--- title: "Installing the Adobe Panel" slug: "installing-the-adobe-panel" updated: 2026-10-20T23:09:44Z published: 2026-10-20T23:09:44Z canonical: "help.ipv.com/installing-the-adobe-panel" --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.ipv.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Installing the Adobe Panel Learn here how to install Curator for Adobe on a Mac or Windows system. If Curator for Adobe is being installed on any Mac system(s) then please confirm with the System Administrator that the [Mac file path settings for the Adobe Panel](/docs/working-with-mac-and-windows-file-paths) have been installed and configured. Get the installation package from your system administrator. #### Installing the Adobe Panel on Mac or Windows 1. Open the installation package (.pkg for Mac or .msi for Windows) and continue through the introduction. Mac: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28273%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) Windows: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28274%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) 1. Review and accept the licence agreement. Mac: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28275%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) Windows: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28276%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) 1. Review the required storage capacity and choose your location to install and begin the installation. Mac: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28277%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) Windows: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28278%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) 1. If prompted, enter the credentials to authorise the installation. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28279%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) 2. Software installation is complete. Mac: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28280%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) Windows: ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28281%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) 1. Open the ‘IPV Curator for Adobe’ application, now installed. There is a plug icon beside the bold words ‘Adobe Creative Cloud Plugins’. 1. If the plugins are installed - Blue 2. If the plugins are not installed - Red ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28282%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28283%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) 1. ‘Install all’ and then close. ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28284%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) - Please check which step to take next pertaining to which software and OS you are running: - On Windows - Continue from step 13 - On Mac; Premiere Pro, Illustrator, After Effects or Audition - Continue from step 13 - On Mac; Photoshop - Continue to step 8 1. Locate the application in its install location 2. Right click and select ‘Get Info’ ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28285%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) 1. Ensure ‘Open using Rosetta’ is selected ![image.png](https://cdn.document360.io/c173e68f-0609-4297-9277-0fc5c6b45db7/Images/Documentation/image%28287%29.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-10-26T09%3A27%3A13Z&se=2026-10-26T10%3A27%3A13Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=CjseYno0EGqskYRia2dQYB3qOAc8IQhWWVeAW4RmIyo%3D) 1. Open Adobe Photoshop and navigate to menu: Adobe Photoshop>Settings>Plugins… 2. Ensure that in section ‘Legacy Extensions’ that the following are both selected: 1. Allow extensions to connect to the internet 2. Load extension panels 3. Open your Adobe software and create a new project. 4. Navigate to menu: 1. For Windows 1. Window>Extensions 2. For Mac; Premiere Pro, Illustrator, After Effects or Audition 1. Window>Extensions 3. For Mac; Photoshop 1. Window>Extensions (legacy) 5. Select ‘Curator for Adobe’ to enable the panel 6. The panel should open in your workspace in the Adobe software.