Library Manager in IDE 2.0 Beta 3

thorlokk · March 5, 2021, 2:34am

I'm trying to figure out how to filter the Library Manager to only show which libraries I have installed. In the old IDE you could do this, also you could filter to show which libraries need to be updated. Have these features been removed, or will they be added in a future Beta version?

Thanks!
Thor

pert · March 5, 2021, 2:45am

Hi @thorlokk. It's not that they have been removed, but that they haven't been implemented yet. Arduino IDE 2.x is a complete remake of the Arduino IDE from scratch. It still hasn't reached full feature parity with the classic Arduino IDE (though it does have new features), but Arduino decided it was the right time to open it up for beta testing by the community.

I also very much miss this feature. Every time I load Arduino IDE 1.8.13, I end up with updatable library and boards notifications, when I didn't even realize I was using outdated versions in Arduinno IDE 2.x.

You are welcome to open a feature request in the tracker here:

That will make sure the Arduino developers are aware that it's missed and keep it on the roadmap.

thorlokk · March 5, 2021, 3:19am

Ok, thanks much for the response! I'm really liking the new IDE so far otherwise!

system · July 3, 2021, 3:20am

This topic was automatically closed 120 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.

pert · November 2, 2021, 4:23am

ptillisch · November 2, 2021, 4:25am

The need to add this important missing capability to Library Manager is now being tracked by the Arduino IDE developers here:

github.com/arduino/arduino-ide

Better status filtering in Library and Boards Manager, especially for updates

opened 03:37AM - 05 Mar 21 UTC

closed 08:07AM - 31 Aug 22 UTC

ckuethe

type: enhancement priority: low conclusion: resolved topic: code criticality: medium

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.** Nope, doesn'…t seem like an existing open problem **Describe the solution you'd like** I would like to see something similar to the status dropdown in the old IDE to select board/libraries with available updates. I tried typing `installed`, `type:installed`, and `status:installed` in the search field and it didn't show me only my installed libraries instead of all the libraries available. Nor did `updatable` and `upgradable` show me those which had available updates. Finally, I didn't find a way to force a check for updates or to see when updates were last checked. **Describe alternatives you've considered** As mentioned above, tried a few obvious guesses in the search bar to filter on some criteria. Also tried right-clicking on the library and board manager icons but those also didn't trigger any filtering options. I did RTFM but didn't see information about filtering and updates on https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/getting-started-with-ide-v2/ide-v2-installing-a-library/ https://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/getting-started-with-ide-v2/ide-v2-board-manager/ **Additional context** Looks like someone else wants this feature too (https://forum.arduino.cc/index.php?topic=730437.0) but I didn't see it when I looked through the issues here, so I figured I'd open an issue.