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Posted by Justin Benson
April 28, 2021

Make Photoshop Extension and Plugins work on M1

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Appleโ€™s M1 Macs series caught the market by surprise, and a lot of users jump ships from their intel Macs to the M1 series. Although there is no doubting the machineโ€™s capability but since the chipset is relatively new, the integration of apps hasnโ€™t been the smoothest.

Just like us, if youโ€™re also an M1 user and use Photoshop, itโ€™s safe to assume that you wouldโ€™ve noticed that the latest version of Photoshop is missing a few things.

Unlike the previous version, there is no โ€œExtensionsโ€ section under the Windows Menu from where you can access your plugins and panels.

It is replaced by a drop-down menu labeled as โ€œplugins.โ€ This new update can be a bit annoying as anyone who is used to using third-party plugins and extensions wonโ€™t be able to access them, due to which users are left with no choice but to look for other ways to access these tools.

What's the Solution?

If you are one of those who are annoyed by this new update, then donโ€™t worry; we got your back ๐Ÿ˜‰

The most common solution to this problem is suggested by the big bois Apple and Adobe. 

What you have to do is:

  • Open applications folder in your M1 mac
  • Choose the app of your choice.
  • Right-click the application and select โ€œget info.โ€
  • Then click on the option that reads โ€œOpen using Rosetta.โ€
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This function allows users to run Intel-based mac apps to run on M1 macs. This works out in most cases, but there is a chance that Photoshopโ€™s performance may be affected and slowed down due to excessive usage of ram. So keep an eye on this.

Alternative Solution

Just in case if the above solution doesnโ€™t work for you, then donโ€™t worry, we have got one more in the bag.

This is even simpler than the previous one. All you have to do is restore Photoshop to version 22.2.o, here is how you do it:-

  • Go to Adobe Creative Cloud and select โ€œall apps.โ€
  • Click on the desktop section and click on โ€œโ€ฆโ€ next to Photoshop.
  • Click on โ€œother versionsโ€ 
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After this, youโ€™ll be able to restore Photoshop to a previous version of your choice, but keep in mind that this will remove your current version of Photoshop and restore the earlier versions of your plugins and extensions when you reopen the application.

In our opinion, if staying a couple of versions behind the update lets you retain your usual workflow, then we think itโ€™s worth it.

We hope that you were able to make your extensions work with one of these solutions. 

Did these solutions workout for you? Let us know in the comments!

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