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Inspiring
March 21, 2021
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Photoshop 2021 SDK guide... where is it?

  • March 21, 2021
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Hey

 

I'd like to write some plugins for photoshop in c++ but when I go to > https://www.adobe.io/photoshop/uxp/guides/uxp_for_newbies/

 

I just get 404...  I checked that page 6 months ago, it had the same error.

Where do I go to learn the basics?

 

I would also like to understand why the official SDK documentation uses documents from 1999 version 1.6 release 1... I mean... really?


TIA!

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Correct answer erinferinferinf

Hi there!

UXP is so new that the documentation has been moving around a lot. UXP is the new 2020 modern JavaScript API. Here's a good place to start: Getting Started with UXP for Photoshop 

 

There are four different Photoshop APIs. The C++ SDK really does date back to 1999, but it's been updated for 2021: Photoshop Plugin Support for Apple Silicon; Required Recompile for C++ Plugins. (I'm still working on that article.)

 

This post would be better placed here: SDK 

 

Or consider asking about UXP in the new developer forums here: Photoshop 

 

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greless
Inspiring
March 22, 2021

 

You can try it here

APIs and services

 

Inspiring
March 22, 2021

@greless Well these apis, I want to get docs. Specifically UPX for newbies. I'd like to learn how to make "hello world" and so on with upx.

erinferinferinf
Adobe Employee
erinferinferinfCorrect answer
Adobe Employee
March 23, 2021

Hi there!

UXP is so new that the documentation has been moving around a lot. UXP is the new 2020 modern JavaScript API. Here's a good place to start: Getting Started with UXP for Photoshop 

 

There are four different Photoshop APIs. The C++ SDK really does date back to 1999, but it's been updated for 2021: Photoshop Plugin Support for Apple Silicon; Required Recompile for C++ Plugins. (I'm still working on that article.)

 

This post would be better placed here: SDK 

 

Or consider asking about UXP in the new developer forums here: Photoshop