TutKit.com's assets range from Photoshop actions and Lightroom presets to brush tips and textures. Accordingly, the assets are available in different file formats . Some of them are especially suitable for certain programs, others can be used in several applications.
So that you can work with your software and your current software version, we try - as far as possible - to design our assets for a wide range of programs. You will find basic information on this in the table below. Please note that the final compatibilities of an asset may differ.
How to find the compatibility information for your assets
To find out which programs and which versions your selected assets are suitable for, there are three basic options on TutKit.com:
- Click on Compatibility Notes on the overall package pages. This will open a pop-up in which you will be shown the details of all the content in the overall package.
- To call up the information on a specific individual content , open the menu above the preview image of the individual content. Click on the icon with the exclamation mark.
- After downloading an asset, you can also open the accompanying readme file . This is called "Please read", is available as a PDF file and bundles all compatibility information for you.
Overview of file formats and asset compatibilities
The following table shows the file formats and compatibilities for most of the assets available on TutKit.com. If you are looking for a specific file format in the table, it is best to use your browser's search function and enter the extension of the file format.
| Asset | file format | Compatibility from | Notes |
| Brushes/brush tips/brushes | |||
| Brushes | *.abr | With size up to 2,500 px ✓ as of Photoshop CS2 ✓ as of Affinity Photo 1.x ✓ Photoshop Elements ✓ GIMP ✓ Adobe Fresco ✓ PaintShop Pro as of version 2018 With size up to 5,000 px ✓ as of Photoshop CC ✓ as of Affinity Photo 1.x ✓ Photoshop Elements With dynamic effects (jitter) ✓ as of Photoshop CS6 | The compatibility notes indicate which types of brushes are included. |
| Affinity brushes | *.afbrushes | ✓ as of Affinity Designer 1.6 ✓ as of Affinity Photo 1.6 | |
| vector-based brushes | *.ai | ✓from Illustrator CS2 | |
| Lightroom brushes | *.lrtemplate | ✓Lightroom 4, 5, 6 ✓Lightroom Classic CC | |
| Procreate brushes | *.brushset | ✓ Procreate | |
| Presets, presets, presets for raw/photo editing | |||
| Presets, presets for Capture One Pro | *.costyle | ✓ as of Capture One Pro 11 | |
| Presets, presets for Lightroom | *.lrtemplate | ✓ Lightroom 4, 5, 6 ✓ up to Lightroom Classic CC 7.2 | Newer presets are offered in XMP format |
| Presets, presets for Lightroom, Camera Raw and Photoshop | *.xmp | ✓ Adobe Bridge CC ✓ After Effects CC ✓ Adobe Camera Raw ✓ as of Lightroom Classic CC 7.3 ✓ as of Photoshop CS4 with Camera Raw | |
| Actions and macros: automated program sequences | |||
| Photoshop actions | *.atn | ✓ as of Photoshop CS4 | Note the compatibility information. Some actions work from CS6 or CC. |
| Affinity Photo macros | *.afmacros | ✓ as of Affinity Photo 1.5 | |
| Illustrator actions | *.aia | ✓ as of Illustrator CS4 | |
| Mockups | |||
| Photoshop mockups | *.psd | ✓ as of Photoshop CS4 | |
| Affinity Photo mockups | *.afphoto | ✓ as of Affinity Photo 1.5 | |
| Textures and overlays | |||
| Textures, background images | *.jpg | ✓ Photoshop ✓ Affinity Photo ✓ GIMP ✓ InDesign ✓ Affinity Publisher ✓ Word ✓ InDesign ✓ and more! | Applicable with common image editing, graphics and layout programs |
| Overlays with white, gray or black background | *.jpg | ✓ Photoshop ✓ Affinity Photo ✓ GIMP ✓ and more! | Applicable in common image editing programs; background can be removed via layer blending modes |
| Textures, overlays, motifs in front of a transparent background | *.png | ✓ Photoshop ✓ Affinity Photo ✓ GIMP ✓ InDesign ✓ Affinity Publisher ✓ Word ✓ and more! | Applicable with common image editing, graphics and layout programs |
| Tileable patterns/textures | |||
| Pattern | *.pat | ✓ as of Photoshop CS2 | |
| Pattern | *.ai | ✓ from Illustrator CS2 | |
| Pattern | *.afpalette | ✓ as of Affinity Photo 1.5 ✓ as of Affinity Designer 1.5 | |
| Styles, shapes, patterns, color gradients and smart objects | |||
| Graphic styles | *.asl | ✓ as of Photoshop CS5 | |
| Graphic styles | *.ai | ✓ as of Illustrator CS5 or CC | |
| Graphic styles | *.afstyles | ✓ as of Affinity Photo 1.5 ✓ as of Affinity Designer 1.5 | |
| Color gradients | *.grd | ✓ as of Photoshop CS2 | |
| Shapes | *.csh | ✓ as of Photoshop CS4 | |
| Smart objects | *.psd | ✓ as of Photoshop CS4 | |
| Shapes as smart objects | *.afphoto | ✓ as of Affinity Photo 1.x | |
| Graphics | *.psd | ✓ as of Photoshop CS2 | |
| Color patches | *.swatches | ✓ Procreate | |
| Illustrations and graphics | |||
| Illustration/Graphics | *.afdesign | ✓ as of Affinity Designer 1.x | |
| Illustration/Graphics | *.afphoto | ✓ as of Affinity Photo 1.x | |
| Illustration/Graphics | *.ai | ✓ as of Illustrator CS2 | |
| Illustration/Graphics | *.cdr | ✓ as of CorelDRAW 13 | |
| Illustration/Graphics | *.indd | ✓ as of InDesign CC | |
| Illustration/Graphics | *.idml | ✓ as of InDesign CS4 ✓ as of Affinity Publisher 1.8 | Deviations may occur in the design in Affinity Publisher |
| Illustration/Graphics | *.psd | ✓ as of Photoshop CS2 | |
| Illustration/graphics | *.pptx | ✓ as of PowerPoint 2007 | |
| Illustration/graphic | *.eps | ✓ Illustrator ✓ Affinity Designer ✓ and more! | Applicable with common vector programs |
| Illustration/Graphics | *.png | ✓ Photoshop ✓ Affinity Photo ✓ GIMP ✓ InDesign ✓ Affinity Publisher ✓ Word ✓ and more! | Applicable with common image editing, graphics and layout programs |
| video assets | |||
| overlays | *.mov | ✓ After Effects ✓ Premiere Pro ✓ Magix Vegas Pro ✓ and more! | Applicable with common video editing programs |
| Overlays | *.mp4 | ✓ After Effects ✓ Premiere Pro ✓ Magix Vegas Pro ✓ and more! | Applicable with common video editing programs |
| Various video assets | *.aep | ✓ as of After Effects CC 13.0 | |
| Various video assets | *.aepx | ✓ as of After Effects CC 13.0 | |
| Shaders/textures for 3D applications | |||
| Preview models | *.c4d | ✓ Cinema 4D | |
| Materials | *.lib4d | ✓ Cinema 4D | |
| Web graphics (e.g. icons) | |||
| Web graphics | *.svg | ||
| Web graphics | *.eot | ||
| Web graphics | *.ttf | ||
| Web graphics | *.woff |
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