Legacy Extensions not visible in Photoshop 2025 (26.0.0)

[alexanderk34198036]

The possibility to activate legacy extensions (such as Brush box) is not visible in PS 2025 anymore, compared to 2024. It is not greyed out - it is just completely removed.

How can that be activated again?

Many thanks

Alex

[deepakprimta1985]

In Photoshop 2025 Extension menu is missing under window tab. Please fix this issue I am not able to use Beautify Panle and others extension 

[AxelMatt]

Try to revert the currently selected Workspace back to its original default settings by going to Window > Workspace > Reset {Workspace Name}.

If this doesn't help try to reset the preferences of Photoshop using the steps described here:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#reset-preferences

Please backup your settings before resetting the preferences. You can check:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preferences.html#backup-photoshop-preferences

[Lumigraphics]

Mac or Windows? And if Mac, is it an Apple Silicon computer? That may hold the answer.

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

@alexanderk34198036 did you migrate them over to 2025?

[alexanderk34198036]

Hi Kevin, 

when I installed the update I checked that all presets should be transferred, if that's what you mean?

[Kevin Stohlmeyer]

Presets are not extensions/plugins.

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/preset-migration.html

Check your plugins folder to see if they are there. If not either reinstall them for 2025 or manually move them to the same folder location in the 2025 app folder.

[alexanderk34198036]

So it turns out I had to start Photoshop in Rosetta mode to get the extensions to even show up. However, they do not work since a JavaScript element is missing. Is there any solution to that?

[BrettN]

Legacy extensions do not work on ARM systems in native mode, you have to use Rosetta mode.

There is currently a bug where switching modes disables a variety of features in Photoshop. You can fix it for now by simply resetting preferences. We've got a full fix coming in a future update.