Modern Brush Management System for Photoshop Inspired by MagicSquire and Fresco

[CURTIS NEWTON]

Photoshop has been the industry-standard software for decades — yet its advanced brush management system has never truly been redesigned.

In an era where AI reshapes creative workflows, the lack of a native, flexible, and modern brush library system feels increasingly outdated.

It's surprising that Adobe hasn’t fully embraced features already offered by third-party tools like MagicSquire or Brusherator, such as:

– Color-coded and collapsible brush groups – Smart tag-based search – A dynamic HUD under the cursor for fast access – The ability to create and switch between brush collections, like switching scenes or styles

Photoshop should provide a native solution equivalent to Fresco’s brush system — which is far more versatile — with no import limitations for .abr files, and no slowdowns or memory-related bugs when using large brush libraries.

It’s time for Photoshop to offer a brush management experience worthy of its legendary status.

[mglush]

Hi Curtis,

Thank you for the suggestions and ideas! I hope they get implemented.

Michelle

[CURTIS NEWTON]

Hi Michelle,

Thank you so much for taking the time to respond. I really appreciate your encouragement! If you think others might resonate with this idea too, feel free to share it. The more voices we gather, the better the chances it gets noticed.

Warm regards, Curtis

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Photoshop has been the industry-standard software for decades — yet its advanced brush management system has never truly been redesigned.

I don’t contest that Photoshop’s Brushes and Brushes Panel could/should be better but I disagree on history – the introduction of Groups was a considerable and meaningful change, albeit one that will hopefully not mark the end of the improvements.