Replacing plugin-manager with plugin-selector. Updated the Plugin-selector page.

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</ul>
<p class="note">
When favorites are added with the <a href="@@plugin-manager">Plugin Manager</a>,
When favorites are added with the <a href="@@plugin-selector">Plugin Selector</a>,
they are appended to the bottom of the list.
</p>

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<p>
The <dfn>Plugin Manager</dfn> serves two purposes. Primarily it is used to
The <dfn>Plugin Selector</dfn> serves two purposes. Primarily it is used to
control the display status of plugins. It can also be used to find and insert
plugins into the
<a href="@@processor-box">Processor Box</a>. It is
plugins into the <a href="@@processor-box">Processor Box</a>. It is
displayed either by a double-click in the <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> or by
choosing <kbd class="menu">New Plugin &gt; Plugin Manager&hellip;</kbd> from the
<dfn>Processor Box</dfn> context menu.
choosing <kbd class="menu">New Plugin &gt; Plugin Selector&hellip;</kbd>
from the <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> context menu.
</p>
<p>
Displayed for each plugin is the status (normal, favorite, hidden),
name, type, category, creator (author), and the number of audio and MIDI
Displayed for each plugin is the status (favorite, hidden),
name, tags, creator (author), type, and the number of audio and MIDI
connections. The plugins can be sorted by clicking on a column header.
</p>
<figure class=center>
<img src="/images/plugin-manager.png" alt="Plugin Manager window"/>
<figcaption class=center>The Plugin Manager window.</figcaption>
<img src="/images/plugin-selector.png" alt="The Plugin Selector window"/>
<figcaption class=center>The Plugin Selector window.</figcaption>
</figure>
<h2>Plugin Display Status</h2>
<p>
Click on a Fav(orite) or Hide radio button to change a plugin's display status.
Clicking on a <em>Fav</em>(orite) or <em>Hide</em> radio button changes
a plugin's display status.
Clicking on an already selected radio button will cancel it, returning the
plugin to the normal display status. Plugins marked as a favorite show up in
the <dfn>Processor Box</dfn> context menu under
<kbd class="menu">New Plugin &gt; Favorites</kbd>. Setting the hide
<kbd class="menu">New Plugin &gt; Favorites</kbd> and in the
<a href="@@favorite-plugins-window">Favorite Plugins window</a>. Setting the hide
radio button on a plugin will keep the plugin from showing in the
<dfn>Processor Box</dfn> context menus
<kbd class="menu">New Plugin &gt; By Creator</kbd> or
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<h2>Filtering Listed Plugins</h2>
<p>
The bottom left part of the <dfn>Plugin Manager</dfn> is used to filter the listed
plugins. Typing into the text-box will filter the plugins based on the filter
mode selected by drop-down box. Clicking <kbd class="menu">Clear</kbd>
empties the text-box.
The bottom left part of the <dfn>Plugin Selector</dfn> is used to filter the listed
plugins.
</p>
<p>
The center <dfn>Filter</dfn> column allows to show only some of the plugins, based
on what they are, their properties, format, creator...
</p>
<p>
Moreover, direct text search are available in the the Search text-field
on the bottom left. Only the plugins that match <em>all</em> the search terms
(space separated) will show up in the upper list.
</p>
<p>
This textual search can be matched against Name and/or Tags by checking
the relevant momentary buttons under the search field.
<kbd class="menu">Ignore Filters when searching</kbd> displays all the matching
plugins, regardless of the active <em>Filters</em>.
</p>
<h2>Tags</h2>
<p>
Tags are text labels that can be used to mark a plugin. They are totally
free in their content, allowing the user to mark a plugin with whatever
info is relevant to him, but cannot include spaces (as spaces are used
to separate tags) or special characters except dashes, colons and underscores.
</p>
<p>
Adding or removing tags is as simple as editing the <dfn>Tags for Selected Plugin</dfn>
field while the targeted plugin is selected.
</p>
<p>
Ardour comes with a large selection of tags for provided or usual plugins,
that are used by default but can be modified at will. It is possible to
go back to this "standard" tagging for a plugin by clicking the
<kbd class="menu">Reset</kbd> button.
</p>
<h2>Inserting Plugins in the Processor Box</h2>
<p>
The right part of the plugin manager shows plugins that have been selected
for insertion into the <dfn>Processor Box</dfn>. A plugin can be added by
either double clicking the plugin entry in the top left part, or, if already
selected in top left part, by clicking <kbd class="menu">Add</kbd>.
The bottom-right part of the Plugin Selector <dfn>Plugins to be connected</dfn>
shows plugins that have been selected for insertion into the
<dfn>Processor Box</dfn>. A plugin can be added by either double clicking
the plugin entry in the top part, or, if already selected in top left part,
by clicking the <kbd class="menu">Add</kbd> button.
<p>
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</p>
<p class="note">
The <dfn>Favorite Plugins</dfn> window can be populated via the <a href="@@plugin-manager">Plugin Manager</a>, or by dragging
The <dfn>Favorite Plugins</dfn> window can be populated via the <a href="@@plugin-selector">Plugin Selector</a>, or by dragging
and dropping an existing processor from the <dfn>processor box</dfn> to the <dfn>Favorite Plugins</dfn> window.
</p>

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---
---
title: Plugin Manager
title: Plugin Selector
include: plugin-manager.html
link: plugin-manager
link: plugin-selector
uri: working-with-plugins/plugin-manager
part: subchapter
---

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