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Convert Procreate brushes to Photoshop

Want to use Procreate brushes in Photoshop? Photoshop cannot open .brush files, and no version of it reads them. Converting the .brush to .abr creates a file Photoshop imports natively. Tip imagery, grain with its blend mode and pressure curves are written as native Photoshop controls.

Convert a .brush now All formats

How it works

  1. Upload your Procreate brush. Drop the .brush / .brushset file into the converter. We support multi-brush files.
  2. Pick Photoshop as the target. You can select several targets at once and get one download per format.
  3. Download and install. In Photoshop, open Window › Brushes, then use the panel menu › Import Brushes… and pick the .abr file. On iPad, import from the Brushes panel.

What carries over

From Procreate: Brush tips and grain, stroke path settings, grain behavior, and Apple Pencil pressure and tilt dynamics.

Writing to Photoshop: Dynamics are written as native Photoshop controls. Grain becomes a Photoshop texture with the closest blend mode, verified against real commercial .abr files.

Procreate grain writes back to .abr using Photoshop's texture system. Blend modes map to the nearest Photoshop equivalent, and the result screen names any substitution.

Common questions

Will the brush feel the same in Photoshop? Yes. Brushfactory maps your brush directly to native Photoshop settings. Strokes are never rasterized or estimated. If a setting has no exact equivalent, the result screen names anything that had to be adjusted.
Is it free? A free account gets you monthly conversions at no cost. Pro removes the limits and adds batch conversion.
What happens to your files? Uploads are converted in memory and deleted immediately. Your brushes remain entirely private.
How do you use Procreate brushes in Photoshop? Photoshop cannot open .brush files, so the brush needs converting first. Upload the .brush file, download the converted .abr file, and import it the way Photoshop imports its own brushes.
Can .brush files be imported into Photoshop directly? No. Photoshop does not read .brush files. Converting the .brush to .abr creates a file Photoshop imports natively.

Every direction Brushfactory converts

Pick any other pair. The converter works the same way in all 25 directions.

From \ ToPhotoshopProcreateClip Studio PaintKritaGIMPMediBang
Photoshop-Photoshop → ProcreatePhotoshop → Clip Studio PaintPhotoshop → KritaPhotoshop → GIMPPhotoshop → MediBang
ProcreateProcreate → Photoshop (this page)-Procreate → Clip Studio PaintProcreate → KritaProcreate → GIMPProcreate → MediBang
Clip Studio PaintClip Studio Paint → PhotoshopClip Studio Paint → Procreate-Clip Studio Paint → KritaClip Studio Paint → GIMPClip Studio Paint → MediBang
KritaKrita → PhotoshopKrita → ProcreateKrita → Clip Studio Paint-Krita → GIMPKrita → MediBang
GIMPGIMP → PhotoshopGIMP → ProcreateGIMP → Clip Studio PaintGIMP → Krita-GIMP → MediBang

See how conversion fidelity is measured for what each format contributes and where the honest limits are, or what is actually inside .brush and .abr files.

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