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MagicSquire Changelog

What's new in MagicSquire 7.4

Jan 29, 2024
  • new! History Keyboard Shortcuts Easily return to previous Brush/Tools in History! Navigate with one click. Set up new Keyboard Shortcuts in Settings
  • new! Semi-Transparent HUD — Crystal Glass Blur, Transparent & Opaque HUD modes. Adjust opacity 0-100. Assign keyboard shortcut or Stylus button. Pops up under your cursor

New in MagicSquire 7.0 (Mar 15, 2023)

  • New:
  • History Keyboard Shortcuts Easily return to previous Brush/Tools in History! Navigate with one click. Set up new Keyboard Shortcuts in Settings
  • New:
  • Semi-Transparent HUD — Crystal Glass Blur, Transparent & Opaque HUD modes. Adjust opacity 0-100. Assign keyboard shortcut or Stylus button. Pops up under your cursor

New in MagicSquire 5.5 (Apr 27, 2022)

  • New:
  • Mass-tagging You can now select unlimited brushes/tools and assign tags to them all at once! You can also edit tags for multiple brushes
  • Edit appearance of multiple selected tools presets/brushes. You can select unlimited brush or tool presets and change stroke type for all of them at once.
  • Supports all new .abr files features introduced in recent Photoshops. Now supports loading groups from modern .ABR files into groups in MagicSquire
  • Open/Close all groups at once — from MagicSquire menu

New in MagicSquire 5.3 (Feb 16, 2022)

  • New! Brush Controls — Add the following Brush Controls on top of MagicSquire (or use in a separate HUD popup): Size, Flow, Opacity, Roundness, Hardness, Spacing, Size Jitter, Angle Jitter, Roundness Jitter, Pressure controls Size, Pressure controls Opacity, Flip X, Flip Y, Scatter, Smoothing, Wet Edges, Scatter Count, Scatter Count Jitter, Texture Depth.
  • Display only the controls you need and hide ones you don't need using Add/remove brush controls button.
  • Rearrange and assign accent colors to specific control.
  • Optionally use as HUD, pops up under your pointer.
  • Display only Brush Controls in HUD while having list of presets on the panel
  • New! Mass-tagging You can now select unlimited brushes/tools and assign tags to them all at once! You can also edit tags for multiple brushes
  • New! Edit appearance of multiple selected tools presets/brushes. You can select unlimited brush or tool presets and change stroke type for all of them at once.
  • New! Supports all new .abr files features introduced in recent Photoshops. Now supports loading groups from modern .ABR files into groups in MagicSquire
  • New! Open/Close all groups at once — from MagicSquire menu
  • New features of MagicSquire 4: Popup under cursor, Smart Search, Sticky Brushes
  • HUD Mode — Popup MagicSquire anywhere on the screen under your cursor.
  • Displayed via a keyboard shortcut (defined in Settings)
  • Displayed via a stylus button click (if button click is assigned to that shortcut)
  • Displayed by clicking "HUD Mode" button on the panel
  • MagicSquire in optional "Sticky" HUD mode
  • Interactive and fully functional HUD! All MagicSquire functions work including Color Scheme switch etc
  • When in HUD Mode all keyboard shortcuts work without running MagicSquire from Extensions menu
  • In optional "Sticky" HUD mode configured so the button press shows the panel and button release hides it
  • Sticky Brushes — completely unique mode in Photoshop - Press keyboard shortcut to activate brush and release to immediately deactivate it
  • Allows you to switch to and switch back from your frequent brushes very fast
  • Activate from New/Edit Brush Dialog > Sticky
  • New features of MagicSquire 3: Tags, Collections, Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Right-Click on the Brush or Tool Preset to display a menu that lets you quickly operate on the Presets and Groups: Duplicate – duplicates currently selected Preset(s). Move To Group... – opens up a dialog where you can choose a group to move this Preset to. New Eraser with same shape – converts currently selected Preset into an eraser and adds it to the group as new Eraser Preset. Duplicate Group – duplicates currently selected Group and all its contents. All brushes and tool Presets in the new group become an autonomous set.
  • Load multiple .abr or .tpl files into a single group
  • Auto-close panel after clicking on Preset
  • Smart Search of brushes & tags with an option to search closed groups
  • Tags – assign tags to brushes and then filter them using Search - with Instant Suggestions. Filter out brushes that you don't need in current project, instantly. Search and filter by style, type, project, workspace, team, file, type of work or any other favorite criteria you create by yourself.
  • Collections allow you to combine several groups in a collection and then switch between group combinations with one click or keyboard shortcut. Use new Collection editor from the menu.
  • Directly drag'n'drop .abr and .tpl files on the panel to load them as groups! Works only on Photoshop CC and higher.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts for individual brushes. Also keyboard shortcuts to following new and old features of MagicSquire:
  • Rotate Brush/Tool tip (works with Clone Tool too)
  • Turn current Brush into Eraser (and back)
  • Increase/Decrease Load for Mixer brushes
  • Switch Collection
  • Create New Brush
  • New Group
  • Switch to next/previous brush in current group
  • PRO Mode
  • Compact Mode
  • Toggle MagicSquire panel
  • New shortcuts dialog is accessible from the menu.
  • Relocate data folder and put it on Dropbox, iCloud, One Drive, Box, Google Drive or any other 3rd party cloud service. Back up and safely sync your brushes between computers!
  • Disable size capture for tools, switch between brushes and tools while keeping size.
  • Capture current tool's color in the preset and store it in the group
  • Reset panel will delete all current brush data and allow you to start from scratch
  • Horizontal layout! — First of a kind in Adobe Photoshop
  • Advanced Export – groups can be exported as .TPL/.ABR files, converts between formats if needed. Exports filtered results when using search.
  • Magic Eraser: click on the new "Use current Tool as Eraser" button to use any Tool Preset you select in MagicSquire
  • Alt-click a Tool Preset to use its shape as a current Tool. For example you can use Eraser's shape as Mixer Brush. This way you can change the brush without changing the tool
  • Easy picking of custom Group colors with new color picker
  • Live search – allows you to quickly filter brushes and tool presets by name
  • Arbitrary size of the thumbnails with scaling slider
  • Support for Shapes and Tool Presets! Organize Tool Presets in groups
  • Recent tool history list! Kept when you open panel and transfer files
  • PRO Mode to hide new buttons and elements
  • Superfast new engine rewritten from scratch - much faster UI and brush handling: create brushes faster, load .abr files faster, faster drag'n'drop and faster handling of very large collections (1000+ brushes of size 4GB and higher)
  • Keeps your brushes organized in colored groups in Photoshop! — Puts your brushes in easy-to-use folders collections. MagicSquire structures your brushes so you don't need to look for them every time in neverending piles
  • Create brushes from scratch — Just click the New Brush button to add current brush to the panel. Double-click to edit. Click Update to update parameters from Photoshop
  • Be creative! MagicSquire automatically generates brush images with additional stroke types, never seen before in Photoshop: long, short, medium and brush texture. That lets you differentiate brushes visually
  • Supports Tool Presets. Add advanced brushes and tool presets (like Mixer Brushes, Erasers, Pencils, Smudge Tools etc.) into panel. Rearrange, drag'n'drop, delete and perform all familiar operations
  • Supports custom .ABR and .TPL Load existing brush and tool presets collections from .ABR or .TPL files with one click! Supports very large files of 50M and above. Supports loading of thousands of brushes from one file.
  • Versatile Groups can be collapsed and rearranged with drag'n'drop
  • Three view modes let you see brushes in a familiar list view and two additional innovative view modes! See brush names and sizes in a convenient UI
  • Compact Mode lets you have a better right-click for brushes. MagicSquire displays current brush icon and expands automagically on mouse hover
  • Load multiple .abr/.tpl files at once
  • Alt-click on a plain Brush to use it as a Tool (i.e. Eraser, Dodge, Burn or any other). Paint and erase with the same brush!
  • Complete Photoshop brush types support: Mixer, physical, textured, patterned, ordinary - ALL OF THEM
  • Captures all brush parameters: brush size, flow, blend mode, opacity - you name it! Combines all power of Brush Presets, Tool Presets and Liraries in one single panel. With new features essential to digital art
  • Full Photoshop Themes support
  • High resolution rendering of brush images with beautfiul detail. In addition supports Retina dn HiDPI displays. Supports Wacom Companion, Microsoft Surface, Macbook with Retina Displays, 4K, 5K and 8K displays
  • Rearrange brushes with drag'n'drop
  • Just what you needed!
  • Powered by MagicPicker color wheel engine
  • FREE UPDATES within major version for all buyers
  • FREE 24/7 technical support

New in MagicSquire 5.2 (Jan 4, 2022)

  • New:
  • Add the following Brush Controls on top of MagicSquire (or use in a separate HUD popup): Size, Flow, Opacity, Roundness, Hardness, Spacing, Size Jitter, Angle Jitter, Roundness Jitter, Pressure controls Size, Pressure controls Opacity, Flip X, Flip Y, Scatter, Smoothing, Wet Edges, Scatter Count, Scatter Count Jitter, Texture Depth.
  • Display only the controls you need and hide ones you don't need using Add/remove brush controls button. • Rearrange and assign accent colors to specific control. • Optionally use as HUD, pops up under your pointer. • Display only Brush Controls in HUD while having list of presets on the panel
  • Mass-tagging You can now select unlimited brushes/tools and assign tags to them all at once! You can also edit tags for multiple brushes
  • Edit appearance of multiple selected tools presets/brushes. You can select unlimited brush or tool presets and change stroke type for all of them at once.
  • Supports all new .abr files features introduced in recent Photoshops. Now supports loading groups from modern .ABR files into groups in MagicSquire
  • Open/Close all groups at once — from MagicSquire menu
  • HUD Mode — Popup MagicSquire anywhere on the screen under your cursor.
  • Displayed via a keyboard shortcut (defined in Settings)
  • Displayed via a stylus button click (if button click is assigned to that shortcut)
  • Displayed by clicking "HUD Mode" button on the panel
  • MagicSquire in optional "Sticky" HUD mode
  • Interactive and fully functional HUD! All MagicSquire functions work including Color Scheme switch etc
  • When in HUD Mode all keyboard shortcuts work without running MagicSquire from Extensions menu
  • In optional "Sticky" HUD mode configured so the button press shows the panel and button release hides it
  • Sticky Brushes — completely unique mode in Photoshop - Press keyboard shortcut to activate brush and release to immediately deactivate it
  • Allows you to switch to and switch back from your frequent brushes very fast
  • Activate from New/Edit Brush Dialog > Sticky
  • New features of MagicSquire 3: Tags, Collections, Keyboard Shortcuts
  • Right-Click on the Brush or Tool Preset to display a menu that lets you quickly operate on the Presets and Groups: Duplicate – duplicates currently selected Preset(s). Move To Group... – opens up a dialog where you can choose a group to move this Preset to. New Eraser with same shape – converts currently selected Preset into an eraser and adds it to the group as new Eraser Preset. Duplicate Group – duplicates currently selected Group and all its contents. All brushes and tool Presets in the new group become an autonomous set.
  • Load multiple .abr or .tpl files into a single group
  • Auto-close panel after clicking on Preset
  • Smart Search of brushes & tags with an option to search closed groups
  • Tags – assign tags to brushes and then filter them using Search - with Instant Suggestions. Filter out brushes that you don't need in current project, instantly. Search and filter by style, type, project, workspace, team, file, type of work or any other favorite criteria you create by yourself.
  • Collections allow you to combine several groups in a collection and then switch between group combinations with one click or keyboard shortcut. Use new Collection editor from the menu.
  • Directly drag'n'drop .abr and .tpl files on the panel to load them as groups! Works only on Photoshop CC and higher.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts for individual brushes. Also keyboard shortcuts to following new and old features of MagicSquire:
  • Rotate Brush/Tool tip (works with Clone Tool too)
  • Turn current Brush into Eraser (and back)
  • Increase/Decrease Load for Mixer brushes
  • Switch Collection
  • Create New Brush
  • New Group
  • Switch to next/previous brush in current group
  • PRO Mode
  • Compact Mode
  • Toggle MagicSquire panel
  • New shortcuts dialog is accessible from the menu.
  • Relocate data folder and put it on Dropbox, iCloud, One Drive, Box, Google Drive or any other 3rd party cloud service. Back up and safely sync your brushes between computers!
  • Disable size capture for tools, switch between brushes and tools while keeping size.
  • Capture current tool's color in the preset and store it in the group
  • Reset panel will delete all current brush data and allow you to start from scratch
  • Horizontal layout! — First of a kind in Adobe Photoshop
  • Advanced Export – groups can be exported as .TPL/.ABR files, converts between formats if needed. Exports filtered results when using search.
  • Magic Eraser: click on the new "Use current Tool as Eraser" button to use any Tool Preset you select in MagicSquire
  • Alt-click a Tool Preset to use its shape as a current Tool. For example you can use Eraser's shape as Mixer Brush. This way you can change the brush without changing the tool
  • Easy picking of custom Group colors with new color picker
  • Live search – allows you to quickly filter brushes and tool presets by name
  • Arbitrary size of the thumbnails with scaling slider
  • Support for Shapes and Tool Presets! Organize Tool Presets in groups
  • Recent tool history list! Kept when you open panel and transfer files
  • PRO Mode to hide new buttons and elements
  • Superfast new engine rewritten from scratch - much faster UI and brush handling: create brushes faster, load .abr files faster, faster drag'n'drop and faster handling of very large collections (1000+ brushes of size 4GB and higher)
  • Keeps your brushes organized in colored groups in Photoshop! — Puts your brushes in easy-to-use folders collections. MagicSquire structures your brushes so you don't need to look for them every time in neverending piles
  • Create brushes from scratch — Just click the New Brush button to add current brush to the panel. Double-click to edit. Click Update to update parameters from Photoshop
  • Be creative! MagicSquire automatically generates brush images with additional stroke types, never seen before in Photoshop: long, short, medium and brush texture. That lets you differentiate brushes visually
  • Supports Tool Presets. Add advanced brushes and tool presets (like Mixer Brushes, Erasers, Pencils, Smudge Tools etc.) into panel. Rearrange, drag'n'drop, delete and perform all familiar operations
  • Supports custom .ABR and .TPL Load existing brush and tool presets collections from .ABR or .TPL files with one click! Supports very large files of 50M and above. Supports loading of thousands of brushes from one file.
  • Versatile Groups can be collapsed and rearranged with drag'n'drop
  • Three view modes let you see brushes in a familiar list view and two additional innovative view modes! See brush names and sizes in a convenient UI
  • Compact Mode lets you have a better right-click for brushes. MagicSquire displays current brush icon and expands automagically on mouse hover
  • Alt-click on a plain Brush to use it as a Tool (i.e. Eraser, Dodge, Burn or any other). Paint and erase with the same brush!
  • Complete Photoshop brush types support: Mixer, physical, textured, patterned, ordinary - ALL OF THEM
  • Captures all brush parameters: brush size, flow, blend mode, opacity - you name it! Combines all power of Brush Presets, Tool Presets and Liraries in one single panel. With new features essential to digital art
  • Full Photoshop Themes support
  • High resolution rendering of brush images with beautfiul detail. In addition supports Retina dn HiDPI displays. Supports Wacom Companion, Microsoft Surface, Macbook with Retina Displays, 4K, 5K and 8K displays
  • Rearrange brushes with drag'n'drop
  • Just what you needed!
  • Powered by MagicPicker color wheel engine
  • FREE UPDATES within major version for all buyers
  • FREE 24/7 technical support

New in MagicSquire 5.1 (Oct 19, 2021)

  • Brush Controls — Add the following Brush Controls on top of MagicSquire (or use in a separate HUD popup): Size, Flow, Opacity, Roundness, Hardness, Spacing, Size Jitter, Angle Jitter, Roundness Jitter, Pressure controls Size, Pressure controls Opacity, Flip X, Flip Y, Scatter, Smoothing, Wet Edges, Scatter Count, Scatter Count Jitter, Texture Depth.
  • Display only the controls you need and hide ones you don't need using Add/remove brush controls button. Rearrange and assign accent colors to specific control. Optionally use as HUD, pops up under your pointer. Display only Brush Controls in HUD while having list of presets on the panel
  • Mass-tagging You can now select unlimited brushes/tools and assign tags to them all at once! You can also edit tags for multiple brushes
  • Edit appearance of multiple selected tools presets/brushes. You can select unlimited brush or tool presets and change stroke type for all of them at once.
  • Supports all new .abr files features introduced in recent Photoshops. Now supports loading groups from modern .ABR files into groups in MagicSquire
  • Open/Close all groups at once — from MagicSquire menu

New in MagicSquire 5.0 (Sep 29, 2021)

  • New:
  • HUD Mode — Popup MagicSquire anywhere on the screen under your cursor.
  • Displayed via a keyboard shortcut (defined in Settings)
  • Displayed via a stylus button click (if button click is assigned to that shortcut)
  • Displayed by clicking "HUD Mode" button on the panel
  • MagicSquire in optional "Sticky" HUD mode:
  • Interactive and fully functional HUD! All MagicSquire functions work including Color Scheme switch etc
  • When in HUD Mode all keyboard shortcuts work without running MagicSquire from Extensions menu
  • In optional "Sticky" HUD mode configured so the button press shows the panel and button release hides it
  • Sticky Brushes — completely unique mode in Photoshop - Press keyboard shortcut to activate brush and release to immediately deactivate it
  • Allows you to switch to and switch back from your frequent brushes very fast
  • Activate from New/Edit Brush Dialog > Sticky

New in MagicSquire 4.4 (Jan 12, 2021)

  • new:
  • HUD Mode — Popup MagicSquire anywhere on the screen under your cursor.
  • Displayed via a keyboard shortcut (defined in Settings)
  • Displayed via a stylus button click (if button click is assigned to that shortcut)
  • Displayed by clicking "HUD Mode" button on the panel
  • MagicSquire in optional "Sticky" HUD mode
  • Interactive and fully functional HUD! All MagicSquire functions work including Color Scheme switch etc
  • When in HUD Mode all keyboard shortcuts work without running MagicSquire from Extensions menu
  • In optional "Sticky" HUD mode configured so the button press shows the panel and button release hides it
  • Sticky Brushes:
  • — completely unique mode in Photoshop - Press keyboard shortcut to activate brush and release to immediately deactivate it
  • Allows you to switch to and switch back from your frequent brushes very fast
  • Activate from New/Edit Brush Dialog > Sticky
  • Keyboard Shortcuts for individual brushes. Also keyboard shortcuts to following new and old features of MagicSquire:
  • Rotate Brush/Tool tip (works with Clone Tool too)
  • Turn current Brush into Eraser (and back)
  • Increase/Decrease Load for Mixer brushes
  • Switch Collection
  • Create New Brush
  • New Group
  • Switch to next/previous brush in current group
  • PRO Mode
  • Compact Mode
  • Toggle MagicSquire panel
  • New shortcuts dialog is accessible from the menu.
  • Relocate data folder and put it on Dropbox, iCloud, One Drive, Box, Google Drive or any other 3rd party cloud service. Back up and safely sync your brushes between computers!
  • Disable size capture for tools, switch between brushes and tools while keeping size.
  • Capture current tool's color in the preset and store it in the group
  • Reset panel will delete all current brush data and allow you to start from scratch
  • Horizontal layout! — First of a kind in Adobe Photoshop
  • Advanced Export – groups can be exported as .TPL/.ABR files, converts between formats if needed. Exports filtered results when using search.
  • Magic Eraser: click on the new "Use current Tool as Eraser" button to use any Tool Preset you select in MagicSquire
  • Alt-click a Tool Preset to use its shape as a current Tool. For example you can use Eraser's shape as Mixer Brush. This way you can change the brush without changing the tool
  • Easy picking of custom Group colors with new color picker
  • Live search – allows you to quickly filter brushes and tool presets by name
  • Arbitrary size of the thumbnails with scaling slider
  • Support for Shapes and Tool Presets! Organize Tool Presets in groups
  • Recent tool history list! Kept when you open panel and transfer files
  • PRO Mode to hide new buttons and elements
  • Superfast new engine rewritten from scratch - much faster UI and brush handling: create brushes faster, load .abr files faster, faster drag'n'drop and faster handling of very large collections (1000+ brushes of size 4GB and higher)
  • Keeps your brushes organized in colored groups in Photoshop! — Puts your brushes in easy-to-use folders collections. MagicSquire structures your brushes so you don't need to look for them every time in neverending piles
  • Create brushes from scratch — Just click the New Brush button to add current brush to the panel. Double-click to edit. Click Update to update parameters from Photoshop
  • New features of MagicSquire 3: Tags, Collections, Keyboard Shortcuts
  • new! Right-Click on the Brush or Tool Preset to display a menu that lets you quickly operate on the Presets and Groups: Duplicate – duplicates currently selected Preset(s). Move To Group... – opens up a dialog where you can choose a group to move this Preset to. New Eraser with same shape – converts currently selected Preset into an eraser and adds it to the group as new Eraser Preset. Duplicate Group – duplicates currently selected Group and all its contents. All brushes and tool Presets in the new group become an autonomous set.
  • new! Load multiple .abr or .tpl files into a single group
  • new! Auto-close panel after clicking on Preset
  • new! Smart Search of brushes & tags with an option to search closed groups
  • Tags – assign tags to brushes and then filter them using Search - with Instant Suggestions. Filter out brushes that you don't need in current project, instantly. Search and filter by style, type, project, workspace, team, file, type of work or any other favorite criteria you create by yourself.
  • Collections allow you to combine several groups in a collection and then switch between group combinations with one click or keyboard shortcut. Use new Collection editor from the menu.
  • Directly drag'n'drop .abr and .tpl files on the panel to load them as groups! Works only on Photoshop CC and higher.

New in MagicSquire 4.2 (Aug 19, 2020)

  • New features, popup under cursor improved, more!

New in MagicSquire 4.1 (Aug 13, 2020)

  • new! HUD Mode — Popup MagicSquire anywhere on the screen under your cursor.
  • Displayed via a keyboard shortcut (defined in Settings)
  • Displayed via a stylus button click (if button click is assigned to that shortcut)
  • Displayed by clicking "HUD Mode" button on the panel
  • MagicSquire in optional "Sticky" HUD mode
  • Interactive and fully functional HUD! All MagicSquire functions work including Color Scheme switch etc
  • When in HUD Mode all keyboard shortcuts work without running MagicSquire from Extensions menu
  • In optional "Sticky" HUD mode configured so the button press shows the panel and button release hides it
  • new! Sticky Brushes — completely unique mode in Photoshop - Press keyboard shortcut to activate brush and release to immediately deactivate it
  • Allows you to switch to and switch back from your frequent brushes very fast
  • Activate from New/Edit Brush Dialog > Sticky
  • New features of MagicSquire 3: Tags, Collections, Keyboard Shortcuts
  • new! Load multiple .abr or .tpl files into a single group
  • new! Smart Search of brushes & tags with an option to search closed groups
  • Tags – assign tags to brushes and then filter them using Search - with Instant Suggestions. Filter out brushes that you don't need in current project, instantly. Search and filter by style, type, project, workspace, team, file, type of work or any other favorite criteria you create by yourself.
  • Collections allow you to combine several groups in a collection and then switch between group combinations with one click or keyboard shortcut. Use new Collection editor from the menu.
  • Right-click on the brush to:
  • Quickly move it to any group, pick group by name
  • new! Duplicate
  • Directly drag'n'drop .abr and .tpl files on the panel to load them as groups! Works only on Photoshop CC and higher.

New in MagicSquire 4.0 (Jul 14, 2020)

  • Improved visual performance
  • NEW! Load multiple .abr or .tpl files into a single group
  • NEW! Smart Search now gives you option to search closed groups
  • NEW! Unique HUD Mode! Popup MagicSquire anywhere on the screen under your cursor.
  • Displayed via a keyboard shortcut (defined in Settings) & stylus/button click
  • Click "HUD Mode" button on the panel
  • Interactive and fully functional HUD! All MagicSquire functions work
  • Sticky Mode (optional) show up on key down and hide on key up (also by stylus buttons)
  • Go to MagicSquire Settings to activate Sticky mode for HUD
  • NEW! Sticky Brushes - completely new mode in Photoshop
  • Press keyboard shortcut to activate brush and release to immediately deactivate it
  • Allows you to switch to and switch back from your frequent brushes very fast
  • Activate from New/Edit Brush Dialog -> Sticky
  • NEW! Duplicate Tool Preset by right-clicking it
  • NEW! Reset path to MagicSquire brushes folder to defaults (from Settings, using "Reset" button)
  • NEW! Number of hidden Collections is now displayed under "Collections/more..." in fly-out menu NEW! Now you can activate brushes/tools in History from hidden Collections
  • Much more

New in MagicSquire 3.3 (Oct 1, 2019)

  • NEW:
  • Tags – assign tags to brushes and then filter them using Search - with Instant Suggestions. Filter out brushes that you don't need in current project, instantly. Search and filter by style, type, project, workspace, team, file, type of work or any other favorite criteria you create by yourself.
  • Collections allow you to combine several groups in a collection and then switch between group combinations with one click or keyboard shortcut. Use new Collection editor from the menu.
  • Right-click on the brush to quickly move it to any group, pick group by name.
  • Directly drag'n'drop .abr and .tpl files on the panel to load them as groups! Works only on Photoshop CC and higher.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts for individual brushes. Also keyboard shortcuts to following new and old features of MagicSquire: * Rotate Brush/Tool tip (works with Clone Tool too) * Turn current Brush into Eraser (and back) * Increase/Decrease Load for Mixer brushes * Switch Collection * Create New Brush * New Group * Switch to next/previous brush in current group * PRO Mode * Compact Mode * Toggle MagicSquire panel New shortcuts dialog is accessible from the menu.
  • Relocate data folder and put it on Dropbox, iCloud, One Drive, Box, Google Drive or any other 3rd party cloud service. Back up and safely sync your brushes between computers!
  • MagicSquire is the advanced brush manager for Adobe Photodshop
  • New MagicSquire brings: Tags to brushes, Keyboard Shortcuts and Group Collections
  • Disable size capture for tools, switch between brushes and tools while keeping size.
  • Capture current tool's color in the preset and store it in the group
  • Reset panel will delete all current brush data and allow you to start from scratch

New in MagicSquire 3.2 (Sep 4, 2019)

  • NEW:
  • Tags – assign tags to brushes and then filter them using Search - with Instant Suggestions. Filter out brushes that you don't need in current project, instantly. Search and filter by style, type, project, workspace, team, file, type of work or any other favorite criteria you create by yourself.
  • Collections allow you to combine several groups in a collection and then switch between group combinations with one click or keyboard shortcut. Use new Collection editor from the menu.
  • Right-click on the brush to quickly move it to any group, pick group by name.
  • Directly drag'n'drop .abr and .tpl files on the panel to load them as groups! Works only on Photoshop CC and higher.
  • Keyboard Shortcuts for individual brushes. Also keyboard shortcuts to following new and old features of MagicSquire: * Rotate Brush/Tool tip (works with Clone Tool too) * Turn current Brush into Eraser (and back) * Increase/Decrease Load for Mixer brushes * Switch Collection * Create New Brush * New Group * Switch to next/previous brush in current group * PRO Mode * Compact Mode * Toggle MagicSquire panel New shortcuts dialog is accessible from the menu.
  • Relocate data folder and put it on Dropbox, iCloud, One Drive, Box, Google Drive or any other 3rd party cloud service. Back up and safely sync your brushes between computers!
  • Disable size capture for tools, switch between brushes and tools while keeping size.
  • Capture current tool's color in the preset and store it in the group
  • Reset panel will delete all current brush data and allow you to start from scratch
  • Horizontal layout! — First of a kind in Adobe Photoshop
  • Advanced Export – groups can be exported as .TPL/.ABR files, converts between formats if needed. Exports filtered results when using search.
  • Magic Eraser: click on the new "Use current Tool as Eraser" button to use any Tool Preset you select in MagicSquire
  • Alt-click a Tool Preset to use its shape as a current Tool. For example you can use Eraser's shape as Mixer Brush. This way you can change the brush without changing the tool
  • Easy picking of custom Group colors with new color picker
  • Live search – allows you to quickly filter brushes and tool presets by name
  • Arbitrary size of the thumbnails with scaling slider
  • Support for Shapes and Tool Presets! Organize Tool Presets in groups
  • Recent tool history list! Kept when you open panel and transfer files
  • PRO Mode to hide new buttons and elements
  • Superfast new engine rewritten from scratch - much faster UI and brush handling: create brushes faster, load .abr files faster, faster drag'n'drop and faster handling of very large collections (1000+ brushes of size 4GB and higher)
  • Keeps your brushes organized in colored groups in Photoshop! — Puts your brushes in easy-to-use folders collections. MagicSquire structures your brushes so you don't need to look for them every time in neverending piles
  • Create brushes from scratch — Just click the New Brush button to add current brush to the panel. Double-click to edit. Click Update to update parameters from Photoshop
  • Be creative! MagicSquire automatically generates brush images with additional stroke types, never seen before in Photoshop: long, short, medium and brush texture. That lets you differentiate brushes visually
  • Supports Tool Presets. Add advanced brushes and tool presets (like Mixer Brushes, Erasers, Pencils, Smudge Tools etc.) into panel. Rearrange, drag'n'drop, delete and perform all familiar operations
  • Supports custom .ABR and .TPL Load existing brush and tool presets collections from .ABR or .TPL files with one click! Supports very large files of 50M and above. Supports loading of thousands of brushes from one file.
  • Versatile Groups can be collapsed and rearranged with drag'n'drop
  • Three view modes let you see brushes in a familiar list view and two additional innovative view modes! See brush names and sizes in a convenient UI
  • Compact Mode lets you have a better right-click for brushes. MagicSquire displays current brush icon and expands automagically on mouse hover
  • Load multiple .abr/.tpl files at once
  • Alt-click on a plain Brush to use it as a Tool (i.e. Eraser, Dodge, Burn or any other). Paint and erase with the same brush!
  • Complete Photoshop brush types support: Mixer, physical, textured, patterned, ordinary - ALL OF THEM
  • Captures all brush parameters: brush size, flow, blend mode, opacity - you name it! Combines all power of Brush Presets, Tool Presets and Liraries in one single panel. With new features essential to digital art
  • Full Photoshop Themes support
  • High resolution rendering of brush images with beautfiul detail. In addition supports Retina dn HiDPI displays. Supports Wacom Companion, Microsoft Surface, Macbook with Retina Displays, 4K, 5K and 8K displays
  • Rearrange brushes with drag'n'drop
  • Just what you needed!
  • Powered by MagicPicker color wheel engine

New in MagicSquire 2.3 (Apr 27, 2018)

  • Magic Eraser turns any tool into Eraser with one click
  • orizontal layout! — First of a kind in Adobe Photoshop
  • NEW! Advanced Export – groups can be exported as .TPL/.ABR files, converts between formats if needed. Exports filtered results when using search.
  • NEW! Magic Eraser: click on the new "Use current Tool as Eraser" button to use any Tool Preset you select in MagicSquire
  • NEW! Alt-click a Tool Preset to use its shape as a current Tool. For example you can use Eraser's shape as Mixer Brush. This way you can change the brush without changing the tool
  • NEW! Easy picking of custom Group colors with new color picker
  • Live search – allows you to quickly filter brushes and tool presets by name
  • Arbitrary size of the thumbnails with scaling slider
  • Support for Shapes and Tool Presets! Organize Tool Presets in groups
  • Recent tool history list! Kept when you open panel and transfer files
  • PRO Mode to hide new buttons and elements
  • Superfast new engine rewritten from scratch - much faster UI and brush handling: create brushes faster, load .abr files faster, faster drag'n'drop and faster handling of very large collections (1000+ brushes of size 4GB and higher)
  • Keeps your brushes organized in colored groups in Photoshop! — Puts your brushes in easy-to-use folders collections. MagicSquire structures your brushes so you don't need to look for them every time in neverending piles
  • Create brushes from scratch — Just click the New Brush button to add current brush to the panel. Double-click to edit. Click Update to update parameters from Photoshop
  • Be creative! MagicSquire automatically generates brush images with additional stroke types, never seen before in Photoshop: long, short, medium and brush texture. That lets you differentiate brushes visually
  • Supports Tool Presets. Add advanced brushes and tool presets (like Mixer Brushes, Erasers, Pencils, Smudge Tools etc.) into panel. Rearrange, drag'n'drop, delete and perform all familiar operations
  • Supports custom .ABR and .TPL Load existing brush and tool presets collections from .ABR or .TPL files with one click! Supports very large files of 50M and above. Supports loading of thousands of brushes from one file.
  • Versatile Groups can be collapsed and rearranged with drag'n'drop
  • Three view modes let you see brushes in a familiar list view and two additional innovative view modes! See brush names and sizes in a convenient UI
  • Compact Mode lets you have a better right-click for brushes. MagicSquire displays current brush icon and expands automagically on mouse hover
  • Load multiple .abr/.tpl files at once