Command-line installation of a Fotoware plugin for an Adobe product
Overview
This article explains how to manually install and activate an Adobe plugin from the Windows or Mac Command Prompt/Terminal.
Note that the preferred way to install Adobe plugins is to start the installation from the system tray icon after installing FotoWeb Desktop. This topic explains how to install a specific version of a Fotoware plugin for Adobe using Adobe's command-line utility.
Locating the Adobe Extension Manager Utility
The UPIA command-line tool is automatically installed with the Creative Cloud desktop app version 5.5 and later.
Windows: You can find it by opening a Windows terminal and changing directories as follows:
cd "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\RemoteComponents\UPI\UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent"
Mac:
cd "/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Desktop Common/RemoteComponents/UPI/UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent/UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent.app/Contents/MacOS"
Verifying the currently installed version of the plugin
To verify the version of a plugin that is currently installed, run the following command:
Windows:
UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent.exe /list all
Mac:
./UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent --list all
The output lists all plugins currently installed for your current versions of Adobe products, along with any Fotoware extensions at the bottom of the list.
1 extension installed for InDesign 2024 (ver 19.5.0) Status Extension Name Version ========= ======================================================= ========== Enabled com.fotoware.fotowebwidget 16.0.16
Installing a newer version of a plugin
To manually install a new version of a plugin, download the zxp file and place it somewhere on the local drive where you can refer to it.
You can find the latest plugins (zxp) at the following links:
Also, make sure all Adobe programs are closed before proceeding.
Then type the following in the terminal:
Windows:
UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent.exe /install c:\myfile.ccx
Mac:
./UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent --install /myfolder/mysubfolder/myfile.ccx
If an older version of a plugin is already installed, it will be automatically replaced when the newer version is installed.
When the installation is complete, there will be a notification in the terminal that the installation was successful.