# Install P5. js mode for all user in a computer

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/install-p5-js-mode-for-all-user-in-a-computer/35178>\
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**Created:** [February 15, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/install-p5-js-mode-for-all-user-in-a-computer/35178 "2022-02-15T06:23:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Yingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@Yingyi](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Yingyi)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/install-p5-js-mode-for-all-user-in-a-computer/35178/1 "2022-02-15T06:23:54Z")

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Good Day!

This is IT technician, I am install Processing 4 in our Mac Computer Lab, and install P5.js mode by click " Add mode" button locates on right concern.

- Click drop down menu, top right
- Select ‘Add Mode…’
- Under ‘modes’ tab select ‘p5.js. Mode’
- Install

It functional well under administrator account , but I switch to standard account ( students account) , and launching Processing , p5.js mode will missing in the mode categories.

why it is not apply to other user and how to fix the issue ? Thank you for your help in advance.

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**Author:** ![GoToLoop](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/gotoloop/32/86_2.png) [@GoToLoop](https://discourse.processing.org/u/GoToLoop)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2022, 9:19am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/install-p5-js-mode-for-all-user-in-a-computer/35178/2 "2022-02-15T09:19:26Z")

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> [@Yingyi](#):
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> Why is it not applied to other users and how to fix the issue?

- Each user got their own “sketchbook” folder.
- That folder contains, besides all user’s sketches, all the libraries & modes installed by that user.
- Libraries are inside subfolder “libraries” & modes are inside subfolder “modes”.
- A possible workaround is creating a subfolder symbolic link in each user’s “sketchbook” folder pointing to your admin’s subfolder.
- Doing so makes every1 share the admin’s modes & libraries.

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**Author:** ![Yingyi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@Yingyi](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Yingyi)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2022, 6:34am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/install-p5-js-mode-for-all-user-in-a-computer/35178/3 "2022-03-15T06:34:24Z")

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Many Thanks for your help