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Load, save, and manage brush presets



You can manage libraries of preset brushes to keep your brushes organized and to make available only the brushes you need for a project.

Change the preset brushes displayed in the panel

  1. To load a library of preset brushes, choose one of the following from the Brush Preset picker menu or Brushes panel menu:

    • Load Brushes to add a library to the current list. Select the library file you want to use, and click Load.

    • Replace Brushes to replace the current list with a different library. Select the library file you want to use, and click Load.

    • A library file (displayed at the bottom of the panel menu). Click OK to replace the current list, or click Append to append the current list.

  2. To return to the default library of preset brushes, choose Reset Brushes from the Brush Preset picker menu or Brushes panel menu. You can either replace the current list or append the default library to the current list.
    Note: You can also use the Preset Manager to load and reset brush libraries.

Save a set of preset brushes as a library

  1. Choose Save Brushes from the Brush Preset picker menu or Brushes panel menu.
  2. Choose a location for the brush library, enter a file name, and click Save.

    You can save the library anywhere. However, if you place the library file in the Presets/Brushes folder in the default preset location, the library name will appear at the bottom of the Brush Preset picker menu and Brushes panel menu after you restart Photoshop.

    You can also use the Preset Manager to rename, delete, and save libraries of preset brushes. For more information, see Work with the Preset Manager.

Rename a preset brush

Do one of the following:

  • Select a brush in the Brush Preset picker or Brushes panel, and choose Rename Brush from the panel menu. Enter a new name for the brush, and click OK.
  • If the Brushes panel is set to display brushes as thumbnails, double-click a brush, enter a new name, and click OK.
  • If the Brushes panel is set to display brushes as a list or text only, double-click a brush, enter a new name inline, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

Delete a preset brush

  • In the Brush Preset picker or Brushes panel, select a brush, and choose Delete Brush from the panel menu.
  • In the Brush Preset picker or Brushes panel, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the brush you want to delete.
  • In the Brushes panel, select a brush and click the Delete icon , or drag a brush to the Delete icon.