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Installation

Notice: From Blender >=2.79, the newest stable version of Magic UV is included on Blender by default. If you use Blender >=2.79 you can skip step from 1 to 3

1. Download zip archive from below links

Version Download URL
unstable Download
6.5 Download
6.4 Download
6.3 Download
6.2 Download
6.1 Download
6.0 Download
5.2 Download
5.1 Download
5.0 Download
4.5 Download
4.4 Download
4.3 Download
4.2 Download
4.1 Download
4.0 Download
3.2 Download
3.1 Download
3.0 Download
2.2 Download
2.1 Download
2.0 Download
1.1 Download
1.0 Download

2. Unzip it, and check the add-on sources

Unzip the .zip file you downloaded.
Then, check if there are add-on sources.

Add-on sources are located on the different places depending on the add-on version.

Version Sources
unstable src/magic_uv
6.0 - 6.5 magic_uv
4.0 - 5.2 uv_magic_uv
2.2 - 3.2 uv_copy_and_paste_uv
1.0 - 2.2 uv_copy_and_paste_uv.py

3. Copy add-on sources into your add-on folder

Location of add-on folder depends on your operating system.

OS Location
Windows C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Blender Foundation\Blender\<blender_version>\scripts\addons
Mac /Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Blender/<blender_version>/scripts/addons
Linux /home/<username>/.config/blender/<blender_version>/scripts/addons

If you use Blender which version is >= 2.79, you must remove released Magic UV add-on from Blender official add-ons directory. Then, copy add-on sources into Blender official add-ons directory.

4. Enable add-on

Enable add-on, then you can use add-on Magic UV. Be careful that this add-on has different name depending on the version.

Version Name
unstable Magic UV
4.0 - 6.5 Magic UV
1.0 - 3.2 Copy and Paste UV