My Adobe XD plugin isn't showing up in the Plugin menu

Question

I've started building a new plugin for Adobe XD, but for some reason, I can't see it in the plugin menu, even after several reloads.

I'm pretty sure I structured the folder correctly and I'm building in the correct develop folder...

Answer 1

Plugin location

Make sure your plugin is in XD's develop folder. You can find that folder here:

• macOS:
  • ~/Library/Application\ Support/Adobe/Adobe\ XD\ CC/
• Windows:
  • C:\Users\%USERNAME%\AppData\Local\Packages\Adobe.CC.XD_adky2gkssdxte\LocalState\

The XD plugin API docs have more information on plugin location.

Manifest errors

Errors in the plugin manifest are the most likely culprit.

Here's an example of a manifest.json file:

{
    "id": "YOUR_ID_HERE",
    "name": "Name of Your Plugin",
    "version": "0.0.1",

    "description": "Description of your plugin.",
    "icons": [
        { "width": 96, "height": 96, "path": "images/[email protected]" }
    ],

    "host": {
        "app": "XD",
        "minVersion": "13.0.0"
    },

    "uiEntryPoints": [
        {
            "type": "menu",
            "label": "Hello World",
            "commandId": "helloCommand",
            "shortcut": { "mac": "Cmd+Shift+P", "win": "Ctrl+Shift+P" }
        }
    ]
}

Note that the icons and uiEntryPoints values are arrays of objects, not an objects.