the Python interface. Some features of the Addon manager are designed for access via FreeCAD's Python API.

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See How to install additional workbenches and How to install macros.

If the GitPython package is installed on your computer the Addon manager will use it, making downloads faster.

Many addon developers are regular users of the FreeCAD forum, and can also be contacted there.

Bug reports and feature requests should be made directly to the creator of the addon by visiting the indicated website.

You should read the provided information carefully to make sure you know what you are installing.

The addons available in the Addon manager are not part of the official FreeCAD program and are not supported by the core FreeCAD development team.

You will also be able to use them in any other FreeCAD version, supported by the addon, that you may have on your system.

The use of addons is not restricted to the FreeCAD version they were installed from.

The preferences for the Addon manager can be found in the Preferences Editor. Below is an embedded web browser window showing the addon's README page (for workbenches and preference packs), or Wiki page (for macros). For installed addons it lists the currently installed version and the installation date, and whether that is the most recent version available. The details page shows buttons allowing installing, uninstalling, updating, and temporarily disabling an addon.

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If not, then update information is obtained from any present metadata file.Ĭlicking on an addon in this view brings up the addon's Details page: If GitPython and git are installed on your system then update information is fetched using git.

Update checks may be set up to be automatic, or done manually via a button click (configured in user preferences).

At any time you can choose to manually update your local cache to see the latest updates available for each addon.

Addon data is cached locally, with a variable cache update frequency set in the user preferences.

The expanded view shows available version information, description, maintainer information, and installation version information, for packages that provide a package metadata file (or for macros with embedded metadata).

The filter can even be a regular expression, for fine-grained control of the exact search term.

The list can be filtered, searching for a keyword in the title, description, and tags (description and tags must be specified by the addon developer in their addon's metadata).

The list can be limited to show just installed packages, just packages with available updates, or just packages that are not yet installed.

You can choose to show just one type, or all of them in a single list.

Three different types of addons are supported: workbenches, macros, and preference packs.

'Expanded' shows additional details, including more of the description text as well as maintainer information, more installation details, etc. In 'Condensed' view, each addon takes a single line, and its description is truncated to fit the available space.

The Addon manager provides two view layouts: 'Condensed' and 'Expanded'.

If you have installed or updated a workbench a new dialog box will open informing you that you have to restart FreeCAD for the changes to take effect.

Adjust those options to your liking and press the OK button to confirm and continue. It also presents several options related to the Addon manager's data usage.

If you are using the Addon manager for the first time, a dialog box will open warning you that the addons in the Addon manager are not officially part of FreeCAD.

Select the Tools → Addon manager option from the menu.

Alternatively you can install addons manually, see Notes below.

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You need to upgrade to version 0.18.5 or later. Custom repositories can be added in the Addon manager preferences.ĭue to changes to the GitHub platform in the year 2020 the Addon manager no longer works if you use FreeCAD version 0.17 or earlier. If GitPython and git are installed on your system, additional macros will be loaded from FreeCAD-macros. By default the available addons are taken from two repositories, FreeCAD-addons and from the Macros recipes page. With the Addon manager you can install and manage external workbenches, macros, and preference packs provided by the FreeCAD community.

The Std AddonMgr command opens the Addon manager.

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