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Extension Plugin Settings

Administrators can check the status of installed extension plugins on the Plugins screen and change whether each plugin is enabled with a toggle switch.


Open Extension Plugins

  1. Open the administrator page.
  2. Select Plugins in the left menu.
  3. Select Extension Plugins in the submenu.
  4. Check the list of installed plugins.

Extension Plugins screen

Check the plugin status

In each plugin row, you can check the name, version, description, plugin ID, and status.

ItemDescription
Plugin nameThe name of the installed plugin, such as Workflow, SetFN Mail, or EDC.
VersionThe version of the installed plugin.
IDThe plugin identifier, such as com.setfn.workflow.
StatusThe running status of the plugin.
Toggle switchEnables or disables the plugin.
Settings iconShown for plugins that have separate settings.
RemoveDeletes the plugin.

The Status Guide shows Healthy, Activated (No Server), Failed, and Disabled.

Enable or disable a plugin

  1. Find the plugin you want to change.
  2. Select the toggle switch on the right.
  3. When the toggle is on, the plugin is enabled.
  4. When the toggle is off, the plugin is disabled.
  5. If needed, select Refresh to check the status again.

If you disable a plugin, Workspace features that use the plugin may not work.

Check external libraries

  1. Select Plugins in the left menu.
  2. Select External Libraries in the submenu.
  3. Check the installation status of the required libraries and the optional feature libraries.

External Libraries screen

External libraries are view-only. You do not enable or disable a library directly on this screen.

External library items

Required libraries

These libraries are required to operate the service. If one is missing, core features such as document conversion, image processing, and OCR may not work properly.

ItemDescription
libvipsUsed for thumbnail generation, preprocessing of large images, and HEIC decoding.
TesseractUsed for OCR text extraction.
LibreOfficeThe default engine for document conversion.
PandocUsed for general-purpose document format conversion.
ExcelizeUsed to read and write Excel .xlsx files.

Optional feature libraries

When installed, they let you process more file formats and media.

ItemDescriptionInstall guide
libvips HEIF loaderUsed by libvips to process HEIC, HEIF, and AVIF images.-
pdftoppmA page rasterizer for the PDF OCR fallback.-
pdftotextUsed to extract the PDF text layer.-
pdftocairoAn alternative rasterizer for the PDF OCR fallback.-
MuToolAn alternative rasterizer for the PDF OCR fallback.Provided
ImageMagickAn isolated process engine for image format conversion.Provided
FFmpegUsed for video and audio format conversion and for extracting video thumbnails.Provided
FFprobeUsed to validate media input files and check metadata.-
LibreDWG (dwgread)Used to extract DWG drawing metadata. DXF is processed directly on the server where SpaceBuilder is installed.-
LibreDWG (dwg2SVG)Renders a DWG drawing to a safe intermediate SVG to generate a thumbnail.-
LibreDWG (dxf2dwg)Performs a restricted temporary DWG conversion to generate DXF drawing thumbnails.-

Good to Know

  • Extension plugins are set with a toggle switch.
  • External libraries are view-only.
  • Without the required libraries, core features such as document conversion and OCR may not work.
  • Optional feature libraries support more file formats and media processing.
  • For items with an Install guide button, you can check a separate installation procedure.
  • Removing a plugin can affect related features and settings, so check the features in operation first.