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| Parallelism | Multi-threaded (rayon) | Single-threaded |
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| GPU backend | Vulkan / DX12 / Metal (wgpu) | WebGL2 (WebGPU where available) |
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| Update check / external links | `ureq`, `open` | skipped / `window.open` |
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| External plugins | Native packages + Plugin Manager | **No** — native libraries cannot run in a browser |
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## Details
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parallel on the desktop and serially in the browser. Large drawings are slower
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on the web.
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### External plugins — web: unavailable
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Marketplace plugins are native `.dll`, `.so`, or `.dylib` packages launched in
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an isolated child process. Browsers cannot load those libraries or spawn the
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plugin runner, so the web build does not show the Plugin Manager or register
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its commands. Installed desktop plugins remain in the per-user plugins folder
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and load again on the next desktop launch.
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### Platform shims (`src/sys.rs`)
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- `open_url`: `open::that` on native, `window.open(_blank)` on web.
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- `download_bytes`: web only (Blob + anchor download).
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## Marketplace
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The **Plugin Manager** (`PLUGINS` / `PLUGINMANAGER`, or the Start-page button)
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installs plugins from GitHub Releases:
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The desktop **Plugin Manager** (`PLUGINS` / `PLUGINMANAGER`, or the Start-page
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button) installs plugins from GitHub Releases. It is hidden in the browser
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build because marketplace packages are native dynamic libraries:
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- **Curated registry** — [`plugins/registry.json`](../plugins/registry.json) in
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this repo lists discoverable plugins. The host fetches it from `main` at
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[`plugins/README.md`](../plugins/README.md)); merged PRs reach every user with
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no app update.
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- **Manual link** — *Add a repository* (`owner/repo`) for unlisted or private
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dev repos; linked repos persist in `settings.txt` (`plugin_repos=`).
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dev repos; linked repos persist in `settings.json`.
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- **Install / upgrade / reinstall** — pick a release from the dropdown and
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*Install*; the host downloads the platform asset + `plugin.toml` into the
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plugins folder, checking `api_version` first. Reinstalling overwrites and
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