# Plugin storage location

**URL:** <https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/plugin-storage-location/6758>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [February 12, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/plugin-storage-location/6758 "2025-02-12T00:00:03Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![myoung](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@myoung](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/myoung)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:00am UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/plugin-storage-location/6758/1 "2025-02-12T00:00:04Z")

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What is the folder location of Avogadro’s plugins in MacOS? I see plugins listed in the Download Plugins window that I am pretty sure I have downloaded previously, such as cclib. Is there a way to verify the installed/downloaded plugins?

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**Author:** ![ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/ghutchis/32/456_2.png) [@ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/ghutchis)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 12:27am UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/plugin-storage-location/6758/2 "2025-02-12T00:27:33Z")

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You’re right - at the moment, there’s not a visual indication in the Download Plugins about what’s installed.

On the Mac, it defaults to ~/Library/Application Support/OpenChemistry/Avogadro/

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**Author:** ![myoung](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ad7895/32.png) [@myoung](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/myoung)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 4:48pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/plugin-storage-location/6758/3 "2025-02-14T16:48:07Z")

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Thanks. I was primarily interested in cclib. Using Mamba to check installed version and updating (if needed) works but how would users know to update the Avagadro plugin?

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**Author:** ![ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/user_avatar/discuss.avogadro.cc/ghutchis/32/456_2.png) [@ghutchis](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/u/ghutchis)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 5:27pm UTC](https://discuss.avogadro.cc/t/plugin-storage-location/6758/4 "2025-02-14T17:27:03Z")

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> [@myoung](#):
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> how would users know to update the Avagadro plugin?

At the moment, there isn’t an indication. There will be an indication of updated plugins coming - it’s just not implemented yet.