# Packaging The Plugin For Distribution

**URL:** <https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305>\
**Category:** UXP Plugin API\
**Created:** [February 17, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305 "2022-02-17T10:27:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![IanBarber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/94ad74/32.png) [@IanBarber](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/IanBarber)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 10:27am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305/1 "2022-02-17T10:27:51Z")

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I dont sell on the Market Place so I dont know if there is a difference.

Is there a way you can package up the plugin for distribution without using the UXP Dev Tool.

Can you simply Zip it and change the ext to .cxp ?

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**Author:** ![tomzag](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/tomzag/32/2464_2.png) [@tomzag](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/tomzag)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305/2 "2022-02-17T10:35:44Z")

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Yes, that’s possible. The extension for Photoshop UXP plugins is `.ccx`.

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**Author:** ![IanBarber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/94ad74/32.png) [@IanBarber](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/IanBarber)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 10:48am UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305/3 "2022-02-17T10:48:49Z")

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Thanks, I dont mind using the UXP DEV Tool but sometimes I just want to package one up quickly.

I wasnt sure if the UXP Dev tool does more than just zipping and renaming the file extension

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**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305/4 "2022-02-17T18:48:34Z")

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Just yesterday I adjusted webpack config in Alchemist to create a zip file automatically during build process 🙂[alchemist/webpack.config.prod.js at 8c0eed354f8231018de59bcf52d879dc3dda0ff5 · jardicc/alchemist · GitHub](https://github.com/jardicc/alchemist/blob/8c0eed354f8231018de59bcf52d879dc3dda0ff5/webpack.config.prod.js)

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**Author:** ![kerrishotts](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/kerrishotts/32/8_2.png) [@kerrishotts](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/kerrishotts)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 7:50pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305/5 "2022-02-17T19:50:21Z")

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UXP Dev tool just zips up the files – it’s using a zip module, so the results aren’t necessarily a byte-for-byte match with other archivers, but it’s still a valid zip file.

If you zip things yourself, make sure to avoid any 0 byte files – those will bork the install process.

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**Author:** ![IanBarber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/94ad74/32.png) [@IanBarber](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/IanBarber)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305/6 "2022-02-17T21:10:00Z")

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Does this mean there is a new version of Alchamist ?

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**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:13pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305/7 "2022-02-17T21:13:11Z")

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What version number do you see in Photoshop?

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**Author:** ![IanBarber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/94ad74/32.png) [@IanBarber](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/IanBarber)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:27pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305/8 "2022-02-17T21:27:28Z")

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I have just reinstalled from GitHub and its showing version 2.0.2

Do you have any documentation on the Sorcerer Panel ?  
Also… Is there a way to stop all 3 panels opening at once

Ian

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**Author:** ![Jarda](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/jarda/32/1909_2.png) [@Jarda](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/Jarda)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:30pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305/9 "2022-02-17T21:30:56Z")

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Yes I do: [Alchemist - Sorcerer Tutorial - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhSy2nyK3Uk&t=4s)

The only way to not show all panels would be to use it without loading via DevTools.

2.0.2 is up to date. I updated the repo just now.

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**Author:** ![IanBarber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/94ad74/32.png) [@IanBarber](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/u/IanBarber)\
**Post date:** [February 17, 2022, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.creativeclouddeveloper.com/t/packaging-the-plugin-for-distribution/4305/10 "2022-02-17T21:37:04Z")

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Thank You @Jarda i shall watch the video