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Install search plugins
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Note that python plugins/scripts are, by its nature, not considered to be safe. Therefore any use of the unofficial plugins is at your own risk. It is a good practice to audit/take a look at the plugin/script before you install.
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Go to https://github.com/qbittorrent/search-plugins/wiki/Unofficial-search-plugins
- Under
Download
column, click on the appropriateDownload
link - Save the
.py
file into a temporary location on your local storage
- Under
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Using qBittorrent Using the main window, click on
View
->Search Engine
to show search tab- Go to the
Search tab
- Click on
Search plugins...
button. Which is located around the bottom right side. - The
Search plugins
window will open. It shows a list of installed search engine plugins.- Click on
Install a new one
button
) - The
Plugin source
window will open- Click on
Local file
button - Navigate to the
.py
file you downloaded in the step above. Select the.py
file. - If successful the following message will be display
<PLUGIN.NAME> search engine plugin was successfully installed.
- If not successful the following message will be display
<PLUGIN.NAME> search engine plugin could not be installed.
- Using this page under the
Comment
column, double check that your system meets the minimum requirements for each search plugin. Maybe your present system does not have the requirements.
- Using this page under the
- Click on
- Click on
Close
button
- Click on
- Go to the
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You can delete the
.py
file from your temporary location on your local storage, as it is no longer needed. -
Optionally, you can use the
Search plugins
window to Enable or Deactivate search plugins, or check for updates. -
Done. You have successfully installed a new search plugin for qBittorrent.