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Plugin Boss - a plugin manager for Cinema 4D

This is an application to enable better management of Cinema 4D plugins.

Plugin Boss 1.1.0.0 for the PC and Mac : the latest version for both PC and Mac is now available for download.

The PC and Mac versions have the same functionality and look-and-feel for both operating systems, and both are available free of charge.

note for users of the original Windows version of Plugin Boss

The original Windows version of PIB looked for different versions of Cinema 4D on the user's machine by examining the Windows registry. This caused a problem for certain users where for some reason the registry didn't contain anything about C4D. It also meant that the program was unusable by C4D users who move their installation of C4D between machines on an external hard drive or memory stick. The new version can cope with any installed location, and is able to handle point versions installed separately to the main full version. This is necessary because R11.5, unlike all previous point releases, does not install over a pre-existing installation but has its own separate location.

system requirements

Windows: a PC running Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7. It will run on 32 or 64 bit systems.

Mac: Intel or PPC Mac running OSX 10.5 (Leopard) or later. Unfortunately it will not run on OSX 10.4 or earlier.

Download links are at the bottom of this page.

find out more

You can download the program help files for either version by:

• downloading the Windows help file for the application at this link. Note: this is available in Windows compiled help format (.chm) only.
• or, download a .zip file of the Mac help files and unzip it into a convenient location. Open the file PluginBoss.html to go to help start page.

(Windows users: when you open the help file after downloading, on some computers you may get the message in the right-hand pane of the help viewer 'Navigation to the web page is cancelled'. This is a security 'feature' of Windows and not a fault in the file. To rectify this, right-click the file and select Properties. Then in the General tab click 'Unblock'. This makes the file available.)

screenshots

See this page for screenshots from both PC and Mac versions.

download links

To download Plugin Boss, please do so from the links below.

 This application has been tested extensively on my systems in both 64 bit and 32 bit Windows and on a Mac running Leopard (OSX 10.5.8). As far as I know, there are no significant bugs, but as usual with new software, please be cautious before using it on mission-critical data.

Windows version

Download Plugin Boss full setup file (.zip file, 1.69Mb). This will install the latest version (1.1.0.0) of Plugin Boss.

Mac version

Download Plugin Boss disk image (.zip file, 1.2Mb). This contains the latest version (1.1.0.0) of Plugin Boss.