Std AddonMgr

Description
The Std AddonMgr command opens the Addon manager. With the Addon manager you can install and manage external workbenches and macros provided by the FreeCAD community. The available workbenches and macros are taken from two repositories, FreeCAD-addons and FreeCAD-macros, and from the Macros recipes page.

Due 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. You need to upgrade to version 0.18.5 or a recent 0.19 version. Alternatively you can install addons manually, see Notes below.



Usage

 * 1) Select the  option from the menu.
 * 2) 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. Press the  button to confirm and continue.
 * 3) The Addon manager dialog box opens. For more information see Options.
 * 4) The  button does not work at this time.
 * 5) Press the  button to close the dialog box.
 * 6) 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.

Options
The Addon manager dialog box has two tabs on the left, one listing the available workbenches and the other listing the available macros. The information panel on the right will display the homepage of the selected addon.

Uninstall

 * 1) Select an installed addon on the [[Image:Folder.svg|16px]] Workbenches tab or the [[Image:Applications-python.svg|16px]] Macros tab.
 * 2) Press the  button.

Install/update

 * 1) Select an addon on the [[Image:Folder.svg|16px]] Workbenches tab or the [[Image:Applications-python.svg|16px]] Macros tab.
 * 2) Press the  button.
 * 3) If you want to add a macro to a custom toolbar then don't forget to manually download the icon image file, if available, by clicking on the link on the homepage in the information panel. See Interface Customization.
 * 4) To change the position of an addon workbench in the Workbench selector list see Interface Customization.

Configuration

 * 1) Press the  button.
 * 2) The Addon manager options dialog box opens.
 * 3) Optionally check the  checkbox.
 * 4) Optionally add repositories to the Custom repositories list. Addons from these repositories will be added on the [[Image:Folder.svg|16px]] Workbenches tab or the [[Image:Applications-python.svg|16px]] Macros tab.
 * 5) Optionally choose proxy settings.
 * 6) Press the  button or the  button to close the dialog box.

Information for developers
See Addon.

Changes coming in FreeCAD 0.20
The Addon Manager saw a major revision in 0.20, most notably adding support for modern SSL standards, but also undergoing a visual refresh and some added user-interface features. The preferences for Addon Manager can be found in the Preferences Editor.