Flow-Launcher / Flow-Launcher/Flow.Launcher

JSON file containing all installed addons available to export/import?

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Description

Using FlowLauncher on different machines (laptop and desktop).

I noticed that keeping synchronized addons (install, update, set properties (priority)) between different computers is an incredible time-consuming task, above all if you have a lot of addons installed.

Therefore, having JSON file would come in handy: export it from one machine and import into another.

The process should be:

- put in on ( C:\Users\\AppData\Roaming\FlowLauncher\Plugins) path;
- let Flowlauncher parse it comparing local file addons with imported file addons; if an extension is not installed or not up-to-date or dismissed, it would simple download/remove it automatically, without any manual action needed by user.

Anything like that available right now?

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Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are named. Start by locating the plugin installation/update and settings-management entry points, then define the JSON schema and verify that export/import synchronizes installed, updated, and dismissed addons without manual steps.

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Assessment

Tech stack
csharp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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