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Install the plugin

One-time setup.
1

Download and unzip

Download the plugin and unzip it.
2

Install in Creative Cloud

Open io.preview.photoshop_PS. Creative Cloud prompts you to install a non-marketplace plugin: click Install, then OK.
3

Sign in

Open a project in Photoshop, open the plugins panel, choose Preview, and click Sign In. Confirm the activation code in your browser matches the plugin’s.
Your Preview projects appear in the Photoshop plugin viewer. Open one and select an image to load.
Installation issues? See Adobe’s plugin installation troubleshooting guide.

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Send an image to Photoshop and back

1

Send from Preview

Open an image’s three-dot menu on the canvas and click Edit in Photoshop to copy a link to your clipboard.
2

Load it in Photoshop

In Photoshop, click Load from Clipboard in the Preview plugin window.
3

Edit and sync back

Make your edits, then click Sync Back to send the result to the same Preview canvas.
Save your image in Photoshop before syncing back. Once sent to Preview, it’s no longer visible in Photoshop. It also won’t appear on your canvas automatically: open the History sidebar and drag it onto the canvas yourself.

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When to use Photoshop editing

Use Photoshop for:
  • Precise manual image changes
  • Cleaning up or compositing a frame before reusing it
  • Returning an edited image to the canvas for more generation

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Return the edited image to the canvas

The result comes back directly into Preview and behaves like any other canvas image: use it as a reference, save it to the library, add it to a shot, or keep generating from it.
The Photoshop plugin is a work in progress, so expect it to keep improving.