# Community Extensions **URL:** https://forum.knime.com/c/community-extensions/38.md [Latest](https://forum.knime.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.knime.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.knime.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Community Extensions category](https://forum.knime.com/t/about-the-community-extensions-category/11553)
**Author:** [@ScottF](https://forum.knime.com/u/ScottF)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/about-the-community-extensions-category/11553 "2018-07-16T11:38:13Z")
Welcome to our Community Extensions forum category. Extensions in this category are maintained by our community members. When posting in this category, please use one of its designated tags to classify your post, to mak… --- ## [Convert Lat/Lon to geometry and write to a SQL database as WKB.](https://forum.knime.com/t/convert-lat-lon-to-geometry-and-write-to-a-sql-database-as-wkb/91860)
**Author:** [@patrik26](https://forum.knime.com/u/patrik26)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 8:34am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/convert-lat-lon-to-geometry-and-write-to-a-sql-database-as-wkb/91860 "2026-04-28T08:34:46Z")
Hello, Unfortunately, I am once again—or rather, still—facing the problem that it is either impossible, or requires cumbersome workarounds, to directly import geospatial data (WKB) from an SQL Server into KNIME. Likewis… --- ## [Indigo Component Separator and RDKit Compatibility Issue](https://forum.knime.com/t/indigo-component-separator-and-rdkit-compatibility-issue/91837)
**Author:** [@kienerj](https://forum.knime.com/u/kienerj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2026, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/indigo-component-separator-and-rdkit-compatibility-issue/91837 "2026-04-21T07:27:20Z")
This isn’t a new thing but it’s bothering me more and more. Indigo Component separator can’t play with RDKit input. Example error: ERROR Component Separator 3:116:0:118:111 Execute failed: Runtime class of object " -… --- ## [AF Utility Nodes installation in Executor Image Manager fails due to missing dependency](https://forum.knime.com/t/af-utility-nodes-installation-in-executor-image-manager-fails-due-to-missing-dependency/91612)
**Author:** [@loncarevicv](https://forum.knime.com/u/loncarevicv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2026, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/af-utility-nodes-installation-in-executor-image-manager-fails-due-to-missing-dependency/91612 "2026-04-20T13:45:15Z")
@AnotherFraudUser Today, I tried running my Executor Image Manager workflow on Business Hub version 1.17.3, running the workflow on Executor Image version 5.5.2. I was trying to build an Executor Context image version … --- ## [Public Preview: KNIME Google Earth Engine Extension](https://forum.knime.com/t/public-preview-knime-google-earth-engine-extension/91024)
**Author:** [@tobias.koetter](https://forum.knime.com/u/tobias.koetter)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 1:47am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/public-preview-knime-google-earth-engine-extension/91024 "2026-04-01T01:47:45Z")
We’re releasing a public preview of the KNIME Google Earth Engine (GEE) Extension, bringing node-based access to Google Earth Engine inside KNIME Analytics Platform—so you can run cloud-scale remote sensing and geospa… --- ## [Knime 5.11 - unable to install AF Utility Nodes](https://forum.knime.com/t/knime-5-11-unable-to-install-af-utility-nodes/91657)
**Author:** [@Unlockedata](https://forum.knime.com/u/Unlockedata)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/knime-5-11-unable-to-install-af-utility-nodes/91657 "2026-03-26T15:56:34Z")
Hi, Look for assistance please. I need to install The AF Utility Nodes on a new PC (running Knime 5.11), but struggling to get it up and running. @AnotherFraudUser - are you, or is anyone else, able to help please? My… --- ## [Geospatial: Check Geometry Node for quality issues](https://forum.knime.com/t/geospatial-check-geometry-node-for-quality-issues/91560)
**Author:** [@Awiener](https://forum.knime.com/u/Awiener)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/geospatial-check-geometry-node-for-quality-issues/91560 "2026-03-05T21:23:49Z")
Hi, as often the input quality of datasets is “not great”, it would be great :grinning\_face: to have something like a Check Geometry Node. Shapely provides something like this with shapely.is\_valid\_reason — Shapely 2.1.… --- ## [relative Paths for Geospatial Nodes](https://forum.knime.com/t/relative-paths-for-geospatial-nodes/91428)
**Author:** [@Awiener](https://forum.knime.com/u/Awiener)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2026, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/relative-paths-for-geospatial-nodes/91428 "2026-02-15T18:36:49Z")
Hi, I’d like to work with relative paths with the Geospatial Nodes, however having a hard time to do so. As far as I understand, it’s possible with other nodes, to either use a Local File System Connector or to define a… --- ## ["XLS Formatter (apply)" node not shown](https://forum.knime.com/t/xls-formatter-apply-node-not-shown/91395)
**Author:** [@JF\_MBR](https://forum.knime.com/u/JF_MBR)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/xls-formatter-apply-node-not-shown/91395 "2026-02-11T12:34:28Z")
Hey everyone, i installed the XLS Formatting & Utilities Extension. Everything worked without a problem. After the restart the new nodes show except for the “XLS Formatter (apply)” node. I already tried deinstalling… --- ## [5.8.2 and Geospatial extension - configuration pop-ups don't resize](https://forum.knime.com/t/5-8-2-and-geospatial-extension-configuration-pop-ups-dont-resize/91356)
**Author:** [@TallPaulatTV](https://forum.knime.com/u/TallPaulatTV)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 5, 2026, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/5-8-2-and-geospatial-extension-configuration-pop-ups-dont-resize/91356 "2026-02-05T16:23:17Z")
Using the latest version on my desktop with the Geospatial extension. When I go to Configure a node, the configuration pop-up does not resize so that I can see the Submit/Enter buttons. I’ve tried to drag to the right … --- ## [Row Title into Excel File using Continental Nodes](https://forum.knime.com/t/row-title-into-excel-file-using-continental-nodes/91171)
**Author:** [@bsartorelli](https://forum.knime.com/u/bsartorelli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/row-title-into-excel-file-using-continental-nodes/91171 "2026-01-09T17:17:51Z")
Hi all, I need to apply some additional formatting to an Excel file using the Continental node, which I’m still struggling to learn. My current workflow already generates the table with a colored header, borders, and z… --- ## [\[Vernalis\] Extract Column Properties not working](https://forum.knime.com/t/vernalis-extract-column-properties-not-working/91077)
**Author:** [@mwiegand](https://forum.knime.com/u/mwiegand)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2026, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/vernalis-extract-column-properties-not-working/91077 "2026-01-06T11:02:22Z")
Hi @Vernalis, did I made a mistake or does the Extract Column Properties node not extract the column properties? Best Mike --- ## [\[Vernalis\] Benchmark throws NullPointerException](https://forum.knime.com/t/vernalis-benchmark-throws-nullpointerexception/91065)
**Author:** [@mwiegand](https://forum.knime.com/u/mwiegand)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 5, 2026, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/vernalis-benchmark-throws-nullpointerexception/91065 "2026-01-05T16:07:44Z")
Hi @Vernalis, first of, Merry Christmas mate :wrapped\_gift::christmas\_tree::santa\_claus: I was prepping a workflow encapsuled in a Container In-/Output and got a NullPointerException Knime Console ERROR Benchmark Star… --- ## [Problem with installing AF Utilities - hash issue](https://forum.knime.com/t/problem-with-installing-af-utilities-hash-issue/90984)
**Author:** [@kowisoft](https://forum.knime.com/u/kowisoft)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/problem-with-installing-af-utilities-hash-issue/90984 "2025-12-18T07:39:44Z")
Dear KNIMErs, I tried to download the AF Utilities extension by @AnotherFraudUser because I somehow need to be able to write to Excel macro files (xlsm), as described also in this post: So I searched the forums and f… --- ## [Add Password-Support to UnZip Binary Objects](https://forum.knime.com/t/add-password-support-to-unzip-binary-objects/90895)
**Author:** [@Oliver\_Schoenfe](https://forum.knime.com/u/Oliver_Schoenfe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/add-password-support-to-unzip-binary-objects/90895 "2025-12-11T13:32:57Z")
Hi all, I am facing the issue that I have to unzip files that are password-protected. I solved it using python but am not very happy with that. Is there any way that a password-function will be added to the unzip-Node? … --- ## [Problems installing RDKit](https://forum.knime.com/t/problems-installing-rdkit/90938)
**Author:** [@Beatles\_Base](https://forum.knime.com/u/Beatles_Base)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/problems-installing-rdkit/90938 "2025-12-08T17:53:33Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to install RDKit without much success - ChatGPT suggests it’s because I had installed Knime 5.8 and I needed Knime 4.7. I’ve tried both, and nothing works. It appears that I have installed it, I can s… --- ## [GeoFile Writer: Could not set CRS: EPSG:3857](https://forum.knime.com/t/geofile-writer-could-not-set-crs-epsg-3857/90884)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Essen](https://forum.knime.com/u/Christian_Essen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/geofile-writer-could-not-set-crs-epsg-3857/90884 "2025-12-09T13:54:46Z")
Any ideas? (KNIME 5.8, EPSG:4236 doesn’t work either.) Thanks in advance Christian 2025-12-02 15:17:44,354 : ERROR : KNIME-Worker-11-GeoFile Writer 3:2438 : : Node : GeoFile Writer : 3:2438 : Execute failed: Could n… --- ## [Cloudflare Human Verification problem with Selenium Java automation framework](https://forum.knime.com/t/cloudflare-human-verification-problem-with-selenium-java-automation-framework/90801)
**Author:** [@youssefelsabagh](https://forum.knime.com/u/youssefelsabagh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2025, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/cloudflare-human-verification-problem-with-selenium-java-automation-framework/90801 "2025-11-26T05:02:07Z")
Using Selenium Java with Eclipse IDE (the environment also has TestNG & Maven), Tried different browsers and playing with ChromeOptions, Still can’t Bypass --- ## [Selenium Recording Player issue](https://forum.knime.com/t/selenium-recording-player-issue/90752)
**Author:** [@Marc\_Goossens](https://forum.knime.com/u/Marc_Goossens)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2025, 10:17am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/selenium-recording-player-issue/90752 "2025-11-23T10:17:15Z")
Hi, Today I wanted to try out the Selenium Recording Player node. However, when I try to install the extension for Chrome, I get this: Anyone can help? --- ## [RDKit R-Group Decomposition node feature request: exhaustive core matching](https://forum.knime.com/t/rdkit-r-group-decomposition-node-feature-request-exhaustive-core-matching/90595)
**Author:** [@rsherhod](https://forum.knime.com/u/rsherhod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/rdkit-r-group-decomposition-node-feature-request-exhaustive-core-matching/90595 "2025-11-11T08:17:49Z")
Hi (especially Greg), I’m using the RDKit R-Group Decomposition node pretty extensively, albeit in a non-standard way, and I’m wishing there was a way to have it exhaustively match the provided cores, i.e. to give all p… --- ## [RDKit Chemical Transformation node](https://forum.knime.com/t/rdkit-chemical-transformation-node/90119)
**Author:** [@ChemMitch](https://forum.knime.com/u/ChemMitch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2025, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/rdkit-chemical-transformation-node/90119 "2025-11-06T08:33:55Z")
Is there a way to use the chemical transformation node to serially process one match at a time instead of serially applying the transformation multiple times for the same starting molecule? For example, consider this SM… --- ## [Can't install KNIME Spatial Processing Nodes in KIME 5.5.2](https://forum.knime.com/t/cant-install-knime-spatial-processing-nodes-in-kime-5-5-2/90377)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Essen](https://forum.knime.com/u/Christian_Essen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/cant-install-knime-spatial-processing-nodes-in-kime-5-5-2/90377 "2025-11-03T16:30:00Z")
Community Extension Experimental 4.7 and 5.5 is enabled. Any ideas? Cannot complete the install because one or more required items could not be found. Software being installed: KNIME Spatial Processing Nodes 1.2.2.v20… --- ## [Possible to consume WFS?](https://forum.knime.com/t/possible-to-consume-wfs/90363)
**Author:** [@Awiener](https://forum.knime.com/u/Awiener)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/possible-to-consume-wfs/90363 "2025-11-01T14:57:28Z")
Hi, I am wondering whether it’s possible to consume a WFS with the Geospatial Extension? Example Link: https://www.data.gv.at/datasets/e15f5704-52a6-47be-a490-af74e2e24ccc?locale=de I couldn’t find anything in particul… --- ## [Geospatial Extension Python Error](https://forum.knime.com/t/geospatial-extension-python-error/90115)
**Author:** [@RedJungleBear](https://forum.knime.com/u/RedJungleBear)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/geospatial-extension-python-error/90115 "2025-10-02T12:33:35Z")
I’ve got a series of isochrone multi-polygons that I am attempting to use the dissolve node on to create a single object. When I run the workflow with 4 out of the 5 groups (created using the same base points and methodo… --- ## [Has anyone implemented Vernalis extension point?](https://forum.knime.com/t/has-anyone-implemented-vernalis-extension-point/89970)
**Author:** [@s.roughley](https://forum.knime.com/u/s.roughley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/has-anyone-implemented-vernalis-extension-point/89970 "2025-09-19T13:36:16Z")
We have a number of extension points defined in the @Vernalis community contribution. One of them, I have realised, is flawed in its current design and implementation, so if anyone has implemented the com.vernalis.knime… --- ## [Kamal Hinduja Switzerland(Swiss): How to color-code nodes for better readability?](https://forum.knime.com/t/kamal-hinduja-switzerland-swiss-how-to-color-code-nodes-for-better-readability/89813)
**Author:** [@AshokKumarSinha](https://forum.knime.com/u/AshokKumarSinha)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2025, 5:48am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/kamal-hinduja-switzerland-swiss-how-to-color-code-nodes-for-better-readability/89813 "2025-09-05T05:48:26Z")
Hi All, I’m Kamal Hinduja, based in Geneva, Switzerland(Swiss). Can anyone suggest How to color-code nodes for better readability? Thanks, Regards Kamal Hinduja Geneva, Switzerland --- ## [Execute failed: CRS appears to be JSON but is not valid](https://forum.knime.com/t/execute-failed-crs-appears-to-be-json-but-is-not-valid/89679)
**Author:** [@Awiener](https://forum.knime.com/u/Awiener)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/execute-failed-crs-appears-to-be-json-but-is-not-valid/89679 "2025-08-22T17:06:37Z")
Hi all, with the current 5.5.1 I see a lot of CRS errors, especially when working with non-spatial Nodes. For me it looks like some of them (the older ones?) are not capable of handling the geometry column as they shoul… --- ## [How can I read dynamic excel files?](https://forum.knime.com/t/how-can-i-read-dynamic-excel-files/89574)
**Author:** [@cuimaple](https://forum.knime.com/u/cuimaple)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/how-can-i-read-dynamic-excel-files/89574 "2025-08-18T08:51:48Z")
I am reading excel files from SharePoint, but some time the excel file may add some useless column for my flow (just useless for me but useful for someone else) I want to use the “Transformation” tab to determine the co… --- ## [Is there a way to quickly summarize the input and output path of my workflow?](https://forum.knime.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-quickly-summarize-the-input-and-output-path-of-my-workflow/89611)
**Author:** [@cuimaple](https://forum.knime.com/u/cuimaple)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-quickly-summarize-the-input-and-output-path-of-my-workflow/89611 "2025-08-18T04:25:48Z")
I use many Excel Readers and Excel Writers in my workflow, and I want to keep a record to list down the input files and output files of my workflows. Because sometime a file is changed, then I need to figure out which wo… --- ## [Need help in installing extension](https://forum.knime.com/t/need-help-in-installing-extension/89612)
**Author:** [@praveenrajp](https://forum.knime.com/u/praveenrajp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2025, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.knime.com/t/need-help-in-installing-extension/89612 "2025-08-16T17:57:20Z")
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