# \#package-manager

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## [Eddy3D missing in Rhino 8 Package Manager](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/eddy3d-missing-in-rhino-8-package-manager/220592)

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**Author:** [@Florina\_Pantilimones](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Florina_Pantilimones)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/eddy3d-missing-in-rhino-8-package-manager/220592 "2026-10-07T19:38:21Z")

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Hi! I was trying to install the new version of Eddy3D (1.0.2) but it does not appear in Package Manager. Do you have any suggestions on how to resolve this? I already have Eddy3D 0.6.2 installed and I am using Rhino 8.22…

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## [Rhino BETA Feature: Improved Package Manager](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-beta-feature-improved-package-manager/219247)

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**Author:** [@will](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/will)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/rhino-beta-feature-improved-package-manager/219247 "2026-05-21T19:40:45Z")

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Rhino BETA Feature: Improved Package Manager The growing resource library in PackageManager makes it hard to find packages. Now, default popular packages, better search, and faster performance aim to improve your experie…

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## [Package manager failing to fetch](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-failing-to-fetch/217339)

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**Author:** [@Melina\_Ellvin](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Melina_Ellvin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 24, 2026, 4:01pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-failing-to-fetch/217339 "2026-04-24T16:01:21Z")

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I have used package manager multiple times before, but now it tells me “Failed to fetch packages from source https://yak.rhino3d.com The GET timed out. Are you sure there is a package folder/server here?” I’m trying to …

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## [Adding a plugin to the Package Manager](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/adding-a-plugin-to-the-package-manager/217377)

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**Author:** [@Luciano\_Luiz\_da\_Silv](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Luciano_Luiz_da_Silv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 11:28am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/adding-a-plugin-to-the-package-manager/217377 "2026-03-26T11:28:12Z")

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Hi, How do I add my plugin to the Package Manager? What is the process for doing this? What parameters are needed? Thanks.

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## [Package Manager Update grasshopper conflict](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-update-grasshopper-conflict/183429)

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**Author:** [@jonm](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/jonm)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-update-grasshopper-conflict/183429 "2026-03-08T21:49:16Z")

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Hi, I’ve had users report that they get a grasshopper conflict warning every time I update the plugin (which is frequent). I’ve replicated this in Rhino8 SR7 If you install an older version of ggRhinoIFC from package …

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## [BUG? Update via Package Manager Doesn’t Delete Old Plugin](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-update-via-package-manager-doesn-t-delete-old-plugin/215120)

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**Author:** [@Johan\_Lund\_Pedersen](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Johan_Lund_Pedersen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-update-via-package-manager-doesn-t-delete-old-plugin/215120 "2026-01-28T12:31:19Z")

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Hi @jordi.pujol, I’m experiencing an issue where an old version of a plugin does not get properly uninstalled when updating via the Package Manager. And then the user runs into the duplicated GUID issue. The plugin can …

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## [Grasshopper Plugin Error "Assembly with same name is already loaded"](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/grasshopper-plugin-error-assembly-with-same-name-is-already-loaded/209491)

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**Author:** [@pekka.riihonen](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/pekka.riihonen)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 1:05pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/grasshopper-plugin-error-assembly-with-same-name-is-already-loaded/209491 "2026-01-13T13:05:23Z")

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Hello! I can’t get the “eleFront-Rhino-6-Legacy" (v4.3.0) and “Elefront” (v5.1.8) -plugins to install simultaneously anymore on my main working computer. The plugin installed last always overwrites the previous one. Th…

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## [Package manager loads wrong DLLs](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-loads-wrong-dlls/211578)

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**Author:** [@Alberto](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Alberto)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-loads-wrong-dlls/211578 "2025-10-29T09:57:56Z")

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Hi, several of our users report problems when updating to a new version of the plugin. As we have several DLLs that ship with the plugin it happens that Rhino loads a DLL from a previous version and the plugin does not …

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## [Package manager plugin update problems](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-plugin-update-problems/210979)

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**Author:** [@Alberto](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Alberto)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 9:12am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-plugin-update-problems/210979 "2025-10-15T09:12:15Z")

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HI, several of our users reported problems with our plugins when installing with the package manager as different version of the accompanying libraries are loaded or a version which is not the latest is picked. This ha…

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## [Package Manager - Error](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-error/205212)

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**Author:** [@m.manno](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/m.manno)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2025, 5:51am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-error/205212 "2025-06-13T05:51:08Z")

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Hello, I’ve having some issue using the Package Manager on Rhino 8 SR19 (Rhino 8 SR19 2025-5-12 (Rhino 8, 8.19.25132.01001) When I run the \_PackageManager command the PackageManager Window pops up and it gives me this …

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## [The icons of some plugins in Rhino 8 ,9 PackageManeger, are unknown](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/the-icons-of-some-plugins-in-rhino-8-9-packagemaneger-are-unknown/199433)

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**Author:** [@flexibility](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/flexibility)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 5:05am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/the-icons-of-some-plugins-in-rhino-8-9-packagemaneger-are-unknown/199433 "2025-02-12T05:05:48Z")

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The icons of some plugins in the new Rhino 8 and Rhino 9 updates are unknown to PackageManeger , while the icons were previously seen(for example flexibility ,Curve Plus,Surface Plus,…

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## [Yak package for R7 and R8](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/yak-package-for-r7-and-r8/198365)

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**Author:** [@Bianchini\_Mirco](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Bianchini_Mirco)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [February 5, 2025, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/yak-package-for-r7-and-r8/198365 "2025-02-05T15:27:09Z")

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Hi all. I have a GH plugin built for Net48 and Net7.0 that needs to be installed for R7 and R8. If I follow this structure and build the package using the last version from here I have blabla-0.0.1-any-any.yak, if I in…

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## [SheepMetal Plugin in Rhino8](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/sheepmetal-plugin-in-rhino8/197962)

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**Author:** [@Sally\_Loutfy](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Sally_Loutfy)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/sheepmetal-plugin-in-rhino8/197962 "2025-01-17T14:05:07Z")

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Heyy :slight\_smile: I am currently testing out this tool SheepMetal by Felix Brunold, VekorNode for metal sheets and unrolling. But just to start it off, i am installing the plugin using rhino 8 package manager. Once i …

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## [\[BUG\]~Package Manager Not loading all the packages](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-package-manager-not-loading-all-the-packages/194484)

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**Author:** [@altamiro.aj](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/altamiro.aj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 10:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/bug-package-manager-not-loading-all-the-packages/194484 "2024-12-11T22:00:16Z")

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Package manager is failing to finish loading all the packages. It goes loading until it reaches the SetVolume package, and it doesn’t load anything after that. I did tried restarting the computer with no success. There…

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## [Website to view and install packages](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/website-to-view-and-install-packages/171848)

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**Author:** [@visose](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/visose)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 10:48am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/website-to-view-and-install-packages/171848 "2025-01-14T10:48:55Z")

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Hi, I made a website to get a bit more info about Rhino packages than what is available using the \_PackageManager command: https://www.rhinopackages.com GitHub repo: https://github.com/visose/RhinoPackages You can: F…

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## [Best practice to prevent auto-update of packages?](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/best-practice-to-prevent-auto-update-of-packages/184344)

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**Author:** [@kiteboardshaper](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/kiteboardshaper)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2024, 2:15pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/best-practice-to-prevent-auto-update-of-packages/184344 "2024-09-11T14:15:14Z")

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Hi Guys, I’ve run into a second dependency auto-update issue in less than a month today. Both have been the author has updated/released there MacOS R8 version: LunchBox OpenNest In BOTH cases the latest version is n…

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## [Issues with karamba 3d](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/issues-with-karamba-3d/182710)

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**Author:** [@hetal\_bharwani](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/hetal_bharwani)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [August 10, 2024, 11:32pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/issues-with-karamba-3d/182710 "2024-08-10T23:32:11Z")

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Hi everyone, i am trying to install karamba 3d in windows for rhino 7 after installation i get this pop-up message. and than when i open it the component is still missing i am looking for line -line component but …

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## [Feature request: suspend specific Package Manager update](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/feature-request-suspend-specific-package-manager-update/171465)

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**Author:** [@jeremy5](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/jeremy5)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/feature-request-suspend-specific-package-manager-update/171465 "2024-08-08T06:21:49Z")

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Continuing the discussion from SubstanceImporter 2.0.5 is now available: Having recently been in a situation where the Package Manager updated a package to a new version which caused a conflict with another plug-in, I u…

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## [Synchronise Package Manager between computers](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/synchronise-package-manager-between-computers/182388)

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**Author:** [@Craig\_W](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Craig_W)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 8:52am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/synchronise-package-manager-between-computers/182388 "2024-05-20T08:52:08Z")

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Hi, is there a way to synchronise the what is installed via Package Manager between different computers? I ask because I’ve set up a few computers with Rhino in the last couple of weeks. I have been using screenshots of…

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## [GH plug-in for automatic sections from rhino3D model](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/gh-plug-in-for-automatic-sections-from-rhino3d-model/180241)

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**Author:** [@keerthana](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/keerthana)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 17, 2024, 11:49am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/gh-plug-in-for-automatic-sections-from-rhino3d-model/180241 "2024-04-17T11:49:50Z")

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Hi everyone, I’m currently exploring ways to streamline the conversion of 3D models into 2D sections within Rhino using Grasshopper. I’m curious if anyone has recommendations for Grasshopper tools that could aid in this…

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## [Package Manager - Failed to fetch](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-failed-to-fetch/179030)

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**Author:** [@Iyhab\_Imad](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Iyhab_Imad)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 29, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-failed-to-fetch/179030 "2024-03-29T15:00:12Z")

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The above error is always happening, I’ve tried to put this link in the browser and it showed me the following massage: { “version”: “0.12.8” } By the way: List item The laptop is new, no previous version was i…

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## [Help using Package Manager to distribute a plug-in built with C#](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/help-using-package-manager-to-distribute-a-plug-in-built-with-c/161255)

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**Author:** [@chrisfaberdesigner](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/chrisfaberdesigner)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 12:05pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/help-using-package-manager-to-distribute-a-plug-in-built-with-c/161255 "2024-03-13T12:05:45Z")

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Hi, I built a plugin using C# and the RhinoCommon API in VS, and I am having troubles understanding how to package the files to be able to be distributed via the Package Manager through a local server (not sure if that’…

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## [Issue - Package Manager not working](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/issue-package-manager-not-working/170133)

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**Author:** [@Edoardo\_Corti](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Edoardo_Corti)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/issue-package-manager-not-working/170133 "2024-02-28T21:41:08Z")

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Hello there. I am trying to install the LookX Ai plug in on rhino 8 for MacOs. When I launch Package Manager and search in the search bar for any plug in, nothing appears. Only the “I’m searching” icon remains on the rig…

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## [Yak Private Custom Package is slow](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/yak-private-custom-package-is-slow/144789)

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**Author:** [@user271](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/user271)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [February 23, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/yak-private-custom-package-is-slow/144789 "2024-02-23T14:14:43Z")

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Hi! We have our own file server inside our company where we push our internal plugins. Everything seems to be working correctly. But when we are searching plugins with package manager or trying to find plugin depencies…

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## [YAK update rhino version without updating package](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/yak-update-rhino-version-without-updating-package/172210)

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**Author:** [@victorlin](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/victorlin)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2024, 6:30am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/yak-update-rhino-version-without-updating-package/172210 "2024-02-01T06:30:14Z")

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Is there any way to add rhino 8 to a package without updating the package version?

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## [Yak spec is appending unwanted build data to versions in manifest](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/yak-spec-is-appending-unwanted-build-data-to-versions-in-manifest/171899)

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**Author:** [@parkerjrhi](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/parkerjrhi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 21, 2024, 10:19pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/yak-spec-is-appending-unwanted-build-data-to-versions-in-manifest/171899 "2024-01-21T22:19:10Z")

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Hi, We have been using yak spec for over a year to pre-populate the manifest.yml file as part of an automated build process that runs in a ci workflow. Today we noticed that, Yak 0.12.14 (0.12.7901.20097) is generating v…

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## [Package Manager: failed to fetch..., remote name could not be resolved](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-failed-to-fetch-remote-name-could-not-be-resolved/157920)

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**Author:** [@John\_Colby](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/John_Colby)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 4:47pm UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/package-manager-failed-to-fetch-remote-name-could-not-be-resolved/157920 "2023-09-23T16:47:20Z")

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Hi folks, first time trying to access Package Manager and I receive this error: any thoughts on trouble shooting steps? Thanks in advance -John Rhino System info: Rhino 7 SR28 2023-2-27 (Rhino 7, 7.28.23058.03001…

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## [VisualARQ + Package Manager](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/visualarq-package-manager/158417)

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**Author:** [@Clemens\_Gutmann](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Clemens_Gutmann)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 11:59am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/visualarq-package-manager/158417 "2023-04-18T11:59:40Z")

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Are there any plans on releasing VisualARQ and/or VisualARQ Labs to the Rhino Package Manager?

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## [Deploy python scripts and settings with Package Manager](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/deploy-python-scripts-and-settings-with-package-manager/151515)

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**Author:** [@Bogdan\_Chipara](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/Bogdan_Chipara)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 11:48am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/deploy-python-scripts-and-settings-with-package-manager/151515 "2023-03-16T11:48:45Z")

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Hi! Would be good to be able to publish and deploy py scripts and also aliases and keyboard shortcuts with the Package Manager. Taking example from Sketchup, their Ruby packages really helpt the software flourish. So …

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## [Licensing process for plugins with Package Manager](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/licensing-process-for-plugins-with-package-manager/151381)

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**Author:** [@seppeldue](https://discourse.mcneel.com/u/seppeldue)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2022, 11:08am UTC](https://discourse.mcneel.com/t/licensing-process-for-plugins-with-package-manager/151381 "2022-11-30T11:08:32Z")

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Hi, I want to create a paid version of my plugin. As I have never done this before I wonder if anybody could point me toward some resources to learn about the process. I don´t need it super secure as I don´t care about…

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