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2024

May 3, 2024
ElementsXXL 11.02 with a bug fix and new layer mask feature.
AdjustShop 1.09 with a bug fix
Edge & Frame Galaxy 2.04 with a bug fix

2023

November 23, 2023
ElementsXXL 11.01 with important bug fixes

November 2, 2023
ElementsXXL 11.0 with 200 new features, including layer styles & sky replacement
CameraXXL 2.07 supports Camera Raw 16 & Photoshop Elements 2024
LayerShop 2.05 with support for Photoshop (Elements) 2024 and ElementsXXL 11
MetaRaw 3.14 with support for DNG Converter 16
AdjustShop 1.08 with support for Photoshop (Elements) 2024
Edge & Frame Galaxy 2.03 supports Photoshop (Elements) 2023/2024

April 24, 2023
ElementsXXL 10.02 for Windows with various bug fixes
CameraXXL 2.06 supports Camera Raw 15.3
MetaRaw 3.13 supports DNG Converter 15.3 and newer camera raw files

February 7, 2023
ElementsXXL 10.01 for Windows provides a new feature and bug fixes.

2022

November 14, 2022
CameraXXL 2.05 supports Camera Raw 15
PhotoWiz 1.13 for Windows supports Photoshop Elements 2023 & Affinity Photo 2
PluginGalaxy 3.14 for Windows supports Photoshop Elements 2023 & Affinity Photo 2
HyperTyle 2.13 for Windows supports Photoshop Elements 2023 & Affinity Photo 2
Harrys Filters 4.13 for Windows supports Photoshop Elements 2023 & Affinity Photo 2
PhotoFreebies 2.13 for Windows supports Photoshop Elements 2023 & Affinity Photo 2

October 21, 2022
ElementsXXL 10.0 for Windows now supports Photoshop CS2-2023, Photoshop Elements 2023, includes ActionsXXL & FilterHub and offers some new features.
AdjustShop 1.07 for Windows with support for Photoshop (Elements) 2023 and ElementsXXL 10
LayerShop 2.04 for Windows with support for Photoshop (Elements) 2023

September 10, 2022
MetaRaw 3.12 supports DNG Converter 14.5 and offers an important fix for Photoshop (Elements) 2020/21 and higher.

September 7, 2022
CameraXXL 2.04 supports Photoshop Elements 2023 and Camera Raw 14.5

August 8, 2022
MetaRaw 3.11 supports new cameras as well as DNG Converter 14.4

March 28, 2022
ElementsXXL 9.01 for Windows includes various bug fixes.

January 17, 2022
ElementsXXL 1.09 for Mac supports Photoshop Elements 2022.

2021

November 26, 2021
CameraXXL 2.03 for Windows with support for Camera Raw 14 and many improvements and bug fixes

November 5, 2021
ElementsXXL 9.0 for Windows with 190 new features and support for Photoshop Elements 2022.

October 29, 2021
Edge & Frame Galaxy 2.02 for Windows supports Photoshop (Elements) 2022 and 16-bit per channel.
AdjustShop 1.06 for Windows with support for Photoshop (Elements) 2022, speed improvements and better menu structure.
LayerShop 2.03 for Windows with support for Photoshop (Elements) 2022, speed improvements and important bug fixes.
ActionsXXL 1.12 for Windows with support for Photoshop Elements 2022 and improved batch processing.

September 21, 2021
PhotoWiz Collection 1.12 for Windows with bug fixes, improved raw file support and an updated installation.

August 18, 2021
ElementsXXL 8.02 for Windows with various bug fixes.

July 19, 2021
FilterHub 2.01 for Windows offers various bug fixes.

July 8, 2021
FilterHub 2.0 for Windows offers a new UI, German manual and does not require Flash Player anymore.

May 27, 2021
CameraXXL 2.02 for Windows with support for Camera Raw 13

April 27, 2021
MetaRaw 3.10 supports new cameras as well as DNG Converter 13.2 and higher

February 5, 2021
ElementsXXL 8.01 for Windows with various improvements and bug fixes.

2020

November 9, 2020
CameraXXL 2.01 for Windows with improved installation and lens detection.

November 4, 2020
Plugin Galaxy, HyperTyle and PhotoFreebies support installing into Photoshop Elements 2021.

October 21, 2020
MetaRaw 3.09 supports new cameras and DNG Converter 13.0.

October 20, 2020
Edge & Frame Galaxy 2.01 for Windows supports Photoshop (Elements) 2021.
ElementsXXL 1.08 for Mac supports Photoshop Elements 2021.

October 15, 2020
AdjustShop 1.05 for Windows with support for Photoshop (Elements) 2021.
LayerShop 2.02 for Windows with support for Photoshop (Elements) 2021.
ActionsXXL 1.11 for Windowswith smaller improvements.

October 15, 2020
ElementsXXL 8.0 for Windows with 220 new features and support for Photoshop Elements 2021.
CameraXXL 2.0 for Windows with 50 new features and support for Camera Raw 12.3 and higher.
FilterHub 1.60 for Windows with support for 63 new filters.

August 29, 2020
The ElementsXXL 1.07 for Mac fixes macOS Catalina problems.
A revised MetaRaw 3.08 version for Mac fixes macOS Catalina problems.

August 18, 2020
Harrys Filters 4.11 offers bug fixes and enhanced installation support.

July 28, 2020
LayerShop 2.01 offers new features and improvements.
ElementsXXL 7.04 for Windows provides many bug fixes.
AdjustShop 1.04 for Windows supports LayerShop 2 and offers bug fixes.

June 22, 2020
CameraXXL 1.08 for Windows supports Camera Raw 12.2.1 in Photoshop Elements 2019/2020. The installer allows overwriting Camera Raw 12.3 with Camera Raw 12.2.1 to make CameraXXL work again. Support for Camera Raw 12.3 (and higher) is planned for a future version.

June 10, 2020
LayerShop 2.0 (previously called LayersXXL) offers 130 new features, improved UI and usability as well as support for Photoshop.
ElementsXXL 7.03 for Windows supports LayerShop 2 and offers some improvements.

May 6, 2020
MetaRaw 3.08 supports new cameras and DNG Converter 12.2.1.

May 4, 2020
BWStyler 1.11 for Mac received some bug fixes.

April 1, 2020
The PhotoWiz Collection 2020 for Mac fixes macOS Catalina and Photoshop preview problems.
Plugin Galaxy 2.11 for Mac fixes macOS Catalina and Photoshop preview problems.

March 2, 2020
Edge & Frame Galaxy 2.0 for Windows includes a plugin for Photoshop (Elements) as well as 3500 new edges & frames.
ElementsXXL 7.02 for Windows supports Photoshop Elements 11 & 12 again and renews the trial period.
AdjustShop 1.03 for Windows offers support for Edge & Frame Galaxy 2 and bug fixes.
The new Galaxy Bundle contains Edge & Frame Galaxy, Plugin Galaxy, HyperTyle and Plugin Commander for a reduced price.

January 28, 2020
ElementsXXL 7.01 for Windows offers an improved Pen Pro tool and a renewed trial period.
AdjustShop 1.02 for Windows includes an enhanced Frame feature and bug fixes.
ActionsXXL 1.10 for Windows provides improved batch processing and saving BMP files.

2019

December 10, 2019
MetaRaw 3.07 supports for new cameras and DNG Converter 12.

November 15, 2019
CameraXXL 1.07 for Windows supports Camera Raw 12.0 and fixes a problem with Photoshop Elements 2020.

October 31, 2019
ElementsXXL 7 for Windows offers 212 new features and compatibility with Photoshop Elements 2020.
AdjustShop 1.01 for Windows includes many improvements and supports Photoshop Elements 2020 and Photoshop CC2020.

October 22, 2019
MetaRaw 3.06 offers support for new cameras and Photoshop Elements 2020.
The following new updates offer support for Photoshop Elements 2020:
ElementsXXL 1.06 for Mac
LayersXXL 1.57 for Windows
FilterHub 1.55 for Windows
ActionsXXL 1.09 for Windows
CameraXXL 1.06 for Windows

August 16, 2019
ElementsXXL 6.06 for Windows includes some bug fixes.

July 24, 2019
ElementsXXL 6.05 for Windows includes several bug fixes.

June 28, 2019
AdjustShop 1.0 for Windows offers 400 new features for Photoshop as well as Photoshop Elements, including 24 new filters, 10 fill layers and 11 adjustment layers.
The Elements Bundle was renamed to Elemental Bundle, because it now consists of 3 products for Photoshop.

May 23, 2019
ElementsXXL 6.04 for Windows includes a lot of improvements and bug fixes.

May 21, 2019
MetaRaw 3.05 offers support for new cameras.

March 27, 2019
CameraXXL 1.05 for Windows with many bug fixes. The trial version can be used for another 14 days.

March 7, 2019
MetaRaw 3.04 offers support for new cameras and bug fixes.

February 19, 2019
ElementsXXL 6.03 for Windows includes many improvements and bug fixes.
CameraXXL 1.04 for Windows with support for Camera Raw 11.2.

2018

December 30, 2018
ElementsXXL 6.02 for Windows includes a renewed trial, many bug fixes and two new features.

December 17, 2018
CameraXXL 1.03 for Windows with support for Camera Raw 11.1 and various bug fixes.

November 15, 2018
ElementsXXL 6.01 for Windows provides various bug fixes.
ElementsXXL 1.05b for Mac with support for the App Store versions of Photoshop Elements and a renewed trial.
The PhotoWiz Collection 2018 for Mac was updated with support for the App Store versions of Photoshop Elements.
The PhotoWiz Collection 2018 for Windows with Affinity Photo fixes, other bug fixes and enhanced raw file support.
Plugin Galaxy 2.10 for Mac with with Affinity Photo fixes and support for the App Store versions of Photoshop Elements.

October 30, 2018
ElementsXXL 6.0 for Windows with 200 new features and support for Photoshop Elements 2019.

October 27, 2018
CameraXXL 1.02 for Windows with support for Camera Raw 10.5 and 11.0.
ElementsXXL 1.05 for MacOS with support for Photoshop Elements 2019.
MetaRaw 3.03 offers support for new cameras and bug fixes.
LayersXXL 1.56 for Windows with support for Photoshop Elements 2019.
FilterHub 1.54 for Windows supports the UI scaling of Photoshop CC 2019.

August 13, 2018
LayersXXL 1.55 for Windows with a fixed HDR feature and installation improvements.
The PhotoWiz Collection 2018 for MacOS includes ?nhanced compatibility with Affinity Photo and support for Photoshop Elements 2019.

July 31, 2018
ElementsXXL 5.05 for Windows offers various bug fixes.
ActionsXXL 1.08 for Windows with improved batch processing.

July 17, 2018
Plugin Galaxy 3.11 for Windows offers bug fixes and improvements.

July 11, 2018
CameraXXL 1.01 for Windows was released with many improvements.

July 1, 2018
CameraXXL is our latest product that offers 100 new features for Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop Elements for Windows.

June 20, 2018
MetaRaw 3.02 offers support for new cameras and bug fixes.

April 23, 2018
ElementsXXL 5.04 for Windows offers improved Auto Lens Correction and bug fixes as well as supports the MS Store version of PSE 2018.
MetaRaw 3.01 offers support for new cameras and bug fixes.
FilterHub 1.53 for Windows supports monitors with different dpi values and offers bug fixes.
The PhotoWiz Collection 2018 for Windows supports all tools at high preview zooms, offers new brush mask features as well as installation improvements.

March 22, 2018
MetaRaw 3.0 offers new features, UI enhancements and support for new cameras.

February 20, 2018
The Plugin Site now officially supports HTTPS and automatically converts all http links to https.

February 7, 2018
ActionsXXL 1.07 for Windows includes an serious bug fix and a new feature to fix the problem. Please read the Version History page for more information.

February 2, 2018
ElementsXXL 5.03 for Windows offers many improvements and enhanced ActionsXXL compatibility.
ActionsXXL 1.06 for Windows opens action files up to 33% faster and displays a progress bar meanwhile.
MetaRaw 2.56 offers support for new cameras and installation improvements.
FilterHub 1.52 for Windows supports UI scaling in Photoshop CC 2018 19.1.

2017

December 16, 2017
ElementsXXL 5.02 for Windows offers a few new features and many improvements. The trial period was renewed.

November 11, 2017
FilterHub 1.51 for Windows offers bug fixes and an improved installation.

November 3, 2017
MetaRaw 2.55 offers support for new cameras and bug fixes.

November 3, 2017
ElementsXXL 5.01 for Windows offers many new bug fixes.

October 23, 2017
The PhotoWiz products for Windows were udpated with improved preview scrolling, enhanced support for Affinity Photo and ON1 Photo Raw, PaintShop Pro 2018 installation support as well as bug fixes.
Plugin Galaxy 3.10c, HyperTyle 2.10c, Harrys Filters 4.10c and PhotoFreebies 2.10c for Windows were udpated with improved preview scrolling, enhanced support for Affinity Photo, PaintShop Pro 2018 installation support as well as bug fixes.

October 19, 2017
The PhotoWiz products and Plugin Galaxy for Mac were udpated with installation support for Photoshop Elements 2018.

October 10, 2017
ElementsXXL 1.04 for Mac with support for Photoshop Elements 2018.
LayersXXL 1.54 for Windowswith support for Photoshop Elements 2018.
MetaRaw 2.54 offers support for new cameras.
ActionsXXL 1.05 for Windows with a new feature and some bug fixes.

October 7, 2017
ElementsXXL 5.0 for Windows offers 255 new features, a Photoshop Elements look for all dialogs and support for Photoshop Elements 2018.

September 7, 2017
MetaRaw 2.53 offers support for many new cameras and speed improvements under Windows.

June 20, 2017
MetaRaw 2.52 offers support for many new cameras and an improved Mac version.

June 5, 2017
ElementsXXL 4.04 for Windows offers various bug fixes.
ElementsXXL 1.03 for Mac includes support for Camera Raw smart objects.
LayersXXL 1.53 for Windows includes many improvements.
ActionsXXL 1.04 for Windows with some bug fixes.

June 2, 2017
The PhotoWiz Collection 2017 for MacOS X was released. It contains new installation features and various preview and crash bug fixes.
Plugin Galaxy 2.09 for Mac also offers a new installation and bug fixes.

May 19, 2017
MetaRaw 2.51 offers support for new cameras, bug fixes and an improved MacOS X installer.

April 15, 2017
MetaRaw 2.50 offers a MacOS X version and�supports 145 new cameras.

March 9, 2017
The PhotoWiz products for Windows were udpated with support for 2GB+ images, Irfanview installation support and various bug fixes.

March 6, 2017
Plugin Galaxy 3.10 for Windows offers support for tile processing and 2GB+ images.
HyperTyle 2.10 for Windows includes two new skins, bug fixes and an improved installation.
MetaRaw 2.07 consists�of one instead of two plugin files,�supports 38 new cameras and the iinstallation was improved.

February 23, 2017
Harrys Filters 4.10 and PhotoFreebies 2.10 for Windows support tile processing and use an improved installation.
ElementsXXL 4.03 for Windows offers support for new smartfilters.

February 10, 2017
The PhotoWiz Collection 2017 for Windows was released. All PhotoWiz products now offer a skin feature, 3200% zoom, improved file format support, Affinity Photo support, combined plugin/standalone installations and more. ColorWasher 3 and LightMachine 2 for Windows additonally include multiple core support, up to 12 time faster preview update and the ability to use them as smart filters and for action recording.

January 2, 2017
MetaRaw 2.06 offers a new option, bug fixes and supports new camera raw files.  

2016

December 20, 2016
ElementsXXL 4.02 for Windows includes various improvements and support for FilterHub.
ActionsXXL 1.03 offers multiple monitor support and bug fixes.
FilterHub 1.50 for Windows features multiple monitor support and ElementsXXL integration.

December 12, 2016
The design of The Plugin Site web site was overhauled for a better viewing experience on all devices.
HTML Shrinker Pro for Windows is now available as freeware.
Plugin Galaxy AE was discontinued.

November 3, 2016
ElementsXXL 4.01 for Windows offers new features and bug fixes. The trial version works for another 14 days.

October 25, 2016
ElementsXXL 1.02 for MacOS X with support for Photoshop Elements 15.

October 21, 2016
MetaRaw 2.05 now supports new camera raw files and offers a German maunual as well as xmp support for opening multiple raw files via Adobe DNG Converter.

October 14, 2016
ElementsXXL 4 for Windows provides support for Photoshop Elements 15 and offers 200 new features as well as many speed enhancements.
LayersXXL 1.52 includes support for Photoshop Elements 15, ElementsXXL 4 and multiple monitors.

August 16, 2016
ElementsXXL 1.01 for MacOS X with performance improvements, bug fixes and a renewed trial period.

July 16, 2016
ElementsXXL 1.0 for MacOS X was released, which provides 130 new features for Photoshop Elements.

June 25, 2016
MetaRaw 2.04 now supports Photoshop CC 2015.5.
LayersXXL 1.51 offers a German manual and other improvements.

June 11, 2016
The Mac versions of the PhotoWiz and Plugin Galaxy plugins now install into Photoshop Elements 14 and Affinity Photo.

May 23, 2016
ElementsXXL 3.51 for Windows offers several bug fixes.
MetaRaw 2.03 offers a new Raw Correction feature and supports new cameras.
ActionsXXL 1.02 with a few improvements.

April 20, 2016
Our new ActionsXXL product allows recording actions in Photoshop Elements for Windows and using them for batch processing.
ElementsXXL 3.50 supports ActionsXXL and offers several improvements.
LayersXXL 1.50 supports ActionsXXL and features some bug fixes.
FilterHub 1.05 allows recording its processing steps with ActionsXXL.

April 30, 2016
ActionsXXL 1.01 wíth two new batch features, various improvements as well as many bug fixes and stability enhancements.

March 20, 2016
The PhotoWiz standalones now use MetaRaw Converter for opening camera raw files.

March 20, 2016
MetaRaw 2.02 offers a new Bad Color Fix feature and supports 36 new cameras.

February 8, 2016
ElementsXXL 3.03 includes new features, improvements and bug fixes.
LayersXXL 1.05 provides improved HiDPI support and bug fixes.
MetaRaw 2.01 offers a new thumbnail preview and supports 18 new cameras.

January 5, 2016
FilterHub 1.04 with UI Scaling support and installation adjustments.

2015

December 27, 2015
PhotoWiz 1.09,Plugin Galaxy 3.09 and HyperTyle 2.09 for Windows with HiDPI support and Windows 10 installation adjustments.

December 26, 2015
Harrys Filters 4.09 and PhotoFreebies 2.09 for Windows with HiDPI support and Windows 10 installation adjustments.

December 1, 2015
MetaRaw 2 with improved raw conversion and Camera Raw support is now available.
ElementsXXL 3.02 includes improved HiDPI support and many bug fixes.

October 24, 2015
The MacOS X versions of the PhotoWiz and Plugin Galaxy plugins were updated with Retina support and bug fixes. There is now also a combined PhotoWiz installer available.

October 18, 2015
ElementsXXL 3.01 includes many bug fixes and a few new features. The trial version can be used for another 14 days.

October 2, 2015
LayersXXL 1.04 supports Photoshop Elements 14, UI scaling and HiDPI.

September 30, 2015
ElementsXXL 3 offers 200 new features and support for Photoshop Elements 14.

July 29, 2015
ElementsXXL 2.54 includes many improvements and a renewed trial period.LayersXXL 1.03 offers highly improved noise reduction and unicode support. MetaRaw 1.14 supports several new raw file formats.

June 2, 2015
MetaRaw 1.13 offers improved raw file support and a new option for extracting JPEG images embedded in raw files.

April 29, 2015
ElementsXXL 2.53 now offers unicode support and fixes two crash problems. MetaRaw 1.12 offers improved raw file support.

April 16, 2015
LayersXXL 1.02with several bug fixes was released. The trial version can now be used for another 14 days.

April 2, 2015
LayersXXL 1.01with several new features and improvements was released.MetaRaw 1.11 offers improved raw file support.

March 16, 2015
LayersXXL is a new product that adds up to 180 photo & design features to Photoshop Elements for Windows. Also check out the new Elements Bundle consisting of four plugins for Photoshop Elements at a 33% reduced price.

March 9, 2015
ElementsXXL 2.52 fixes various bugs and MetaRaw 1.10 supports many new cameras.

2014

December 17, 2014
New product updates: FilterHub 1.03 R4, ElementsXXL 2.51 and MetaRaw 1.09. They offer various bug fixes and a few new features.

December 14, 2014
Special Xmas Offers: Almost all of our products are sold at a special price (20-50% off) until January 12, 2015. Check out the Order page.

October 6, 2014
All PhotoWiz products for Windows were updated. They now support 30k+ images, include 64-bit standalones as well as many improvements and bug fixes.
FilterHub for Windows was updated for Photoshop Elements 13.

October 1, 2014
The ElementsXXL 2.50 update supports Photoshop Elements 13 (including Puppet Warp), offers a new tolerance setting for path and vector masks conversion as well as many bug fixes. MetaRaw 1.08 supports new cameras, DNG Converter 8.6 and Photoshop Elements 13.

July 9, 2014
FilterHub now supports Photoshop CC 2014 under Windows.

June 27, 2014
MetaRaw 1.07 supports new cameras and DNG Converter 8.5.

June 23, 2014
The Plugin Essentials article was updated with information about using Filter Factory Plugins under newer OSes, Mac Gatekeeper/Retina Workarounds and the fact that Flash Panel support was dropped in Photoshop CC 2014.

May 12, 2014
ElementsXXL 2.03 includes several improvements and bug fixes. Plugin Galaxy 3.01 for Windows offers 16 new blend modes, two new effects and improved Filter Factory support.

May 5, 2014
MetaRaw 1.06 supports new cameras and offers improved processing of older ones.

May 2, 2014
Version 3 of Plugin Galaxy for Windows was released. It runs faster, produces smoother effects, allows smart filtering, supports Filter Factory effects, offers UI skins and much more.

April 26, 2014
The links on the Filter Factory page were updated. You can now downloads thousands of free Filter Factory effects again.

March 31, 2014
Version 1.62 of Plugin Commander was released. Controls scaling was improved as well as some bugs removed, e.g. a 64-bit plugin crash.

February 24, 2014
ElementsXXL 2.02 offers various improvements and bug fixes. MetaRaw 1.05 supports new cameras and offers bug fixes.

February 7, 2014
ElementsXXL 2.01 contains two new features and several bug fixes.

January 26, 2014
Version 2 of ElementsXXL for Windows offers 100 new amazing features for Photoshop Elements.MetaRaw 1.04 supports 31 new cameras.

2013

December 16, 2013
ElementsXXL 1.05 includes a German manual and bug fixes. MetaRaw 1.03 supports new camera raw formats. FilterHub 1.03 for Mac now works in Photoshop CC under OS X 10.8 and 10.9.

October 21, 2013
ElementsXXL 1.04 is available and includes various bug fixes.

September 25, 2013
ElementsXXL 1.03 with support for Photoshop Elements 12 was released. MetaRaw 1.02 supports new camera raw formats.

August 29, 2013
MetaRaw 1.01 for Windows and BWStyler 2.0b for Windows were released.

August 28, 2013
FilterHub 1.03 for Win/Mac, ColorStyler 1.03 for Windows and ContrastMaster 1.07 for Windows became available.

August 16, 2013
Version 2 of BWStyler for Windows was released. It includes many new effects, options and presets.

June 30, 2013
ElementsXXL 1.02 is available. The July issue of the Plugin Newsletter was published.

June 13, 2013
Our new MetaRaw product was released! It makes Adobe Camera Raw support more raw file types and lets you apply it as a filter.

May 14, 2013
ElementsXXL 1.01 and HyperTyle 2 were released. The May/June issue of the Plugin Newsletter was published.

March 21, 2013
Our new ElementsXXL for Windows product is here! It adds 120 Photoshop features to Photoshop Elements.

January 31, 2013
Version 1.02 of FilterHub with various bug fixes was released. The January/February issue of the Plugin Newsletter was published.

January 29, 2013
New MacOS X updates of ColorWasher, FocalBlade, LightMachine, BWStyler, ContrastMaster, ColorStyler and Plugin Galaxy.

2012

December 4, 2012
Version 1.01 of FilterHub was released. FilterHub now also runs in Photoshop 7 to CS3 and Photoshop Elements under Windows.

December 3, 2012
The MacOS X version of ColorStyler was released.

November 27, 2012
New Free Panels and Commerical Photoshop Panels pages were added to the Resources section. The Plugin Essentials article was updated with information about actions, scripts and extensions (chapter 1b) and it is explained how to run automation plugins and extension (chapter 14).

October 5, 2012
The September/October issue of the Plugin Newsletter was published.

October 1, 2012
Version 1.0 of FilterHub was released. Don't miss the advanced way to apply Photoshop plugins!

September 2, 2012
Version 1.50 of ThePluginSite Panel was released. The updates includes a faster startup and support for Photoshop CS6 and ColorStyler.

August 8, 2012
The August issue of the Plugin Newsletter was published.

August 3, 2012
Version 1.02 of ColorStyler for Windows is available.

August 1, 2012
Have a look at the ColorStyler review by Kay M. Kuhnlein.

July 18, 2012
New MacOS X updates for all PhotoWiz plugins (except PhotoFreebies). The compatibility with Photoshop CS6 was improved and various bugs were fixed.

July 3, 2012
The June/July issue of the Plugin Newsletter was published.

June 20, 2012
Version 1.01 of ColorStyler for Windows is available. It contains a new Skin feature that simulates the user interfaces of Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom and PaintShop Pro.

May 12, 2012
The Windows version of our newestColorStyler product was released. There is also a ten-minute introduction video available.

2011

December 1, 2011
Have a look at a preview of our next product called ColorStyler, which will offer more than 20 different effect types and reproduce many traditional color film effects.

November 30, 2011
Updates of all PhotoWiz Standalone/Lightroom versions were released. They offers support for ACDSee and newer raw files plus some bug fixes.

November 27, 2011
New Tutorial for making the PhotoWiz standalones work under MacOS X.

September 15, 2011
The PhotoWiz Bundle was permanently reduced in price by 10 to 15%.

August 19, 2011
Version 2.02 of PhotoFreebies for Windows was released. Version 1.07 of the TPSPanel is available.

July 28, 2011
The MacOS X version of the NoiseControl plugin was released.

July 12, 2011
The Plugins Essentials article contains new chapters called "Using Photoshop Plugins with Adobe Lightroom" and "Moving your Plugins to a New Computer"

June 27, 2011
All PhotoWiz Windows products (except PhotoFreebies) were updated, including a new version 1.01 of NoiseControl.

May 24, 2011
Version 1.06 of ThePluginSite Panel for Photoshop CS4/CS5 is available.

May 16, 2011
Our new NoiseControl product, which effectively removes image noise, became available. It is only available as a Windows plugin at the moment. A standalone versions will follow ASAP

March 1, 2011
Version 2.01 of Plugin Galaxy for MacOS X is available. It includes a 64-bit version for Photoshop CS5.

February 16, 2011
Version 2.03 of ColorWasher for MacOS X, including a 64-bit version for Photoshop CS5, was released.

February 5, 2011
Version 1.05 of the free The Plugin Site Panel for Photoshop CS4/CS5 was released.

February 2, 2011
Version 1.02 of LightMachine for MacOS X is available. It contains a 64-bit version for Photoshop CS5.

January 24, 2011
Version 1.03 of B/W Styler for MacOS X, including a 64-bit version for Photoshop CS5, was released.

January 23, 2011
Version 4.0 of Harrys Filters for Windows includes a 64-bit version and a resizable window.
Version 1.05 of HyperTyle for Windows renders two to four times faster.
Version 2.01 of PhotoFreebies for Windows was released.

2010

December 24, 2010
Version 1.02 of ContrastMaster for MacOS X was released. A 64-bit version for Photoshop CS5 is also available.

November 24, 2010
Version 2 of FocalBlade is available for MacOS X. A 64-bit version for Photoshop CS5 is included.

October 18, 2010
New pages were added to the Resources section: Free Lightroom Plugins and Commercial Lightroom Plugins.

October 7, 2010
The Standalone/Lightroom versions of all PhotoWiz products were updated. They support color management now.

September 10, 2010
Version 1.04 of the free TPS Panel is available. It supports Photoshop CS5 now.

September 4, 2010
Standalone/Lightroom versions of all commercial PhotoWiz products are available for Windows now. They seamlessly integrate into Adobe Lightroom and can also be used as applications on their own.

September 4, 2010
New updates of all commercial PhotoWiz plugins for Windows were released. Their user interfaces were unified and many improvement were added.

August 30, 2010
Version 1.61 of Plugin Commander was released. Several fixes were added for making it work more reliable.

July 7, 2010
Version 2.01 of Plugin Galaxy for Windows was released. A 64-bit Windows version is included.

May 5, 2010
The Mac versions of the PhotoWiz plugins have been updated with an installer that detects Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.

April 19, 2010
Version 2 of FocalBlade for Windows is available now. A Mac version will become available soon.

July 8, 2010
Our Photo Galaxy andAbstraction/Mutation products were discontinued.

June 29, 2010
The Free Photoshop Plugins page was updated with the latest plugins.

April 12, 2010
The Plugin Essentials article was updated regarding Photoshop CS5.

January 22, 2010
The Mac versions of all PhotoWiz plugins (except PhotoFreebies) were updated. The updates include a universal binary version and a few bug fixes. ColorWasher for Mac offers some dialog improvements.

January 18, 2010
Version 1.6 of Plugin Galaxy AE (for Win/Mac) was released. It supports Intel-Macs and the latest versions of After Effects and Premiere. The manual, instructions and the logo were also updated.

January 3, 2010
Version 1.03 of the free ThePluginSite Panel supports the latest plugin versions and possible future ones.

2009

December 30, 2009
Version 1.07 of FocalBlade for Windows and Version 1.04 of ContrastMaster for Windows were released. These are bug fix releases.

November 6, 2009
New updates are available for the Windows versions of ourFocalBlade, LightMachine, B/W Styler and ContrastMaster plugins. The updates also include 64-bit versions for Photoshop CS4.

November 10, 2009

Version 1.02 of the free ThePluginSite Panel for Photoshop CS4 is available. It now supports all demos and old versions of our plugins, avoids display delays and fixes a crash bug.

October 3, 2009
The design of The Plugin Site has evolved. The page width is fixed now, there is a new simplified nav bar at the top and the layout of a few pages was changed. We hope you also like the new search feature at the top. The old Know-How section was merged into the Resources section. The Download Center is also improved. But we are not finished yet. The redesign of The Plugin Site is still in progress.

September 30, 2009
We released the free ThePluginSite Panel for Photoshop CS4. It lets you run our plugins more conveniently and use the brush tool to apply their effect.

September 25, 2009
The winners of the Postcard Contest 2009 were elected. More than 450 postcards from 150 people participated in the contest.

July 7, 2009
Version 2.0 of Plugin Galaxy for MacOS X is available. It contains an universal binary version that runs natively on Intel-Macs.

May 31, 2009
Version 2.04 of ColorWasher for Windows is available. It now includes a 64bit version for Photoshop CS4 64bit.

April 20, 2009: The Plugin Book Giveaway offered three copies of the new plugin book from Lark Books. The winners have already been chosen at the end of May.

March 11, 2009: The Postcard Contest 2009 has just opened up. You can win one of 20 prizes worth a total of $3500 by sending a postcard to us.

March 2, 2009: Version 2.0 of PhotoFreebies for Window were released. The update also includes a 64bit version for the 64bit version of Photoshop CS4.

February 23, 2009: The Plugin Essentials article was updated with information about 64bit plugins.

February 5, 2009: Version 1.04 of HyperTyle for Windows was released. It includes enhanced Vista support and an updated installer.

February 2, 2009: The installer of Plugin Galaxy 2 for Windows was updated. The Mac OSX version of Plugin Galaxy is now delivered as a .dmg file and not as a .sit file anymore.

January 30, 2009: Version 1.02 of ContrastMaster for Windows was released. It includes scripting support.

January 28, 2009: The Free Plugins and Commercial Plugins pages were updated.

2008

December 2, 2008: ContrastMaster for MacOS X and FocalBlade 1.05 for Windows were released.

October 20, 2008: ColorWasher 2.03 for Windows and B/W Styler 1.01 for Mac were released.

September 11, 2008: Version 1.01 of ContrastMaster for Windows was released. It Includes several bug fixes plus a German localization.

August 5, 2008: Our new ContrastMaster plugin was released for Windows. It can be used for effective contrast enhancement as well as creating dramatic contrast looks, photorealistic paintings and HDR-like effects.

July 24, 2008: The Plugin Essentials article was updated with information on how to use all filter plugins as smart filters in Photoshop CS3.

July 8, 2008: The Free Photoshop Plugins page was updated with new plugins. The Polls 2008 page was updates with recent poll results.

May 29, 2008: Version 1.02 of B/W Styler for Windows is available. Version 2.01b of ColorWasher for MacOS X was released, too.

April 4, 2008: Version 1.02 of LightMachine for Windows is available.

February 29, 2008: FM Patcher, a tool for making FilterMeister .8bf plugins Vista-compatible, was released. It is a coproduction of The Plugin Site and AFH Systems. The Plugin Essentials article was updated with with a new "Making FilterMeister Plugins work under Windows XP and Vista" section.

January 26, 2008: The Free Photoshop Plugin page was updated with several new plugins.

2007

December 8, 2007: Version 1.03 of HyperTyle was released. The demo version now contains a Freeware main effect which is for free and does not apply a watermark. New Plugin Galaxy 2 tutorials have been added.

October 26, 2007: Plugin Galaxy 2.0 for Windows was released.

August 24, 2007: The freePhotoFreebies plugins are available for MacOS X now.

July 31, 2007: The Free Photoshop Plugin page was updated with new plugins.

June 30, 2007: Version 3.01 of Harrys Filters for Windows and Version 1.01 of the PhotoFreebies for Windows were released. Both updates fix compatibility issues with Vista and offer a few enhancements.

May 25, 2007: Version 2.01 of ColorWasher for MacOS X was released. A Mac-Intel version (for Photoshop CS3) of ColorWasher is now available, too.

April 2, 2007: Version 1.01 of B/W Styler for Windows was released.

April 2, 2007: The Mac-Intel versions (for Photoshop CS3) of FocalBlade and LightMachine were released. You can now run them natively on a Mac with Intel processor with increased processing speed.

March 26, 2007: The Windows versions of ColorWasher, FocalBlade and LightMachine were updated to fix a bug that occurs under Windows Vista with at least 2 GB RAM.

February 13, 2007: The MacOS X version of B/W Styler was released. It runs natively in Photoshop CS3 on Macs with an Intel processor.

January 8, 2007: The Free Plugins and Commercial Plugins pages was updated. The Plugins Essentials article was updated with new paragraphs about using plugins under MacOS X and about non-destructive Filtering.

2006

December 29, 2006: The Polls 2006 page was updates with recent poll results.

November 1, 2006: Version 1.0b of B/W Styler for Windows is available.

September 28, 2006: B/W Styler for Windows was released.

July 29, 2006: Nr. 5 of thePlugin Guide series deals with the Mehdi Plugins and shows you how to achieve three photo effects with them. Additionally the Polls 2006 and Free Plugins pages were updated.

June 30, 2006: Finally another interview in the Plug-Talk series. This time with the owner of this web site, Harald Heim.

May 31, 2006: The forth article in the Plugin Guide series deals with the the Xero plugins and shows you how to achieve nice decolorization, motion blur and paint effects.

April 25, 2006: Plugin Artists #1, the first article in a new series, starts off with Stefan Gesell who gives an interview and demonstrates how he enhanced one of his photos.

April 18, 2006: The MacOS X version of LightMachine was released.

March 28, 2006: Plugin Commander was updated with a small bug fix concerning the conversion of FFL files. The Free Plugins, Polls 2005 and Polls 2006 pages have been updated.

March 24, 2006: The Plugin Essential article has been updated with a paragraph about "Using Filter Factory Plugins under MacOS X".

February 20, 2006: Our next PhotoWiz product called B/W Styler is announced for release later in 2006.

February 13, 2006: Plugin Guide #3 takes a look at the Rosenman Filters and features three tutorials for it.

January 13, 2006: The MacOS X version of FocalBlade was released.

January 11, 2006: Plugin Guide #2 reviews the Cybia Plugins and demonstrates how to achieve three nice effects with it.

2005

December 8, 2005: The first article in the new Plugin Guide series was released. It contains three tutorials for Harry's Filters.

November 7, 2005: Version 1.01 of LightMachine is available.

October 22, 2005: Version 2.0c of ColorWasher for MacOS X was released.

September 12, 2005: Version 2.0b of ColorWasher for MacOS X was released.

August 29, 2005: The Review section was redesigned. Now everyone can add products and post reviews. You can login with your password from The Plugin Site Forum or simply register for one. The three persons who post the most reviews during the next four weeks will win a prize.

August 25, 2005: The MacOS X version of ColorWasher was released.

July 31, 2005: Version 1.60 of Plugin Commander was released.

July 29, 2005: The fourthPlug-Talk interview is with with Jeff Butterworth from Alienskin. You may win a copy of EyeCandy 5: Impact by answering a simple question.

June 30, 2005: Photo Galaxy 1600 Themes and Photo Galaxy 1600 Textures have been released. The previous five volumes of Photo Galaxy 1600 have been remodeled into these two new products, which cost 33% less than the original products.

June 30, 2005: The thirdPlug-Talk interview with Alex Hunter from FilterMeister was published. You may win one of three copies of FilterMeister by answering a simple question.

June 28, 2005: Several Plugin pages in the Resources section were updated. The Polls 2005 page in the Know-How section was added.

May 31, 2005: Version 1.04 of FocalBlade was released.

May 30, 2005: Have a look at the second Plug-Talk interview with Nils Kokemohr from nik multimedia and win one of three copies of Color Efex Pro 2.

April 30, 2005: Version 2.02b of ColorWasher is available. It is a bug fix release.

April 28, 2005: Two new pages in the Resources section: Free Photoshop-Compatible Tools features freeware tools that let you run Photoshop plugins and Plugins by Category lists plugins according to their task and gives recommendations.

March 31, 2005: Version 2.02 of ColorWasher was released. It contains some new features and a lot of bug fixes.

February 28, 2005: Version 1.0b of LightMachine was released. It contains two new features and several bug fixes.

February 18, 2005: The first interview in our Plug-Talk series is now available.

January 1, 2005: Our newLightMachine plugin in the PhotoWiz series was released.

2004

November 30, 2004: Special Christmas Offer: Order a product from The Plugin Site worth at least $29.95 and get HTML Shrinker Pro worth $30 for free. Valid until December 23!

October 30, 2004: The Plugin Essentials article was updated. It includes new sections about plugin hosts, FFL conversion, image modes, 16bit plugins, batch processing and plugin creation tools. Several pages about Free Plugins have been updates in the KnowHow section.

October 14, 2004: The MacOS X Version of Plugin Galaxy for AE was updated. It supports After Effects 6.0 and 6.5 now.

September 31, 2004: The PhotoWiz Contest 2004 was started. It is running until December 31, 2004 and you can win one or more of the 66 prizes worth a total of $6400.

August 31, 2004: Two articles about free plugins and image enlargement plugins were added to the Reviews section.

July 10, 2004: FocalBlade 1.03 was released.

June 30, 2004: ColorWasher 2.01 was released. The Free Plugins and Free Tools pages of the Resources section were updated.

July 24, 2004: The Free Filter Factory Plugins page is completely reworked. Many broken links were fixed.

July 15, 2004: If you order one of our products through Paypal, you now get the download instructions immediatelly after the order was processed.

May 31, 2004: ColorWasher 2.0 has been released. It contains a lot of great improvements compared to Version 1.0.

March 19, 2004: Our new Photo Galaxy 2300 product was released.

February 12, 2004: A new main Order Form is now available for ordering our products. It automatically grants discounts when ordering more than one product and it simplifies ordering multiple products. At the same time we also relaunched our Affiliate Program with a improved features and a higher commission.

January 30, 2004: Version 1.02b of FocalBlade has been released. Version 3.0 of Harry's Filters is now available. Four new plugin reviews in the Reviews section.

March 31, 2004: Photo Galaxy 800 and 1600 are offered for an approx. 50% reduced price until April 17, 2004. Several pages of the Resources and KnowHow section have been updated.

February 10, 2004: Our web site has been completely transfered to a faster server now. Please excuse that this web site was unavailable under the URL www.thepluginsite.com from February 5 to 9.

2003

December 31, 2003: Version 1.02 of FocalBlade has been released. Several pages of the Resources section were updated.

November 30, 2003: PhotoFreebies, a new freeware plugin package, was released. The Photo Galaxy 800 CD was released. A 14-day special offer for our HyperTyle product is now available.Four new plugin reviews in the Reviews section.

November 17, 2003: Version 1.01b of FocalBlade was released.

October 31, 2003: Version 1.01 of FocalBlade was released. Two new plugin reviews in the Reviews section.

September 30, 2003: The Polls 2003 page and the Commercial Plugins page were updated.

July 25, 2003: Version 1.0 of FocalBlade was released.

June 25, 2003: Version 1.02 of ColorWasher was released.

June 19, 2003: Several Pages of the Resource section have been updated with new software items.

May 19, 2003: The "Introduction to Plugins" text has been replaced with the more extendedPlugin Essentials article.

April 17, 2003: Plugin Galaxy 1.50 for MacOS X and Mac OS 9 were released.

April 10, 2003: The Plugins database of the GraphicsGalaxy Search Engine was updated. The Free Plugins and Free FF Plugins pages were updated. was added to this site.

March 19, 2003: HyperTyle 1.02 was released. A new section called The Plugin Site Wiki

March 17, 2003: The Polls 2002 and Polls 2003 pages have been updated with the latest results.

March 4, 2003: Version 1.01 of ColorWasher was released.

February 14, 2003: The newDownload Center, which makes it easier to access the downloads of our freeware and demo versions, went online. The News, Resources and Know-How sections were updated.

January 31, 2003: ColorWasher, our new color correction plugin, was released.

2002

December 30, 2002: Version 2.60 of HTML Shrinker was released.

November 30, 2002: Version 1.50 of Plugin Galaxy for AE has been released. Special Offer: Plugin Commander Pro can be ordered for $39.95 instead of $50 (20% reduced) until Dec 14, 2002.

November 29, 2002: Several pages of the Resourcessection were updated. A new Google search feature is available from the Search page. User Galleries are now available for some of our products.

October 31, 2002: HyperTyle 1.01 was released;The winners of the Contest Galaxy 2002 are announced; The Plugin Creation Tools page was updated.

September 29, 2002: Photo Galaxy Vol. 5- "Mixed Impressions" with 1000 new photos was released.

August 19, 2002: Several pages of theResources and Know-How sections were updated, reworked or just added.

July 31, 2002: HyperTyle 1.0, a sophistcated texture plugin, has been released.

June 27, 2002: The Abstraction CD has been released. The Galaxy Contest 2002 was opened. Win some great prizes with your artwork!

May 30, 2002: The links of the Free Tools, Free Plugins and Free FF pluginspages have been updated.

May 29, 2002: Photo Textures II has become available.

April 29, 2002: Plugin Galaxy 1.50 for Windows has been released.

April 22, 2002: The MacOS X version of Plugin Galaxy for AE has been released. have been launched. Feel free to post your comments.

March 8, 2002: The Plugin Site Discussion Forums

27th February 2002: Version 2.50 of HTML Shrinker is available. The links of the Free Plugins and Free FF pluginspages have been updated again.

21th January 2002: The links of the Free Tools, Free Plugins and Free FF pluginspages have been updated.

14th January 2002: Photo Galaxy Vol. 3 - "Dark Season" was released...

10th January 2002: The Download Version of Edge & Frame Galaxy is available for Macintosh. Plugin Commander Pro can be ordered on CD now.

2001

24th November 2001: Special Offers for Plugin Galaxy and Edge & Frame Galaxy are available until the 31st December,the Visitor Gallery has been updated with 18 new images.

16th November 2001: Photo Galaxy Vol. 2 - Photo Textures was released.

13th October 2001: The Mutation and Photo Galaxy products were released.

10th October 2001: Some pages of the Ressource section were updated.

6th September 2001: New tutorial called Introduction to Plugins for Beginner was published.

2nd July 2001: Plugin Galaxy for AE (Win/Mac) wasreleased.

21st June 2001: The Plugin Site Affiliate Programm was updated. Two new products can now be offered by the affiliates. Additionally affiliates will get a copy of the product after selling it 5 times (was 10 times before).

19th June 2001: Some pages of the Ressource section were updated.

12th June 2001: Version 1.02 of Plugin Galaxy for Macintosh was released.

28th April 2001: Harry's Filters 2.0 for Windows is available. Don't miss theHarry's Filters Contest with great prizes.

25th April 2001: A PDF Manual for Plugin Commander is available on theDownload page now, the Plugin Commander Discussion List has been started, the Plugin Installation tutorial was updated and the Visitor Gallery filled with new images.

4th April 2001: Easter Specials: Get Edge & Frame Galaxy and Plugin Galaxy for a greatly reduced price.

22th March 2001: HTML Shrinker 2.01 has been released. Several pages of the Resources section have been updated.

22nd February 2001: Version 1.52 of Plugin Commanderhas been released. The Visitor Gallery has been updated with 19 new images.

29th January 2001: Version 2.0 of HTML Shrinkerhas been released.

19th January 2001: Plugin Galaxy for Windows is available for a special reduced prize until the 4th February. Reviews about Eye Candy 4000, Paint Shop Pro 7 and PSP Web Graphics were published in the Reviews section.

11th January 2001: The Graphics Galaxy Search Engine has been updated with new effects and tutorials and submission forms have been added. A download version of Edge & Frame Galaxy was made available again due to a large amount of requests.

2000

22nd December 2000: Plugin Commander 1.51 was released. Have a look at the Photoshop 6 review.

16th December 2000: Free Filters page and Free Tools page updated. Several Links on the Filter Factory Plugins page were updated.

2nd December 2000: New CD Bundles available: the Plugin Commander/Plugin Galaxy CD Bundle and the Ultimate Paint/Plugin Galaxy CD Bundle. Also there are new Panopticum products available.

28th November 2000: The Graphics Galaxy Search Engine is now available at this site. It can be used to search for plugins, tutorials, actions, tubes and reviews.

17th November 2000: New reviews in the Review section, tutorials added to the Know-How section, new freeware downloads in the Products section.

27th October 2000: Version 1.01 of Plugin Galaxy for Macintosh is available. It support various new image applications and works more stable now.