# Loading a sketch to APDE

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773>\
**Category:** Processing for Android\
**Created:** [September 15, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773 "2022-09-15T09:58:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
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**Author:** ![MPROCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@MPROCD](https://discourse.processing.org/u/MPROCD)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 9:58am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773/1 "2022-09-15T09:58:06Z")

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Hello  
I would like to use mobile APDE to run sketches transferred from my Desktop Processing IDE.  
Did anybody try this operation?  
What possibilities exist to transfer a sketch from a desktop PC to a APDE running into a smartphone?  
Thanks

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**Author:** ![mnse](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/mnse/32/16520_2.png) [@mnse](https://discourse.processing.org/u/mnse)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 11:30am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773/2 "2022-09-15T11:30:55Z")

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Hi @MPROCD,

you can simply copy the sketch folder to the sketchbook folder for APDE.  
APDE doesn’t support user manifest.xml, hence you need to click the given possibilities (orientation, etc) in APDE properties.  
Also, if you want to use syntax highlighting you need to set the phone font to non unicode font, otherwise it is messed up.

Cheers  
— mnse

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**Author:** ![MPROCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@MPROCD](https://discourse.processing.org/u/MPROCD)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 1:43pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773/3 "2022-09-15T13:43:26Z")

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Thanks for this answer.  
My original sketch is in my Processing sketchbook on PC. How do i copy it into the APDE sketch folder on my smartphone?  
Thanks.

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**Author:** ![svan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@svan](https://discourse.processing.org/u/svan)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 4:11pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773/4 "2022-09-15T16:11:16Z")

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Try _Android File Transfe_r app by Google.

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**Author:** ![jafal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jafal/32/19112_2.png) [@jafal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jafal)\
**Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 8:58pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773/5 "2022-09-15T20:58:14Z")

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Hi

Simple way to do that upload your sketch to Google drive then download it from your android

Or via USB connection

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**Author:** ![MPROCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@MPROCD](https://discourse.processing.org/u/MPROCD)\
**Post date:** [September 16, 2022, 7:52am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773/6 "2022-09-16T07:52:44Z")

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I finally located the APDE sketchbook Directory and I could copy sketches through USB, by simply dragging files from my PC Processing sketchbook to APDE sketchbook.  
Thank you all for your assistance.

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**Author:** ![David](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/david/32/8853_2.png) [@David](https://discourse.processing.org/u/David)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773/7 "2022-10-26T18:44:28Z")

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@MPROCD Where did you find it? I’ve been looking for it too.

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**Author:** ![jafal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jafal/32/19112_2.png) [@jafal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jafal)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 6:50pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773/8 "2022-10-26T18:50:18Z")

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> [@David](#):
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> Where did you find it? I’ve been looking for it too

Hi

Open file manager in your android device you can see folder ( sketch book) open it you can fine libraries folder  
Examples etc copy paste your sketch via USB from PC to sketch book then you can call it and run it from APDE

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**Author:** ![jafal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jafal/32/19112_2.png) [@jafal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jafal)\
**Post date:** [October 26, 2022, 6:53pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773/9 "2022-10-26T18:53:59Z")

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**Author:** ![MPROCD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@MPROCD](https://discourse.processing.org/u/MPROCD)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2022, 10:59am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/loading-a-sketch-to-apde/38773/10 "2022-10-27T10:59:15Z")

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I am using “My Files” file explorer app (see Google play).  
Click the app icon  
Click Internal Storage  
scroll down until Sketchbook.

Good luck