Installing ZXP extensions using the Manage Extensions utility

Note –

Please refer to this page for updated information about this utility. The information & the utility below will not work with Adobe Animate CC.

You can use the free Manage Extensions utility to install and uninstall Flash CC extensions. With Manage Extensions, you can install multiple Flash CC 2015 extensions (multiple .zxp files stored in the same directory) at the same time.

On Windows:

  1. Exit Flash CC 2015 if it is running.
  2. Download the Manage Extensions (Windows) utility to your desktop.
  3. Extract the .zip file to a location on your Desktop eg: C:Usersyour user name>DesktopWinUtility
  4. Double-click the ManageExtensions.exe file. The Manage Extension interface appears.

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  1. Click **Install an Extension **and select the extension (.zxp file) that you want to install.
  2. To install multiple extensions, click Install multiple extensions and select the directory that contains the .zxp files.

On Mac OS:

  1. Exit Flash CC 2015 if it is running.
  2. Download the Manage Extensions (Mac) utility to your desktop.
  3. Extract the .zip file to a location on your Desktop: /Users//Desktop/
  4. Double-click the ManageExtensions.app file. The Manage Extension interface appears.
  5. Click **Install an Extension **and select the extension (.zxp file) that you want to install.
  6. To install multiple extensions, click Install multiple extensions and select the directory that contains the .zxp files.

To learn about how you can install Flash extensions using the ExManCmd command line utility, see the blog post Installing Extensions for Flash Professional CC 2015.