Addons

Glyphs can be extended with plug-ins, scripts, and modules from the Plugin Manager. The Addons settings control how these extensions work and which extensions are available.

Python version

Most Glyphs plug-ins and scripts require Python. Select the version of Python that Glyphs should use for plug-ins and scripts from the Python version field. Note that Glyphs requires Python version 3 or later.

If no Python version is selected or the currently selected version does not work with the installed scripts and plug-ins, go to the menu bar and choose Window → Plugin Manager → Modules and install Python. Switch back to the settings window and choose the Python version labeled (Glyphs).

Relaunch Glyphs for the Python version change to take effect.

Console Output

Use system console for script output directs the log output of plug-ins and scripts to the system console instead of the Macro Panel console (Window → Macro Panel, Cmd-Opt-M). Select this option for debugging a plug-in or script when the Macro Panel is inaccessible.

Alternate Plugin Repositories

A plug-in repository defines a set of plug-ins, scripts, and modules that can be installed from the Plugin Manager. In Glyphs, there is a main plug-in repository that is accessible to all Glyphs users. It provides some of the most popular Glyphs plug-ins, scripts, and modules.

Define alternate plug-in repositories in addition to the main repository by adding URLs pointing to plug-in repositories in the Alternate Plugin Repos text field, one URL per line. Alternate plug-in repositories are helpful to distribute preview versions of extensions or for private scripts and plug-ins shared within a company.

For the file structure, reference the main plug-in repository. A repository definition file must follow this structure:

{
  packages = {
    plugins = (
      {
        titles = {
          en = "Some Plugin";
        };
        url = "https://github.com/example/plugin";
        path = "Some Plugin.glyphsPlugin";
        descriptions = {
          en = "A description of the plugin.";
        };
        screenshot = "https://example.org/image.png";
      },
      ...
    );
    scripts = ( ... );
    modules = ( ... );
  };
}

See the main plug-in repository for all available fields. Only the lists currently in use must be specified. For example, when only distributing scripts, the plugins, and modules values may be left off.

The titles and descriptions fields can offer multiple languages. See the package index website for a list of language codes. Glyphs requests the screenshot URL with an Accept-Language HTTP header, allowing the server to respond with a localized screenshot.