{"id":24012,"date":"2023-12-16T05:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T05:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/?p=24012"},"modified":"2025-07-29T00:51:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T00:51:42","slug":"the-8-best-photoshop-plugins-for-designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.designbombs.com\/the-8-best-photoshop-plugins-for-designers\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Best Photoshop Plugins for 2025 (Free & Paid)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Photoshop plugins are add-ons you can install to bring more features to Adobe’s primary photo editor<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They bring more filters and presets for you to work with and improve your workflow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this post, we’ve rounded up our picks for the best Photoshop plugins available. You’ll find free and premium plugins in the list below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Best Photoshop Plugins<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Here are our top three picks:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Luminar Neo<\/strong><\/a> – Best plugin for touch ups. Uses AI technology for background and object removal, contrast, enhancements and more.<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. ON1 Effects<\/strong><\/a> – Best Photoshop plugin for effects.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Nik Collection<\/strong><\/a> – Best multipurpose plugin. Includes 8 Photoshop plugins.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    01. <\/strong>Luminar Neo<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n
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    Luminar Neo is a powerful photo editing plugin for Photoshop and Lightroom. It also works as a standalone desktop application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Many of the plugin’s top features use artificial intelligence (AI) to get the job done, starting with FaceAI and SkinAI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    These tools help you touch up portrait photos<\/a> by applying corrections to your subject’s facial structure, eyes, lips, skin tone and skin texture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The Portrait BokehAI tool turns the background behind your subject into a bokeh background blur. Control the bokeh’s depth of field, softness and opacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    AI technology can even remove backgrounds automatically. Doing so enables you to turn your subject into its own layer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The StructureAI increases the contrast of images to bring out details around human subjects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There’s even another contrast-based AI tool called Supercontrast. This one combines six AI tools that define highlights, midtones and shadows, creating warmer and more vibrant final images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Here’s a quick summary of some of the other features Luminar Neo offers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n