How to add plugin in windows 10

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Thank you! Here are some notes about the install. I have not tried to create symlinks to the repository folders.

  1. The new folder, ‘C:\Users[USERNAME]\AppData\Roaming\kicad\scripting\plugins’ has to be created. It does not install with KiCad. The KiCad folder ‘C:\Program Files\KiCad\share\kicad\scripting\plugins’ is not a good place because the folder may be overwritten by a KiCad update (this is in the instructions).
  2. The folder depth can only be one deep. Adding the folder “Kicad_action_plugins” with the subdirectories in place to the new plugins folder does not work.
  3. In Windows, you will be asked for permission to copy files to the new folder in C:\Users\username\AppData\Roaming\kicad\scripting\plugins Does this mean that the folder is still writable by KiCad and is there a way to test this? Everything seems to work!
  4. New menu items appear in the Pcbnew menu Tools > External Plugins.