Downloadable content (plug-ins)

Photoshop plug-ins are files that allow you to increase Photoshop's functionality, such as allowing you to scan images with the TWAIN technology. Some of these plug-ins were installed with previous versions of Photoshop. Some customers still need the legacy version. And, most customers don't need the plug-ins, so they're an optional installation for Photoshop CS6.

Photoshop extension plug-ins (Mac OS only) allow you to change operating system-level functions in Photoshop. For example, they allow you to use compression for your scratch disk. Only install these optional extensions if necessary.

Photoshop CS6 on Mac OS is a 64-bit application only. Therefore, old and 32-bit plug-ins don't run, can return errors, or cause crashes when used in the 64-bit version of Photoshop.

In Photoshop CS6, the location of the core Photoshop plug-ins has moved to separate core plug-ins from third-party plug-ins. The core plug-ins are inside the application package on Mac OS and in Adobe Photoshop CS6\Required\Plug-ins on Windows. Do not remove or delete these required files. 

Install or copy third-party plug-ins to the Adobe Photoshop CS6\Plug-ins\ folder. If you experience problems after installing third-party plug-ins, remove them from this folder to stop them from loading in Photoshop. 

Contact third-party plug-in manufacturers for versions of their plug-ins that are compatible with Photoshop CS6.

Note: Do not move or copy plug-ins from previous versions of Photoshop into any Photoshop CS6 folders.

Some plug-ins that were available for previous versions of Photoshop are no longer available for CS6. Others are available as a web download, but are not installed by default. The plug-ins available via web download are bundled together.

Download the optional plug-ins from these locations:

For Mac OS:

Download optional plug-ins for MacOS

For Windows:

Download optional plug-ins for Windows

Download the optional extensions for Mac OS only: Download optional extensions for Mac OS

After you download the appropriate file, double-click the file to decompress it. If you are asked, extract all files.

To install the plug-ins:

Quit Photoshop, then copy the desired plug-ins (or extensions) to the following locations:

Mac OS:
Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS6/Plug-ins folder

Windows:
Windows XP: Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS6/Plug-ins folder
Windows 7 and Vista (32 bit): Program Files (x86)/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS6/Plug-ins folder
Windows 7 and Vista (64 bit): Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 bit)/Plug-ins folder

• Variations
• Picture Package (ContactSheetII)
• ExtractPlus
  
• PatternMaker
• PhotomergeUI
• Web Photo Gallery (WebContactSheetII) plus presets
• Script for Layer Comps to Web Photo Gallery
• Texture presets for Texturizer

• Alias
• ElectricImage (included as part of the OptionalMultiPlugin)
• SGIRGB
• Softimage
• HSBHSL (included as part of the OptionalMultiPlugin)
• Wavefront RLA
• Lighting Effects Classic (Windows OS only)

• DisableDragBoundingBox
• DisableScratchCompression
• ForceVMCompression
• ForceVMBuffering
• DisableVMBuffering
• RememberSlowFiles
• Unlimited Preview Size
• Overscroll Always
• Overscroll Floating Windows

TWAIN - The TWAIN scanner plug-in is no longer installed with Photoshop CS6, but is available via web download. The plug-in is only available on Windows for the 32-bit version of the application and on Mac OS X for the 64-bit version of the application. For more information, see TWAIN plug-in | Photoshop CS4, CS5, CS6.

This package contains the MATLAB library and sample scripts for both English and Japanese. MATLAB is a high-level technical computing language and interactive environment for algorithm development, data visualization, data analysis, and numeric computation. After installing the MATLAB plug-in, you can view MATLAB image-processing results in Photoshop and combine MATLAB commands with Photoshop image-editing features.

Download the MATLAB plug-in package from the following locations:

For Mac OS:

MATLAB plug-in for Mac

For Windows:

MATLAB plug-in for Windows

After you download the file, double-click it to decompress it. If asked, extract all the files.

To install the MATLAB plug-in:

Quit Photoshop, and copy the MATLAB folder to the Photoshop application folder:

Mac OS:
Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS6 folder

Windows:
Windows XP: Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS6 folder
Windows 7 and Vista (32 bit): Program Files (x86)/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS6 folder
Windows 7 and Vista (64 bit): Program Files/Adobe/Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit) folder

This package contains the ScriptingListener plug-in, scripting documentation, and sample scripts. The ScriptingListener plug-in can record Javascript to a log file for any operation which is Actionable.

Download the ScriptingListener plug-in package from the following locations:

For Mac OS:

Scripting Listener Plug-in for Mac

For Windows:

Scripting Listener Plug-in for Windows

To install the ScriptingListener Plug-in

Mac

1. Unzip Scripting Plug-In Release.dmg.
2. After you unzip the package, you will see three folders: Documents, Sample Scripts and Utilities. Drag the Utilities folders to the Applications\Adobe Photoshop CS6\Plug-ins\ folder.
   

Note: Alternately, you can create a new "Scripting" folder inside the Plug-ins folder and drag the contents of the package there.

Win 32 bit

1. Unzip the package Scripting_Plug-In.zip.
2. Drag the Scripting_Win32 folder to the following location:
   C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6\Plug-ins\...

Win 64 bit

1. Unzip the package Scripting_Plug-In.zip.
2. Drag the Scripting_Win64 folder to the following location:
   C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6 (64 Bit)\Plug-ins\...

Photoshop sample files

Photoshop sample files are examples of files that can be created in Photoshop. They can help you learn Photoshop, by showing you the way images can be created.

For English documents:

Mac OS download: Sample files for Mac - English

Windows download: Sample files for Windows - English

For French documents:

Mac OS download: Sample files for Mac - French

Windows download: Sample files for Windows - French

For German documents:

Mac OS download: Sample files for Mac - German

Windows download: Sample files for Windows - German

For Japanese documents:

Mac OS download: Sample files for Mac - Japanese

Windows download: Sample files for Windows - Japanese

After you download the appropriate file, double-click the file to decompress it. If asked, extract all files.

You can move or copy the sample files to whatever location you choose.

Photoshop Shortcuts

Mac OS download: Shortcuts for Mac

Windows download: Shortcuts for Windows

To use these shortcuts, download the Photoshop Shortcuts.zip file to your computer and unzip it. Then double-click any of the included KYS files. Photoshop comes to the foreground, and prompts you to save any unsaved shortcuts you have. Adobe recommends that you name the resulting keyboard layouts by language, such as ‘French default’ or ‘Japanese’, although that is ultimately a matter of personal choice.

You can locate these shortcuts wherever you want. But consider choosing the Photoshop folder, so you can remember where they are.