# How to share files between sketches?

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-share-files-between-sketches/10660>\
**Category:** Processing\
**Created:** [April 26, 2019, 1:09pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-share-files-between-sketches/10660 "2019-04-26T13:09:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 30, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-share-files-between-sketches/10660/7 "2019-04-30T02:26:36Z")

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A related approach is compiling to jar, then including that jar in Processing (so that all sketches have access to it) – this is less complicated than making it a full library in Contributions Manager. For recent discussion see:

> [@How to include .pde o .java file with path?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/how-to-include-pde-o-java-file-with-path/10646):
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> Hi, i have a question… I work in a library for processing over 3 years ago, i named this library “gameLibZero” and this is a library for game programming in processing 3.x on Windows, linux, macosx and Android… my problem starts with the code, the library is a .pde file that I must add to any project where I want to use it. The problem is that I can not leave it in a folder where processing is used without having to copy it to the project folder every time … Is there a way to include a .pde …

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