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Plugin Samples

This repository contains a library of sample Photoshop plugins to help you on your journey. You can use these samples to learn more about how to build plugins for Photoshop using UXP.

Samples list

If you're adding a sample to the repo, feel free to add it to this list.

Extension Main APIs Used Description Minimum Version
cross-compatible-js-sample Spectrum UXP, BatchPlay, XD Scenegraph, Cross Compatibility Demonstrates bundling a plugin that is compatible for both PS and XD development UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0 / XD 36.0.0
desktop-helper-sample Spectrum UXP, React Spectrum, Electron, React, socket.io Demonstrates using Electron and socket.io to communicate with a UXP plugin from a helper app UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
direct-action-js-sample Spectrum UXP, File I/O Shows how to create a file containing the names of all layers in an active Photoshop document UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
hello-world-js-sample Photoshop API Shows how to create basic UXP entrypoints in Photoshop using vanilla JS UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
hello-world-panel-js-sample Spectrum UXP Shows how to create basic UI panels in Photoshop using vanilla JS UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
io-websocket-example Spectrum UXP, Websocket Shows how to use a websocket server & client in Photoshop UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
jszip-sample Spectrum UXP, JSZip Uses JSZip to manipulate artboards through importing and exporting zip files UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
layer-creation-js-sample Spectrum UXP, File I/O, BatchPlay Creates a text layer using input from a local file in Photoshop UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
oauth-workflow-sample Spectrum UXP, Express Implements a simple OAuth workflow using a server to interface a web API UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
plugin-info-vue-full-app Spectrum UXP, Vue, File I/O, Local Storage Example of a fully developed UXP plugin with multiple entrypoints, application/platform specific UXP features, and File I/O best practices UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
secure-storage-sample Spectrum UXP, UXP Secure Storage Demonstrates using UXP's Secure Storage API to store and retrieve local data UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
typescript-webpack-sample Spectrum UXP, HTML, TypeScript, Webpack A sample on using the @types/photoshop TypeScript definitions with TypeScript and Webpack PS 23.0.0
ui-kitchen-sink Spectrum UXP, HTML The kitchen sink example includes all of the available UI components, along with some sample usages UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
ui-playground Spectrum UXP, React Playground for testing HTML, CSS, and JS snippets in Photoshop UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
ui-react-starter Spectrum UXP, React Shows how to use React in a simple plugin UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
ui-svelte-starter Spectrum UXP, Svelte Shows how to use Svelte in a simple plugin UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
ui-vue-starter Spectrum UXP, Vue Shows how to use Vue in a simple plugin UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
wasm-rust-sample Spectrum UXP, Rust, WebAssembly Uses wasm-bindgen and Rust to leverage WebAssembly in a UXP plugin UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0
web-service-call-js-sample Spectrum UXP, Fetch, BatchPlay Creates a text layer in Photoshop containing data fetched from a web API UXP 4.1 / PS 22.0.0

Recommended development setup

  1. Clone this repository to a location of your choice:
git clone git@github.com:AdobeDocs/uxp-photoshop-plugin-samples.git
  1. Launch the UXP Developer Tool and use the "Add Plugin..." button to add each plugin to your workspace (select the manifest.json file indicated by your plugin's README, typically these are in the root, plugin, or dist folders)

  2. Load plugins into Photoshop by using ••• > Load.