# Trouble in downloading the Geomerative library — Processing

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/trouble-in-downloading-the-geomerative-library-processing/46287>\
**Category:** Libraries\
**Created:** [April 28, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/trouble-in-downloading-the-geomerative-library-processing/46287 "2025-04-28T14:30:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![halleyscomet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@halleyscomet](https://discourse.processing.org/u/halleyscomet)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 2:30pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/trouble-in-downloading-the-geomerative-library-processing/46287/1 "2025-04-28T14:30:30Z")

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Hello,

I’m new to Processing, and I have to use the Geomerative library for a project using SVG and a plotter. However, I can’t find the Geomerative library in the “add libraries” window of Processing. I also tried to add it by downloading the Geomerative Github folder and putting it manually into the library folder of the Processing sketchbook, but it still won’t work…

Do you have any idea on how I could add it?  
Thanks! 🙂

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**Author:** ![sableraph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/sableraph/32/251_2.png) [@sableraph](https://discourse.processing.org/u/sableraph)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 3:19pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/trouble-in-downloading-the-geomerative-library-processing/46287/2 "2025-04-28T15:19:32Z")

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Hello @halleyscomet and welcome to the forum!

Geomerative hasn’t been actively maintained for a while, and the original download link from its website is broken. That’s why it’s no longer available in the Contribution Manager.

However, you can still install it manually. The library is available on GitHub at [rikrd/geomerative](https://github.com/rikrd/geomerative).

Inside the repository, go to `geomerative/distribution/geomerative.zip`.  
Download and extract that `.zip` file, then place the extracted `geomerative` folder inside your `Processing/libraries` folder, then restart Processing.

I have tested the above in Processing 4.4.3 and the examples run fine.

Let me know if you need help getting it set up!

_Edit: I created [an issue](https://github.com/rikrd/geomerative/issues/18) on the Geomerative repo about this._

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**Author:** ![halleyscomet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/4da419/32.png) [@halleyscomet](https://discourse.processing.org/u/halleyscomet)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 3:34pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/trouble-in-downloading-the-geomerative-library-processing/46287/3 "2025-04-28T15:34:54Z")

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It worked!

Thank you so much for your responsiveness, you made my day 🙂

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**Author:** ![sableraph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/sableraph/32/251_2.png) [@sableraph](https://discourse.processing.org/u/sableraph)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 3:37pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/trouble-in-downloading-the-geomerative-library-processing/46287/4 "2025-04-28T15:37:07Z")

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I love hearing that! 🥰

Feel free to post your plotter work in the gallery category once you’re done!

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**Author:** ![ProcessingOrg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/processingorg/32/18341_2.png) [@ProcessingOrg](https://discourse.processing.org/u/ProcessingOrg)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2025, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/trouble-in-downloading-the-geomerative-library-processing/46287/5 "2025-04-28T17:49:12Z")

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Just a quick update to let everyone know that Geomerative is back in the contribution manager! Thanks to Ricard Marxer for the quick fix 💙

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