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Discover the power of the SDKs

Developers can use the Photoshop SDKs to build custom panels, plugins, and workflows to extend Photoshop’s core capabilities on both desktop and mobile, enabling them to create custom experiences that cater to specific workflows and image processing needs. 

You can also sell and distribute your extensions to the entire Creative Cloud install base using Adobe Exchange, which is integrated with Photoshop. 

The SDKs provide complete documentation for the Photoshop API, step-by-step guidance for your first plug-in and panel projects, tutorials, and sample code that will not only get you started, but guide you to Photoshop plug-in and panel mastery.  Download the SDKs today and start building that next great extension to the world's leading digital imaging software.

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Extend the power of Photoshop

Your plug-ins and panels can give users new functions for complex processing, working with web data, managing projects, and automating workflows.
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Create spectacular effects

Create custom textures and transforms, control light, shadow and contrast, scale images without losing visual quality, and more. Your only limit is your imagination.
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Connect over the web

Connect Photoshop to mobile apps and any web-enabled device. Use gestural commands, manipulate photos, create color palettes from live input, and access the power of the entire application.
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Build UI panels for Photoshop

Develop your own unique experience in a Photoshop panel. HTML5-based panels built with the Adobe Common Extensibility Platform (CEP) work inside most Creative Cloud applications, including Photoshop CC. Include scripts in your panels to give users easy access to Photoshop automation.
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Automate Photoshop with scripts

Photoshop is fully scriptable with JavaScript: create streamlined workflows, process images, and combine Photoshop with other Creative Cloud apps in a single script.
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Extend Photoshop with plug-ins

With the Plug-In SDK, you can write C++ plug-in modules to extend Photoshop: define custom filters, import and export files, select colors and pixel data, and automate the application through scripting.
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Generate image assets automatically

Write plug-ins that leverage Adobe Generator to extract image assets from Photoshop layers automatically and process them via scripts.
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Connect apps to Photoshop

The Connection SDK lets you link external apps to Photoshop over any TCP-enabled network; iOS, Android, Windows, and MacOS are supported. Drive Photoshop from your app, use your mobile device for real-world input, use gestural controls, and manipulate files remotely.

Extensions Showcase

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Photoshop Corners: Slits

Make your photos look mounted on a background with corner slits.
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Reflections in Photoshop

Create reflections from your photos using three Photoshop actions.
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Watermark CC

Watermark your photos with a text or logo.

Additional Resources

Photoshop CC Scripting
Photoshop CC File Format (PSD) Specification
Photoshop Image Resources (PDF)
Implementation of Black Point Compensation (PDF)
Black Point Compensation (PDF)
Photoshop Developer Forum

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