Install Package Manually

Hello @robotix 

Dragging and dropping a transformer package into Workbench canvas is usually the easiest option for the users interacting with FME graphically.

It is also possible to install packages using command line. Download the package, change directories to the FME install location and run the command below to install via command line: fme.exe PACKAGE INSTALL <pathToPackage>

Currently, FME packages must be installed for each user as there is no option for a shared location for packages. FMEDESKTOP-10318 is the enhancement request tracking support for installing FME Packages in a shareable location. You can vote for this Idea at

• Option for shared Package paths Open
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@debbiatsafe, Thanks. I will give those options a try.

In my environment, when a non-administrator user tries to drag a .fpkg (from FME Hub) onto the canvas, the drag is blocked. When an administrator tries to drag a .fpkg onto the canvas--it works.

So if I want the non-administrator user to have the package, what is the best way to get the package to them?

Is there some magic I can do as an administrator in the user profiles to do this (copy/paste)?

Does the PACKAGE INSTALL command line only install to the current user’s profile?