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I have come across a few add-ons that are only available through GitHub, for example. So I'm wondering, is there some system to keep them updated automatically, or do I have to manually redownload them every time?

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[–] Tobin 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A couple years ago there was a discussion about that idea on Right Click Select, and before that, cg cookie made (now outdated) script for update checking.

However, there are no current resources that I am aware of, which is a shame, because it would be really handy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah, that's a pity.
I'll keep it on the radar of things I could look into and make, I guess a new script could work, it'll be easier if I can also find the source for CG Cookie's one first.
Thanks for the response btw!

[–] Tobin 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Here, i found it: https://github.com/CGCookie/blender-addon-updater though it looks like it only works with github which makes sense because I don't think blendermarket has an API

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Omg, a single file with 1744 lines 💀
The structure looks good from a quick skim at least and it seems to have support for other forges, I see BitBucket and GitLab on there too!

I don't think blendermarket has an API

Oh, I don't know about it, is it a popular website for addons?

[–] Tobin 1 points 10 months ago

Blender Market is run by CGCookie, and along with Github & Gumroad, it's one of the main places for buying/downloading addons.