You no longer need to leave Rhino to add plugins: Use the Package Manager to discover, install, and manage plugins and Grasshopper components. For developers, the Package Manager simplifies the publication and distribution process.

The Package Manager is also known as Yak, the name given to the command line tool. The feature has several goals:

• Make it easier for users to discover and manage plugins.
• Help developers to share their work.
• Provide simple system administration tools.

In addition to plugins, we hope to support the distribution and discovery of other Rhino and Grasshopper resources in the future.

Try It

For users…

1. Download Rhino 8 Evaluation for Windows or Mac.
2. Run the PackageManager command.
3. Browse the available packages and install one that includes a plugin that you want to use.
4. Restart Rhino to load the plugin.

For developers…

• Create a package from one of your Rhino plugins, or
• Create a package from one of your Grasshopper plugins
• Push a package to the server (you’ll need a Rhino Account for this).

See Also

• Try the package restore functionality in Grasshopper.
• Use the yak command line tool.
• Learn about the anatomy of a package.
• Read other guides in the Package Manager category.
• Ask questions and give feedback on the Discourse Forum.

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• PackageManager

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