On OS X, look for user-installed plugins in ~/Library/Application Support/open-ephys/PlugIns

Source/Processors/PluginManager/PluginManager.cpp

@@ -81,26 +81,35 @@ PluginManager::~PluginManager()
 
 void PluginManager::loadAllPlugins()
 {
-	Array<File> foundDLLs;
+    Array<File> paths;
+    
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+    paths.add(File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentApplicationFile).getChildFile("Contents/PlugIns"));
+    paths.add(File::getSpecialLocation(File::userApplicationDataDirectory).getChildFile("Application Support/open-ephys/PlugIns"));
+#else
+	paths.add(File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentApplicationFile).getParentDirectory().getChildFile("plugins"));
+#endif
+
+    for (auto &pluginPath : paths) {
+        if (!pluginPath.isDirectory()) {
+            std::cout << "Plugin path not found: " << pluginPath.getFullPathName() << std::endl;
+        } else {
+            loadPlugins(pluginPath);
+        }
+    }
+}
 
+void PluginManager::loadPlugins(const File &pluginPath) {
+    Array<File> foundDLLs;
+    
 #ifdef WIN32
-	File pluginPath = File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentApplicationFile).getParentDirectory().getChildFile("plugins");
-	String pluginExt("*.dll");
+    String pluginExt("*.dll");
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
-    File pluginPath = File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentApplicationFile).getChildFile("Contents/PlugIns");
     String pluginExt("*.bundle");
 #else
-	File pluginPath = File::getSpecialLocation(File::currentApplicationFile).getParentDirectory().getChildFile("plugins");
-	String pluginExt("*.so");
+    String pluginExt("*.so");
 #endif
-
-
-	if (!pluginPath.isDirectory())
-	{
-		std::cout << "Plugin path not found" << std::endl;
-		return;
-	}
-	
+    
 #ifdef __APPLE__
     pluginPath.findChildFiles(foundDLLs, File::findDirectories, false, pluginExt);
 #else

Source/Processors/PluginManager/PluginManager.h

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ public:
 	PluginManager();
 	~PluginManager();
 	void loadAllPlugins();
+    void loadPlugins(const File &pluginPath);
 	int loadPlugin(const String&);
 	//void unloadPlugin(Plugin *);
 	void removeAllPlugins();