BrushBox - A better brush manager for Adobe Photoshop
PLEASE READ THIS FIRST
I have limited time to provide support over email at the moment.
- To open the installer on macOS, right-click and select "Open". Please disregard any warnings/popups.
- If you are on an Apple silicon "M chip" CPU, you need to run Photoshop with Rosetta enabled. It was Adobe's decision to make this a requirement.
- If you are in a region where the Gumroad license key server is blocked, you will need a manual activation.
- If you are having any other issues, do send an email but note that a reply may take some time. In the worst case, I will issue you a refund. Please don't send multiple emails! Thank you :)
Features
What can BrushBox do that modern Photoshop can't?
- Brushes (.abr) and Tool Presets (.tpl) together in one panel
- Tag your favorites to find them instantly later
- Color code your presets and groups
- Make your groups stand out with background images and custom fonts
- Import multiple abr/tpl files at once
- Override settings for your brushes - change a brush's size or assign a paint color without having to make copies!
- See brush icons and stroke previews for Tool Preset (.tpl) brushes
Okay, what about older Photoshop, like CS5, CS6, etc?
- Group your presets in folders, with drag-and-drop that feels like the Layers panel
- Search your presets by name or type
Compatibility
Windows 64-bit
- Photoshop CS5 | CS5.1 | CS6
- Photoshop CC 2013 | CC 2017-2019
- Photoshop 2020-2025
macOS
- Photoshop CC 2017-2019
- Photoshop 2020-2025
- Macs with Apple silicon CPU must launch Photoshop in Rosetta mode
Support
Follow me on twitter @darklightdays or bluesky @derrickb for updates
Need help? Email support@brushbox.cc
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Testimonials
“BrushBox is the organizational plugin digital artists have been hoping for since Tool Presets became the preferred file type for advanced Photoshop brushes. The search feature is particularly helpful, and the overall design of the interface fits in beautifully with Adobe’s existing menus.”
"A top notch Photoshop brush manager with lots of options to color code, tag and organize in any way you want. We HIGHLY recommend BrushBox as a well thought out and highly customizable Photoshop plugin!"
-Plugin Swirl's BrushBox review
“In all the years I’ve used PS the one pain is navigating thru all the brush presets I use, create, download. I have a varied client list so I need to keep my brushes varied and I absolutely hated having navigate to find the perfect brush for the job. I always dreamed of something that, up until yesterday, I hadn’t seen before. BrushBox is what I always wanted! I can customize, organize, label, color-code, it’s phenomenal! Brush Presets I took out because it was bogging down my list I can put back in because of the organization life saver that Brush Box is. A million thanks!”