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Select the folder that contains your plugins and click on the "OK" button - the "Choose" button on the Mac - to select it.

Open the "Edit" menu on Windows or the "Photoshop" menu on a Mac, locate its "Preferences" submenu and choose "Plug-ins." Activate the "Additional Plug-ins Folder" check box and navigate to the location of your software. To edit the results of a Smart Filter, double-click its entry in the Layers panel and change its settings.Īccess compatible third-party plugins installed under another application or an older version of Photoshop. When you add PDF files or content from Adobe Illustrator, your content automatically becomes a Smart Object. Select one or more layers in the Layers panel, open the "Layer" menu, locate its "Smart Object" submenu and choose "Convert to Smart Object" to create a Smart Object from part of the layer content in a file. Open the "File" menu and choose "Open as Smart Object" to treat a full document as one Smart Object. You can turn an entire file, a group of layers or an individual layer into a Smart Object. Check the manufacturer's documentation to verify whether the software requires an active selection, only works in a specific color mode or can't be applied to a Background layer.Īpply your plugin to a Smart Object so it becomes a nondestructive Smart Filter.

Restart Photoshop and apply your plugin to a working file. Some plugins simply require that you drag and drop their files into your Photoshop installation. Donationware plugins - free software that requests a small payment if you use the product - may display a "nag screen" unless and until you register and pay. Some third-party Photoshop add-ons require you to enter their serial or registration numbers during the installation process, whereas others ask you to authorize their software the first time you attempt to use it. Install your plugin following its manufacturer's directions.