PacletDirectoryLoad[dir]
makes paclets in dir visible in the current session.
PacletDirectoryLoad[{dir1,dir2, …}]
makes paclets in all the diri visible in the current session.


PacletDirectoryLoad
PacletDirectoryLoad[dir]
makes paclets in dir visible in the current session.
PacletDirectoryLoad[{dir1,dir2, …}]
makes paclets in all the diri visible in the current session.
Details

- The directories can be specified as strings or File expressions.
- PacletDirectoryLoad returns the list of directories that have been added in the session.
- PacletDirectoryLoad looks for paclets up to two levels deep in each directory.
- Use PacletDirectoryLoad to allow paclets to be found in a nonstandard location.
- PacletDirectoryLoad is intended primarily for use by paclet developers, to be able to load and run paclets directly from a development directory.
- If a paclet in a directory specified by PacletDirectoryLoad has the same version number as a paclet installed elsewhere in the system, the one found via PacletDirectoryLoad will be used.
- The effects of PacletDirectoryLoad only apply in the current session.
Examples
Basic Examples (1)
The ExampleData/SamplePaclet directory contains a sample paclet:
Make it available in the current session:
PacletFind can find it now:
See Also
Tech Notes
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Related Guides
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2020), PacletDirectoryLoad, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PacletDirectoryLoad.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2020. "PacletDirectoryLoad." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PacletDirectoryLoad.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2020). PacletDirectoryLoad. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PacletDirectoryLoad.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_pacletdirectoryload, author="Wolfram Research", title="{PacletDirectoryLoad}", year="2020", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PacletDirectoryLoad.html}", note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_pacletdirectoryload, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={PacletDirectoryLoad}, year={2020}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/PacletDirectoryLoad.html}, note=[Accessed: 15-August-2025]}