RapidWeaver Add-ons
RapidWeaver has a very powerful and open architecture allowing third parties to develop add-ons for the application. At the last count, there were over 500 third-party addons available for RapidWeaver. In version 4 you can access add-ons from within the application, through the ‘Help’ menu.
Installing Add-ons
All RapidWeaver add-ons are stored in the RapidWeaver Application Support folder, located at:
~/Library/Application Support/RapidWeaver/
Double click Themes and Page Types to install them. RapidWeaver will launch and install the Theme or Page Type. Simply restart the application in order to use them. To see this process in action take a look at our mini video tutorial on Installing RapidWeaver Themes and Plugins. Alternatively you can also drag the Theme or Page Style into the corresponding support folder to install -- always ensure you have quit RapidWeaver before installing any addons.
Themes and Page Types should go in the main RapidWeaver application support folder however Theme Styles and Snippets must go into the correct folders shown below in order to be found:
| Add-on Name | Extention | File Path |
| Page Types | .rwplugin | ~/Library/Application Support/ RapidWeaver |
| Themes | .rwtheme | ~/Library/Application Support/ RapidWeaver/ |
| Theme Styles | .rwstyle | ~/Library/Application Support/ RapidWeaver/Theme Styles |
| Snippets | .rwsnippet | ~/Library/Application Support/ RapidWeaver/Snippets |
Page Types
Page Types (also known as 'Plugins') add additional page styles and functionality to RapidWeaver. You can find more page types on the RapidWeaver plugins page.
Note: The official themes and plugins that ship with RapidWeaver are stored within the application itself.
Themes
The list of theme companies is constantly growing, this means you get to choose from hundreds of extra themes. Themes are listed on the Realmac Software Add-ons website, however Realmac Software does not offer support for 3rd party themes. Please contact each developer for support.
Tip: You can show the default themes by choosing the ‘Show Official Themes in Finder’ option from the Theme Browser’s Folder menu.
Theme Styles
Theme Styles are ways of grouping selected Theme Variations. Themes can ship with Theme Styles built in, they can be made available separately, and the user can create their own within RapidWeaver.
Snippets
Snippets are code fragments that you may use regularly or simply wish to store for future use.