How do I add a tool to the Tools menu in IDE

Development Tools IDE 1.x
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This is good news. Unfortunately Arduino IDE 2.x doesn't have support for this tool, but Arduino IDE 1.8.19 does so you're all set. I'll provide instructions you can follow to install it:

  1. Start Arduino IDE.
  2. Select File > Preferences from the Arduino IDE menus.
    The "Preferences" dialog will open.
  3. Take note of the path shown in the "Sketchbook location" field of the "Preferences" dialog.
  4. Click the "Cancel" button in the "Preferences" dialog.
  5. Select File > Quit from the Arduino IDE menus.
  6. Create a folder named tools under the folder at the path you noted from the "Sketchbook location" preference.
  7. Download "ArduImageCapture" from the link in the article:
    https://circuitjournal.com/arduino-OV7670-to-pc#install-plug-in
  8. Unzip the downloaded file.
  9. Copy the unzipped folder to the tools folder you created in step (6).

The installation should now have this folder structure:

<Sketchbook location>
└── tools/
    └── ArduImageCapture/
        ├── Linux_ArduImageCapture.sh
        ├── Mac_ArduImageCapture.command
        ├── Windows_ArduImageCapture.bat*
        └── tool/
            ├── ArduImageCapture.jar
             ...

(where <Sketchbook location> is the path you noted in the "Sketchbook location" preference)

Now start Arduino IDE. You should see an "ArduImageCapture" item in the "Tools" menu.

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