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Maria33460640r9dl
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Oct 28, 2024 8:01 PM UTC
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Photoshop 2025 > Automate > Generator Plugin - GREYED OUT

Enable generator is checked off in Preferences so I'm not sure what else to do. 

 

I work in photoshop all day for an in-house corporation I really can't afford to be missing this. Please help! 

    DecoyeCorrect answer
    Participant
    Apr 17, 2025 12:47 PM UTC

    for future me, when i have to solve this again on a possible new install.

    it was fixed by activating the generator plugins undersettings and restarting photoshop.
    then unlock the background layer.
    that moment, the export assets dialog became workable.

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    ignatz2000
    Participating Frequently
    Mar 11, 2026 1:08 AM UTC

    That’s not the correct answer for alot of up. WTF Adobe figure out the fix

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    DecoyeCorrect answer
    Participant
    Apr 17, 2025 12:47 PM UTC

    for future me, when i have to solve this again on a possible new install.

    it was fixed by activating the generator plugins undersettings and restarting photoshop.
    then unlock the background layer.
    that moment, the export assets dialog became workable.

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      daniellem92080305
      daniellem92080305
      Participant
      Jan 13, 2025 4:52 PM UTC

      This happened to me as well - Photoshop > Settings > Plugins > Enable Generator was checked but it was still greyed out. I unchecked it, then re-checked it, and then restarted photoshop and it seems to be working now. Good luck! 

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        nickholl75
        Inspiring
        Dec 4, 2024 12:25 PM UTC

        has anybody solved this?  It was the ONE feature I used photoshop for!!. I have a bad feeling they've made it redundant 😕😕 

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          jerome_6794
          Participant
          Apr 11, 2025 4:54 PM UTC

          had the same issue its a quick fix : just go to help and sign in the generate image uses adobe serves so to access it just sign in and your all good 

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          Mat_Mason1370
          Participant
          Nov 28, 2024 10:13 PM UTC

          Hi. I was having the same issue this morning with Photoshop 2025. The 'Enable Generator' in settings was checked but the 'Generator plugins' was greyed out... Restarted, re installed..... no luck.

          BUT...

          After i typed in a file extension (.jpg) on the artboards I have the 'Generator plugins - Image Assets' came alive. Go figure. 😐

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            lwt89
            lwt89
            Known Participant
            Jun 12, 2025 8:09 PM UTC

            This actually worked lol. who knew.

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            martin_kdk12
            Participating Frequently
            Nov 17, 2024 6:53 PM UTC

            Same issue here - greyed out on my new Macbook M4, fine on my old 2019, gutted.
            Please fix this adobe - ridiculous.

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              jerome_6794
              Participant
              Apr 11, 2025 4:54 PM UTC

              had the same issue its a quick fix : just go to help and sign in the generate image uses adobe serves so to access it just sign in and your all good 

               

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              meow_meow_meow_meow
              Participant
              Jun 6, 2025 4:04 PM UTC

              thank you for this. i dont quite understand your directio., though. could i beg for the ELI5 version?

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              Stephen Marsh
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              Stephen MarshCommunity Expert
              Community Expert
              Oct 28, 2024 9:10 PM UTC

              I still use an Intel Mac. Are you on a newer "silicon" M chipset based Mac? Have you tried running Photoshop in Rosetta mode?

               

              The following may or may not help:

               

              https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/kb/error---there-is-a-problem-with-generator--occurs-when-launching.html

               

              https://helpx.adobe.com/au/photoshop/kb/photoshop-for-apple-silicon.html

               

              https://blog.developer.adobe.com/are-you-and-your-plugin-ready-for-apple-silicon-start-planning-now-e87582fb6c15

               

              P.S. There are other ways to export layers to files, even if not as convenient as Generator, at least you can get work done in the short term.

               

              Adobe ships with an old "Export Layers to Files" script and there are perhaps better alternatives, depending on the task:

               

              https://github.com/antipalindrome/Photoshop-Export-Layers-to-Files-Fast


              https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Layer%20Saver.jsx

              https://github.com/Paul-Riggott/PS-Scripts/blob/master/Layer%20Saver%20Plus.jsx


              https://github.com/mechanicious/photoshopCompositionComposer


              Batch:
              https://www.marspremedia.com/software/photoshop/save-layers

               

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              martin_kdk12
              Participating Frequently
              Nov 17, 2024 7:02 PM UTC

              Rosetta doesn't seem to be relevant on this unfortunately. 

              I thought this was a fix but now I have new dialogue box on photoshop open.

               

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              feek_cc
              Jul 4, 2026 6:35 AM UTC

              ​@martin_kdk12 you need to force run PS using Rosetta via Finder:
              open App directory in finder and select PS app, press CMD-I and set Rosetta.
              But Rosetta is abandoned by Apple in the next OS release… and PS feels not snappy using Rosetta.
              Is there a “modern” way to generate the assets??

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