How to add an update site in Fiji - stoeter/Fiji-Tools-for-HCS GitHub Wiki

How to add update site in Fiji manually?

Following this description you will enable Fiji to use the 'Tools-for-HCS' as plugins.

  • go to the menue 'Help' and the Update Fiji command

  • click the button 'Manage update site' to add the 'Tools-for-HCS' update site

  • click 'Add' and enter any name for the 'Tools-for-HCS' update site
  • enter URL:
    http://sites.imagej.net/TDS/
  • click somewhere and then 'Close'


  • you should see now 'Tools-for-HCS'/'TDS' scripts or macros to be updated
  • click 'Apply Changes'
  • to apply the updates go to 'Help'->'Refresh Menues'... or restart Fiji


  • the new installed 'Tools-for-HCS'/'TDS' macros/plugins can be accessed via 'Plugins'->'TDS macros'


How to upload macros/plugins for Fiji to 'Tools-for-HCS'/'TDS' (MPI-CBG) update site

  • this is for Fiji developers (macros or plugins)
  • first update you Fiji to the latest versions!
  • copy the script/macro (.ijm) that you developed here:
    ../Fiji.app/plugins/Scripts/Plugins/Fiji-Tools-for-HCS/
  • make scripts available in the menue go to 'Help'->'Refresh Menues'... or restart Fiji (see above)


  • install the TDS update site as described above
  • go to the menue 'Help' and the Update Fiji command and click 'Advanced Mode'(see above)
  • Select from 'View Options:' 'View local-only files'


  • Select your scripts and change 'Local-only' to 'Upload to Tools-for-HSC'
  • click 'Apply Changes (Upload)' and enter password (use password or ask stoeter at mpi-cbg.de)


  • now macro was loaded onto Fiji plugin server, 'Upload Successfully'


  • check that kind of scripts are available on the Fiji server here:
    http://sites.imagej.net/TDS/plugins/Scripts/Plugins/Fiji-Tools-for-HCS/
  • scripts should be now available for download using Fiji updater!

  • to remove your scripts from Fiji server and change to 'Make obsolete/Remove it'
  • click 'Upload to server' and enter password to remove script
  • now macro was removed to Fiji plugin server, 'Upload Successfully'
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