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Not Installing Lib #1433
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Processing version
4.5.2
Operating system
Windows
Bug description
Why can't I download libraries?
Steps to reproduce this
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avinxshKD commentedon Feb 14, 2026
can i work on this? if its available thanks
SableRaf commentedon Feb 14, 2026
@avinxshKD Thanks for offering to help out 🙂
Just a quick reminder about our contribution guidelines: before asking to work on an issue, we first need a clear understanding of the problem and a proposed approach. From the guidelines:
In this case the report itself is incomplete, so there isn’t anything actionable yet. The best next step would be to ask @kolya455 for more details, for example:
Note that this type of user support question is often better suited for the forum (https://discourse.processing.org/), where the community can help troubleshoot with them first and confirm whether it’s actually a bug.
@kolya455 could you share a screenshot or the exact error message you see when downloading a library? That will help us understand what’s happening.
avinxshKD commentedon Feb 14, 2026
@SableRaf Fair point sorry for jumping in too quickly and thanks for the reminder
@kolya455 To help narrow this down, could you share a bit more detail?
When you say “can’t download,” what exactly happens in Contribution Manager?
(does it open, freeze, crash, or show an error?)
Are you on a school/work network, proxy, VPN, or strict firewall?
Can you open this URL in your browser: [https://download.processing.org/contribs](vscode-file://vscode- app/c:/Users/avina/AppData/Local/Programs/Microsoft%20VS%20Code/resources/app/out/vs/code/electron-browser/workbench/workbench.html)
If it fails there too, it’s likely a network/access issue.
Are you running Processing from a restricted location (for example Program Files)?
On Windows, that can block library write/install operations.
If possible, please paste the PDE console output (View → Console) right after a failed download attempt. That should make the root cause clear quicklly
avinxshKD commentedon Feb 14, 2026
@SableRaf again so sorry for jumping in tooo quickly