1.0.0

Manifest

schema_version = "1.0.0"

# Example of manifest file for a Blender extension
# Change the values according to your extension
id = "my_example_extension"
version = "1.0.0"
name = "Test Extension"
tagline = "This is another extension"
maintainer = "Developer name <[email protected]>"
# Supported types: "add-on", "theme"
type = "add-on"

# Optional: add-ons can list which resources they will require:
# * "files" (for access of any filesystem operations)
# * "network" (for internet access)
# * "camera" (to capture photos and videos)
# * "microphone" (to capture audio)
permissions = ["files", "network"]

# Optional link to documentation, support, source files, etc
# website = "http://extensions.blender.org/add-ons/my-example-package/"

# Optional list defined by Blender and server, see:
# https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/extensions/tags.html
tags = ["Animation", "Sequencer"]

blender_version_min = "4.2.0"
# Optional: maximum supported Blender version
# blender_version_max = "5.1.0"

# License conforming to https://spdx.org/licenses/ (use "SPDX: prefix)
# https://docs.blender.org/manual/en/dev/extensions/licenses.html
license = [
  "SPDX:GPL-2.0-or-later",
]
# Optional: required by some licenses.
copyright = [
  "2002-2024 Developer Name",
  "1998 Company Name",
]

Required values

Field	Description	Example
blender_version_min	Minimum supported Blender version - use at least 4.2.0.	"4.2.0"
id	Unique identifier for the extension.	"my_example_extension"
license	List of licenses, use SPDX license identifier.	"SPDX:GPL-2.0-or-later"
maintainer	Maintainer of the extension.	"Developer Name <[email protected]>"
name	Complete name of the extension.	"Test Extension"
schema_version	Internal version of the file format.	"1.0.0"
tagline	One-line short description - cannot end with punctuation.	"This is another extension"
type	"add-on", "theme".	"add-on"
version	Version of the extension - must follow semantic versioning.	"1.0.0"

Optional values

Field	Description	Example
blender_version_max	Maximum version of Blender that can run this.	"4.2.0"
website	Website for the extension.	"http://extensions.blender.org/add-ons/my-example-extension/"
copyright	Some licenses require a copyright, copyrights must be "Year Name" or "Year-Year Name".	["2002-2024 Developer Name", "1998 Company Name"]
permissions	Add-ons can list which resources they require. The available options are ["files", "network", "camera", "microphone"].	["files"]
tags	List of tags. See the list of available tags.	["Animation", "Sequencer"]

Note

All the values present in the manifest file must be filled (i.e., cannot be empty, nor text "", nor list []).
If you don't want to set one of the optional values just exclude it from the manifest altogether.

Changelog

• Initial version.