III. Archive/Compress

Before uploading your plug-in to the Nova addons pages on Ambrosia's web site you must first archive and compress everything into a single file. Additionally, for PC users to be able to use your plug-in they need to be able to obtain MacBinary-encoded versions of your plug-in files which they cannot do themselves as bare Mac plug-ins cannot exist on Windows. The .bin.zip method of archiving is the only method which ensures compatibility and ease-of-use for all users. Seeing as you're reading this document you already have the right program for doing things this way: Make sure all of your files are assembled in a folder with a suitable name then just drop the folder onto Plugin Archiver and it will do everything for you.

It's always best to do a last safety check: Try expanding the archive you created to check that you can reobtain your distribution folder in perfect working order. Once this check is made, the .zip file is suitable for uploading.

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