diff --git a/src/meshlab.pro b/src/meshlab.pro
index f0423e57a..465390d40 100644
--- a/src/meshlab.pro
+++ b/src/meshlab.pro
@@ -271,11 +271,6 @@ edit_quality.depends = common
 edit_select.depends = common
 edit_pickpoints.depends = common
 
-#no longer needed# meshlabplugins/filter_aging \
-#no longer needed# meshlabplugins/filter_bnpts \
-#no longer needed# meshlabplugins/filter_colorize \
-
-
 # if distrib folder is not in $$PWD/../distrib (shadow build case),
 # we need to copy all the files inside $$PWD/../distrib in the actual
 # distrib folder ($$OUT_PWD/distrib or $$MESHLAB_DISTRIB_DIRECTORY)
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole.pro b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole.pro
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole.pro
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole.qrc b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole.qrc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole.qrc
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole.qrc
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole.ui b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole.ui
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole.ui
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole_factory.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole_factory.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole_factory.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole_factory.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole_factory.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole_factory.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/edit_hole_factory.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/edit_hole_factory.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/fgtBridge.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/fgtBridge.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/fgtBridge.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/fgtBridge.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/fgtHole.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/fgtHole.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/fgtHole.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/fgtHole.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/fillerDialog.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/fillerDialog.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/fillerDialog.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/fillerDialog.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/fillerDialog.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/fillerDialog.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/fillerDialog.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/fillerDialog.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/holeListModel.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/holeListModel.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/holeListModel.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/holeListModel.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/holeListModel.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/holeListModel.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/holeListModel.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/holeListModel.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/holeSetManager.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/holeSetManager.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/holeSetManager.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/holeSetManager.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/images/bridgeCursor.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/images/bridgeCursor.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/images/bridgeCursor.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/images/bridgeCursor.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/images/bridgeCursor1.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/images/bridgeCursor1.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/images/bridgeCursor1.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/images/bridgeCursor1.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/images/hole_filler.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/images/hole_filler.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_hole/images/hole_filler.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_hole/images/hole_filler.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/edit_slice_factory.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/edit_slice_factory.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/edit_slice_factory.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/edit_slice_factory.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/edit_slice_factory.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/edit_slice_factory.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/edit_slice_factory.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/edit_slice_factory.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/editslice.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/editslice.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/editslice.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/editslice.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/editslice.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/editslice.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/editslice.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/editslice.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/editslice.pro b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/editslice.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/editslice.pro
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/editslice.pro
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/images/iconslice.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/images/iconslice.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/images/iconslice.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/images/iconslice.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/meshlab.qrc b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/meshlab.qrc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/meshlab.qrc
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/meshlab.qrc
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/slicedialog.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/slicedialog.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/slicedialog.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/slicedialog.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/slicedialog.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/slicedialog.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/slicedialog.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/slicedialog.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/slicedialog.ui b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/slicedialog.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/slicedialog.ui
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/slicedialog.ui
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/svgpro.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/svgpro.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/svgpro.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/svgpro.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/svgpro.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/svgpro.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/svgpro.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/svgpro.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/svgpro.ui b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/svgpro.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_slice/svgpro.ui
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_slice/svgpro.ui
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/edit_texture.pro b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/edit_texture.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/edit_texture.pro
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/edit_texture.pro
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/edit_texture_factory.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/edit_texture_factory.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/edit_texture_factory.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/edit_texture_factory.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/edit_texture_factory.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/edit_texture_factory.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/edit_texture_factory.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/edit_texture_factory.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/edittexture.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/edittexture.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/edittexture.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/edittexture.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/edittexture.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/edittexture.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/edittexture.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/edittexture.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/collapse.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/collapse.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/collapse.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/collapse.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/edit_texture.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/edit_texture.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/edit_texture.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/edit_texture.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/flipH.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/flipH.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/flipH.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/flipH.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/flipV.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/flipV.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/flipV.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/flipV.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/invertsel.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/invertsel.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/invertsel.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/invertsel.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/rotate.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/rotate.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/rotate.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/rotate.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/scale.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/scale.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/scale.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/scale.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/sel_rect.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/sel_rect.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/sel_rect.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/sel_rect.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/sel_rect_minus.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/sel_rect_minus.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/sel_rect_minus.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/sel_rect_minus.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/sel_rect_plus.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/sel_rect_plus.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/sel_rect_plus.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/sel_rect_plus.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/selarea.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/selarea.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/selarea.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/selarea.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/selcanc.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/selcanc.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/selcanc.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/selcanc.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/selcon.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/selcon.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/selcon.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/selcon.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/selpan.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/selpan.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/selpan.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/selpan.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/selver.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/selver.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/selver.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/selver.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/unify.png b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/unify.png
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/images/unify.png
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/images/unify.png
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/meshlab.qrc b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/meshlab.qrc
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/meshlab.qrc
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/meshlab.qrc
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/renderarea.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/renderarea.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/renderarea.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/renderarea.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/renderarea.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/renderarea.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/renderarea.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/renderarea.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/textureeditor.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/textureeditor.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/textureeditor.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/textureeditor.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/textureeditor.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/textureeditor.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/textureeditor.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/textureeditor.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/textureeditor.ui b/src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/textureeditor.ui
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/edit_texture/textureeditor.ui
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/edit_texture/textureeditor.ui
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_aging/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins_unsupported/filter_aging/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/filter_aging/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/filter_aging/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_aging/edgepred.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/filter_aging/edgepred.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/filter_aging/edgepred.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/filter_aging/edgepred.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_aging/filter_aging.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/filter_aging/filter_aging.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/filter_aging/filter_aging.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/filter_aging/filter_aging.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_aging/filter_aging.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/filter_aging/filter_aging.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/filter_aging/filter_aging.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/filter_aging/filter_aging.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_aging/filter_aging.pro b/src/plugins_unsupported/filter_aging/filter_aging.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/filter_aging/filter_aging.pro
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/filter_aging/filter_aging.pro
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_bnpts/CMakeLists.txt b/src/plugins_unsupported/filter_bnpts/CMakeLists.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/filter_bnpts/CMakeLists.txt
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/filter_bnpts/CMakeLists.txt
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.cpp b/src/plugins_unsupported/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.cpp
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.cpp
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.cpp
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.h b/src/plugins_unsupported/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.h
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.h
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.h
diff --git a/src/meshlabplugins/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.pro b/src/plugins_unsupported/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.pro
similarity index 100%
rename from src/meshlabplugins/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.pro
rename to src/plugins_unsupported/filter_bnpts/filter_bnpts.pro