Compatibility

Our plug-ins require a Photoshop™ plug-in compatible graphics application, running on the Windows™ operating system.
Support for Windows 95, 98, NT, XP, Vista™, 7, 8 and 10 in both 64-bit and 32-bit versions.

The following tables list tested applications.
More recent versions of compatible applications will usually be compatible as well.
Applications/versions not listed may work, but have not (yet) been tested. Contact us for any enquiries regarding compatibility.

Compatible

These applications will work with our plug-ins.

Vendor Application Version
ACD Systems Canvas™ X
ACD Systems Photo Canvas 2
ACD Systems Photo Editor 3
Adobe™ After Effects™ 4.1, 5, 5.5
Adobe Illustrator™ 7
Adobe ImageReady 2
Adobe PhotoDeLuxe 2, 3
Adobe Photoshop 3, 4, 5, 5.5, 6, 7, CS, CS2, CS3, CS4, CS5, CS6, CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2017
Adobe Photoshop Elements 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Alexander Sabov PicMaster 1.25
Antonio Da Cruz PhotoFiltre Studio 7.0.x
Arcadia PhotoPerfect 2.90
CADLink SignLab 5 and higher
CDH Productions Image Explorer Pro 4
CiEBV Computerinsel PhotoLine 32 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Corel™ Bryce 4
Corel Draw 9
Corel Painter™ IX
Corel PhotoPaint 9, 12
Corel Paint Shop Pro™ X (10), X1 (11), X2 (12)
Deneba™ Canvas 6, 7, 8, 9
Equilibrium DeBabelizer Pro 5
Irfan Skiljan IrfanView 3.85, 4, 4.2
JASC™/Corel Paint Shop Pro 4.12, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
KnowledgeAdventure HyperStudio 4.2
Macromedia Freehand 7, 8
Macromedia Fireworks™ 8
Mediachance PhotoBrush 1
MeeSoft Image Analyzer 1 (using interface plug-in)
Megalux Ultimate FX  
Megalux Ultimate Paint 2
MetaCreations/Corel Painter 6
Microfrontier Digital Darkroom 1.2
MicroSoft™ PhotoDraw 2000 1
New World Focus PhotoEditor 4
Newave Chaos Fx: Twilight'76 1.2
PluginMaster PluginMaster 1
Pierre-emmanuel Gougelet XnView 1.70, 1.94.2
PS ImageN 1.0z
Right Hemisphere Deep Paint  
Ron Scott QFX (LE) 7.0
Satori PhotoXL 2.29
Serif PhotoPlus 6, 7, 9
SigmaPi NiGulp 1.5
SigmaPi Pixopedia 24 1.0.5
Stoik ImageMan Pro 5
The Plugin Site Plugin Commander 1.5
ThinkTank Ameri-Imager 2
ULead GIF Animator 4
ULead PhotoImpact™ 4, 4.2, 5, 8, 10, 11
WebSuperGoo Achroma  
Xara Xara X
Zoner Photo Studio 10

Partially compatible

These applications may support our plug-ins sufficiently for your purposes but will not support full functionality in all of our plug-ins.
If you want to use our plug-ins with any of these programs, make sure to test the demo versions before you buy.

Vendor Application Version Limitations
ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 5.5 Preview incorrect
ArcSoft PhotoStudio 5.5, 6 Does not handle transparency properly.
Corel PhotoPaint 6, 7, 8 Rotated & inverted preview and render
Discreet Combustion 2 Blue cast in preview
GIMP GIMP 1.2.4 Preview incorrect, no color dialog
KnowledgeAdventure HyperStudio 4.2 No color dialog
Macromedia Fireworks 2, 3 Transparency not correct in preview
Mediachance PhotoBrush   No color dialog
Micrografx Picture Publisher 8, 9 Preview zoom doesn't work
MicroSoft Image Composer 1.5 Cannot drag preview
MicroSoft Picture It! Digital Image Pro 7 100% zoom may not work
VicMan VCW VicMan Photo Editor 6.9 Preview drag causes crash

Incompatible

These applications will not work with our plug-ins.

Vendor Application Version Limitations
Adobe After Effects 6.5  
Adobe ImageStyler   Doesn't support PhotoShop plug-ins
Adobe PhotoDeLuxe 1  
Adobe Premiere™ 4.2, 5, 5.1, 5.5 Renders only black to image
ArcSoft PhotoStudio 2000 4.1 Doesn't support PhotoShop plug-ins
Datatech ImageMan   Crashes when dragging preview and when applying final render
Discreet 3D Studio Max 4.2 Background not displayed, color dialog doesn't work, renders distorted red/green pattern
Macromedia xRes 2 Crashes on loading plug-in
MetaCreations Painter 5 Does not apply final render
MicroSoft Image Composer 1.0 Doesn't recognize plug-ins
SPG ColorWorks: Web 4 Does not apply final render

Untested

We are aware of these graphics applications and their claims to support our plug-ins, but we have not tested these applications yet. Most of the applications in this list are old and you should try before you buy.

Vendor Application Version
Ability PhotoPaint Studio any
Adobe Illustrator 8
Adobe Image Ready 1
Adobe LiveMotion any
Adobe Pagemaker 6 and higher
BananaSoft TwistedPixel any
Corel PhotoHouse 2 and higher
Corel Xara 2
DigisoftDirect ImagePro 2K1
Equilibrium DeBabelizer Pro 4.5
Fractal Design Detailer any
Macromedia Director 5, 6 and higher
MetaCreations Painter 5.5, 7
MetaCreations/Corel Art Dabbler 2.1
MGI PhotoSuite 4 and higher
Micrografx Picture Publisher 4ak, 5, 6a, 7
Microsoft PhotoDraw 2000 2
Newtek Aura any
Newtek Inspire 3D any
Newtek Lightwave 5.6 and higher
PM Imagic any
Presto! ImageFolio all
Serif PhotoPlus 5
Ulead PhotoImpact 2, 3.01 and higher

If you find any application or version to be compatible with our plug-ins, if you have created an application you want us to test or you know of an application that is not on our list but may be compatible; please contact us.

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