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blender addon not showing up

HeyBraza points at the install button, the enable checkbox and the sidebar tab where most add-ons actually appear.

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installing an add-on does not turn it on - blender adds it to the list and waits for you to tick the checkbox. that missed step, plus a search filter set to 'enabled', explains most missing add-ons.

or do it yourself

  1. 1go to edit > 'preferences' > 'add-ons' and use 'install from disk' (in the dropdown arrow on 4.2 and newer).
  2. 2pick the .zip exactly as downloaded - don't unzip it first unless the developer says to.
  3. 3find it with the search box, then tick the checkbox next to its name - installing alone does nothing.
  4. 4if the search finds nothing, clear the filters (set them to 'all') - a leftover 'enabled' filter hides everything you just added.
  5. 5then look in the right place: many add-ons appear as a tab in the viewport sidebar (press n), not in the top menus.

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common questions

i ticked the box and it unticks itself - why?

the add-on isn't compatible with your blender version and errors on load. check the developer's supported versions.

do add-ons survive a blender update?

not automatically - preferences are per-version, so re-install them or copy your old config folder across.

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