Where Does Nova Store Extensions and Settings?
Nova keeps extensions and themes in Application Support with prefs beside. The Mac native layout.
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Nova stores extensions, themes, and workspace state under ~/Library/Application Support/Nova, with an Extensions folder holding each installed extension as a bundle. Syntaxes and templates you author land in the same tree, which makes it the folder to back up.
App preferences live in ~/Library/Preferences under the com.panic.Nova domain. Nova is Mac only, so no Windows or Linux twins exist. Copy the Application Support folder to migrate; expect to re approve a few security scoped helpers on first launch.
Where Nova stores this, by platform
~/Library/Application Support/Nova
Extensions, themes, and workspace data here. Prefs in ~/Library/Preferences/com.panic.Nova.*. Finder hides ~/Library, so use Go to Folder. Exact path may vary by Nova major version; the Extensions folder name is stable.
Frequently asked questions
how do i back up nova extensions
Copy ~/Library/Application Support/Nova with Nova closed. That folder holds installed extensions plus your authored syntaxes. Prefs travel separately in the Preferences plist.
where are nova extension files
One bundle per extension inside the Extensions subfolder of Application Support/Nova. Extension development docs reference this layout for testing local builds.
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