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eric_7433
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March 14, 2025
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Do any Adobe apps have an overlay library similar to Photoshop Express?

  • March 14, 2025
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One of my favorite features of photoshop express, on iOS specifically, was the massive amount of overlays that could be used and easily previewed. Are there any apps that have this feature for desktop or mobile now that PS Espress is gone?

 

I also heard that PS Express for iOS is still available in "some markets," would anyone have any ideas what these markets would be, if any? Or is this just a rumor?

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Jeff Arola
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Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
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March 14, 2025

It doesn't look like Photoshop Express is being discontinued on iOS.

Only the Windows desktop version will be gone.

 

https://helpx.adobe.com/express/adobe-express-on-mobile/get-set-up/mobile-basics-faq.html

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    eric_7433Author
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    March 14, 2025

    That links to the FAQ for "Adobe Express," im refering to "Adobe Photoshop Express," which is not the same app.

     

    The thread below refrences my exact ptoblem and an Adobe employees response.  I'm still trying to figure out what they mean by "select markets."

     

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-express-discussions/ps-express-suddenly-quot-not-available-in-your-region-quot/td-p/15172575

    c.pfaffenbichler
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    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
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    March 14, 2025

    What kind/s of overlay do you mean? 

    Trevor.Dennis
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    Trevor.DennisCommunity Expert
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    March 14, 2025

    I think he might be talking about templates.  If he is, then he can click on any of the New Document tabs and scoll down.  If he does not find what he needs, there is a search bar at the bottom, but I have decided that Adobe Stock is a rabbit hole I don't want to risk going down.

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      eric_7433Author
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      March 15, 2025

      Have you tried Google?  If I am understanding these overlays, there will be two kinds.  One might be full coloured image which has areas that are transparent. These will come as .PNG files.  The other will probably be for lighter toned subjects like stars, flares, fire, light rays etc. and these will have black backgrounds.  Setting the layer blend mode to Screen or Lighten will make the black areas transparents.

       

      In the example below we have a star field on a black background.

       

      Move the starfield layer into position, set its Blend mode to Screen, and add a layer mask.

      Paint out the stars with black in the layer mask if they overlay the foreground, and use a 50% opacity brush over lighter areas like the sunset below (stars would not show there).

      Job done.


      Yes, this is the type of file that I'm talking about.  It's my understanding that you can create a library of these "assests" in PS and upload your own from wherever you can find them (adobestock, freepik, shutterstock, etsy, google).  My problem with that is they aren't usually free. I can find free files in limited quantities and limited quality. If you pay for them they are quality and there's no limit to how many you can find but it could run into the hundreds or thousands of dollars for a decent library comprable to the library that was free on PS Express. My main question is, is there any other place in the Adobe universe with access to a large library of these, for free, like PS Express had?

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