Revit 2025.3 - New Key Feature: Add-ins Manager

Issue:

When dealing with Revit-related issues, a common step in the troubleshooting process is testing the behavior with add-ins disabled, as described here.

Prior to 2025.3, disabling add-ins was done manually or by using a 3rd party tool.

New Feature:

Revit Add-Ins Manager

The 2025.3 update now includes an Add-Ins Manager that can be access from within Revit, or it can be accessed as a standalone application without launching Revit. 

To access and use the Add-Ins Manager, use one of the following options:

1. From within Revit

• Click on Manage > Extensions > Add-Ins Manager

2. Standalone Add-Ins Manager

• From the Windows search bar, type in "revit add-ins" to locate the Revit Add-Ins Manager 2025 application

The Add-Ins Manager allows the current user to disable/enable some or all add-ins.   The settings made in the Add-Ins Manager are user-specific and will be stored for the current Windows user only. 

The user can also determine the vendor for each of the add-ins, as well as the loading time for each of the add-ins when Revit is launched.

For more information on using or customizing the Add-Ins Manager, you can click on the "How do I use the Add-Ins Manager" link at the bottom, or go to the online help here.

Note:  Imaginit customers can also take advantage of a similar tool included with the Imaginit Utilities for Revit called "Addin Helper".  Please see the following for more information:  https://resources.imaginit.com/imaginit-utilities-for-revit-tips/imaginit-utilities-for-revit-revit-add-in-helper

For Systems Administrators, there is a new feature available with the 2025.4 release called the Admin Add-ins Manager.  This tool allows them to set which add-ins are permitted to load for users on workstations.  This will be covered in a separate blog on our site.

About the Author

Sr. Technical Support Specialist, AEC<br><br>Jeremy has been delivering service and technical support to customers in the AEC industry for over 25 years. He gained much of his AutoCAD/Revit experience serving as CAD Manager at multiple MEP/FP engineering firms in the Greater Boston Area. He then worked at Autodesk as a Technical Support Specialist, eventually becoming a manager overseeing the Revit and Vault support teams. Jeremy is excited to be in his current role as Sr. Technical Support Specialist at IMAGINiT, as it allows him the opportunity to work directly with customers every day and help them successfully leverage Autodesk’s solutions to achieve their business goals.

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