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:

 Mac: 

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: 

• Adobe Illustrator plugin
• Adobe Photoshop plugin
• Adobe InDesign plugin

Also, make sure all Adobe programs are closed before proceeding.

Then type the following in the terminal:

Windows:

Mac: 

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.