How do I install plugins? (MAC)

[Asyouwere Medewerker-1]

I can't for the life of me figure out how to install a simple plugin (varifont.plugin).

And there doesn't seem to be any decent info out there.

So I got as far as copying the .plugin file to the plugins folder. (although I'm still not sure where as my plugins folder contains multiple catagories of plugins like "effects",  "keyframes" and "extensions").

Then I'm supposed to go to scripts > install script and then select the file.

But when I do this all plugins are just greyed out and I can't do anything.

What am I doing wrong or what is happening?

(Also why doesn't AE work with variable fonts still after so many years? Come on Adobe...)

[Asyouwere Medewerker-1 · Accepted solution]

Nevermind I figured it out.

Still... why doesn't after effects support variable fonts?

[Edward Santana]

Can you tell me how you solved it? I'm having the same issue

[AfterPepe]

Install it to your Plug-ins folder, not Plugins. 

/Applications/Adobe After Effects 2024/Plug-ins

[Warren Heaton]

@Asyouwere Medewerker-1 

There's a feature request for Variable Font support, but I think it only has a handful of votes. 

Hopefully, we'll see native support for it in After Effects sooner than later.