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Installing Plug-ins

Overview​

Reference material for Installing Plug-ins in WinTAK, sourced from the official WinTAK 5.7 Software User Manual (26 March 2026).

Manual Reference​

Plug-ins for WinTAK may be installed in two different ways: using the Plug-in Manager or by dragging and dropping .wpk files directly into WinTAK.

Plug-in Manager​

The Plug-in Manager Tool provides a user interface for managing online products and product repositories in WinTAK. This tool streamlines the process of obtaining plug-ins and provides a single location for the user to manage TAK products available across all supported TAK product repositories.

Application Menu with Plug-in Manager highlighted

To load/unload plug-ins to the core WinTAK application, select Plug-in Manager from the Application Menu. When launched, Plug-in Manager will display the current set of plug-ins installed. Options available are Refresh the listing, Multi-select and Settings.

Plug-in Manager listing installed plug-ins with Load and Unload controls

To configure where Plug-in Manager searches for available plug-ins, select Settings in the upper right corner. Support is provided for searching both a Web Server (Update Server) or a directory on a local machine.

Plug-in Manager Preferences with Local Plugins Directory and Update Server URL

When using a Web Server to deliver updates, an admin must run the wpkbuilder utility and create a plugins.json file. plugins.json defines what plug-ins are available for download. When WinTAK launches, it will automatically install all plug-ins stored in the configured local directory.

From the status window, the following operations can be performed: check the version, description and status of a plug-in; load or unload a single plug-in; or use the multi-select tool and load/unload multiple plug-ins with a single operation.

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The load/unload options are enabled after the user has selected a plug-in(s) to work with.

Plug-in Manager status window showing version, description and status for each plug-in

Drag and Drop Plug-in File​

When WinTAK is running, a plug-in WPK file can be dragged and dropped from the Windows File Explorer window onto the WinTAK main screen. The Import Manager recognizes the WPK file, installs and loads it.

WPK file dragged from Windows File Explorer into WinTAK, with the Import Manager reporting all files successfully imported

Source​

WinTAK Software User Manual, Version 5.7, 26 March 2026, pages 85–86.