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Independent plugin deployment (without using Monotype Desktop App)

Use the following steps to deploy the plugins independently when the administrator does not want the user to enable them through the Monotype Desktop App:

Click the plugin installer link to download the plugin zip file.

Save the zip file on your computer for easy access.

1. Go to the plugin installation directory for your application. Refer to the below table for default locations.
 
2. Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file. For example, in the adobe_indesign_plugin folder.
 
3. Identify the version of application that you are using. Go to the corresponding version folder within the extracted contents.For example, if you are using InDesign 2022, navigate to the adobe_indesign_plugin\2022 folder.
 
4. Copy or move the plugin folder/file to the appropriate plugin folder in your application installation directory. For example, for InDesign:
 
 Windows: Paste the Monotype_Native_Plugin folder into C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign [version]\Plug-Ins
 
 
 
 Mac : Paste the Monotype_Native_InDesignPlugin file into /Applications/Adobe InDesign [version]/Plug-Ins

While the file is being copied, you may be prompted to provide administrative privileges or confirm the overwrite of existing files. If prompted, proceed accordingly.

1. Click the plugin installer link to download the plugin zip file.
 
2. Save the zip file on your computer for easy access.
 
3. Install the plugin
 1. Go to the plugin installation directory for your application. Refer to the below table for default locations.
 
 2. Extract the contents of the downloaded zip file. For example, in the adobe_indesign_plugin folder.
 
 3. Identify the version of application that you are using. Go to the corresponding version folder within the extracted contents.For example, if you are using InDesign 2022, navigate to the adobe_indesign_plugin\2022 folder.
 
 4. Copy or move the plugin folder/file to the appropriate plugin folder in your application installation directory. For example, for InDesign:
 
 Windows: Paste the Monotype_Native_Plugin folder into C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign [version]\Plug-Ins
 
 
 
 Mac : Paste the Monotype_Native_InDesignPlugin file into /Applications/Adobe InDesign [version]/Plug-Ins
 
 
 
4. While the file is being copied, you may be prompted to provide administrative privileges or confirm the overwrite of existing files. If prompted, proceed accordingly.
 
5. Restart your application.

Refer to the following table for the default location of plugin installation directory:

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Application	Default location of plugin installer
Adobe InDesign	Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe InDesign [version] Mac: /Applications/Adobe InDesign [version]
Adobe InDesign (legacy)	Windows: C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/CEP/Extensions Mac: Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/Extensions
Adobe Illustrator	Windows: C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/CEP/Extensions Mac: Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/Extensions
Adobe Acrobat	Windows: C:/Users/ProgramFiles(x86)/Adobe/Acrobat 2020/Acrobat/Plugins Mac: Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/2020/Plug-in
Adobe Photoshop (Apple M1 machinery)	Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop [version] Mac: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop [version]
Adobe Photoshop (legacy)	Windows: C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/CEP/Extensions Mac: Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/Extensions
Adobe InCopy	Windows: C:/Users/<username>/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/CEP/Extensions Mac: Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/Extensions
Sketch (on Apple MacOS)	Mac: Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/ com.boheamiancoding.sketch3/ Plugins