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Install Photoshop/Lightroom plugin

If you already have Photoshop/Lightroom installed on your computer, when you run SkinFiner installation file, it will install the plugin automatically. If you didn't quit Photoshop/Lightroom before the installation, please restart it after the installation finished.

If it doesn't work, you can install the plugin manually.

Install Photoshop Plugin

1. Launch SkinFiner application.
2. Click "Install plugin..." button on the top of the window.
3. Choose the install directory and install the plugin.
   Plug-ins folder for Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 20xx\Plug-ins
   Plug-ins folder for Mac: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop 20xx/Plug-ins
4. After installation successfully, quit SkinFiner and restart Photoshop.

Install Lightroom Plugin

Windows

1. Start Lightroom.
2. Select File > Plug-in Manager.
3. Click the "Add" button.
4. Browse to the folder where you installed SkinFiner, choose "skinfiner.lrdevplugin" folder and click on the "Select Folder" button.
5. The SkinFiner plugin should show in the list.

Mac

1. Open Finder, browse to folder "/Applications/SkinFiner.app/Contents/Resources".
2. Copy the item "SkinFiner.lrplugin" to wherever you'd like to store your plugin.
3. Start Lightroom.
4. Select File > Plug-in Manager.
5. Click the "Add" button, then navigate to the "SkinFiner.lrplugin" item in your plugin folder and click the "Select Folder" button.
6. The SkinFiner plugin should show in the list.

Add to Lightroom as an External Editor

1. Start Lightroom.
2. Choose Edit > Preferences(Windows)/Lightroom > Preferences(Mac).
3. Click tab "External Editing".
4. Click "Choose" button in the Additional External Editor area.
5. Window: Browse to the folder where you installed SkinFiner, select "SkinFiner.exe", then click "Choose" button.
   Mac: Choose "/Applications/SkinFiner.app".
6. Set preferences for working in SkinFiner. The options are recommended as following:
   
   Note: SkinFiner only supports JPEG and TIFF format.
7. Choose Preset > Save Current Settings As New Preset.
   
8. Type a name for the preset and click "Create".
9. Click "OK" to exit.
10. Right click a photo, expand the "Edit In" menu, you will find SkinFiner preset in the list.