How to Add Plugins to your Photoshop App

You all may have added plugins to your web browser, especially if you are a Chrome user. You will have seen, after adding plugins to the browser ,its abilities, and functioning increases. And you are able to access a few more features as well. After the browsers, Adobe Photoshop is another software where you can add plugins and enjoy the benefits of them. Photoshop plugins have separate files, which interact with the editor and enhance the functionality as well as add some new features to it. In Adobe Photoshop, you can add plugins for filters, patterns, brushes, pen styles, and so on. However, the plugins for Photoshop have their separate installer and process of installation. When you don’t get an installer or instructions for the process of installation with a plugin, then you can use the guide given in this article. Here is how to add plugins to your Photoshop app.

Steps to install plugins into Photoshop app

Step 1: Get a plugin

Plugins for Adobe Photoshop can easily be found on the internet. In order to add plugins to your Adobe Photoshop, you have to download them on your device. There are various websites that provide Photoshop plugins for free. Search for Adobe Photoshop plugins on the search engine and download the plugins of your choice from a website. It’s better to download them from the Adobe or related sites. After obtaining the plugins file, go to the next step.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded plugins file

There are the most chances you’ll get the plugin file into a compressed file format, such as ZIP or RAR. This is done for the purpose of the easy transfer. If your downloaded plugin file is also in ZIP or RAR folder, then you’ll need to extract it. Double click on the folder or right-click and select ‘Extract’ to open the files.

Step 3: Copy the extracted plugin files

After that, you’ll need to copy the complete folder that has the extracted data of plugin. To do so, right-click the folder and click ‘Copy’ or just select the folder and press ‘Ctrl + C.’

Step 4: Locate the Adobe Photoshop folder

Now, you’ll need to locate the folder that has been created while installing the Adobe Photoshop to your device. You’ll found it in the local disk C under the Program files folder. If you’re on Mac, then in the ‘Applications’ folder. Open the ‘Adobe’ or ‘Adobe Photoshop’ folder.

Step 5: Locate the ‘Plug-Ins’ folder

Under the Adobe Photoshop folder, find the ‘Plug-Ins’ folder and double click on it to open.

Step 6: Paste the copied extracted plugin files

Now, you’re going to add plugins to your Photoshop app. To do so, right-click on the empty (white) space in the ‘Plug-Ins’ folder and then click ‘Paste.’ Or else, press ‘Ctrl + V.’ The plugin will be added to the folder as well as to your Photoshop app.

You have successfully added the plugin to your Photoshop app. This way, you can add more features (plugins) to your editor. Now, create pictures or edit images with more advanced tools.

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