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GregoryB8823687
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November 14, 2019
Question

ABR Viewer

  • November 14, 2019
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Can anyone tell me where I can find a program for ABR viewing that just gives an over all view of brushes in a ABR file. I just want to open a forlder an any ABR files in the folder will show a stack of thumbs for each ABR file in the folder. Not a stand alone viewer that I have to launch before veiwing any ABR file for viewing brushes.

 

Thanks Greg

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    defaulty99x6przbtxt
    Participant
    May 6, 2025

    now in 2025 this basic tool of brush previews in quicklook (press space bar and a window opens with all the brushes in litle pics explaining the content) has gone, no one even remembers wath this tool was mean for. they call this progress and say to me why im not using other tools. are we serious? its an instant brush preview from finder without open photoshop!!! why no one is missing this??? why?? why  "(obscenities ocour here)" no one is missing this tool???

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    defaulty99x6przbtxt
    Participant
    May 6, 2025

    …separate "pdf files for brush preview is an obscenity to (are we serious) , in ages of intelli"agencies… why we no can  treath brush previews the same as images images? years, years, years ago there was a quicklook .abr viewer (they proved it works greath!) . this tool must be standard, basic. basic! very basic! a must be.

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    jerryb95285756
    Participating Frequently
    November 15, 2019

    For years I have been using a program called abrMate and it brings in all of my brushes. There is a new 2019 version to download free. Just do a search for abrmate and you should get to it. Hope it helps in what you are looking for.

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      GregoryB8823687Author
      Participant
      November 16, 2019

      I'll give it a try thanks

       

      Greg

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      GregoryB8823687Author
      Participant
      November 16, 2019

      Jerry the first download nortan told me it was unsafe and deleted it.so I went to the abrmate site and it was fine works great just what I need. About photoshop seven I found a program that in opening a folder with an abr file it would show thumbnails of all the stacked on top of each other, when I cliked on it it would show a list of the brushes in the thumbnail stack. What you directed me to will work even thou I need to launch abrmate when viewing (I can also print png from it.

       

      Thanks again

      Kevin Stohlmeyer
      Community Expert
      Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 14, 2019

      .abr is a proprietary format for Adobe Brushes. There is no viewing app available to preview brushes before you import them into Photoshop.

      An .abr file may not just one brush, but an entire collection.

      Normally any site that you obtain an .abr will show previews of the brushes in a set before you purchase or download. Alternatively I have gotten sets from Adobe that have a nice PDF included with thumbnails:

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      GregoryB8823687Author
      Participant
      November 16, 2019

      unfortunately over the years I only keep the ABR file that's why I was asking and Jerry told me about ABRmate and it will work for me. Thanks for your advice.

      Greg

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