Opening ABR Files

The ABR file type is primarily associated with Photoshop.

ABRFile Extension ABR
File extension: ABR
File type:  brush

What is an ABR file

ABR files mostly belong to Photoshop by Adobe. An ABR file contains shape, texture, and metadata definitions for custom brushes used to paint objects in Photoshop. This file is found in the \Program Files\Adobe\Photoshop\Presets\Brushes folder of a Windows machine. Adobe also provides ABR brushes that can be downloaded from their website. On some occasions, Windows editions of Photoshop are unable to import brushes created with the macOS edition.

How can I open an ABR file?

You need a suitable software like Photoshop from Adobe to open an ABR file. Without proper software you will receive a Windows message "How do you want to open this file?" or "Windows cannot open this file" or a similar Mac/iPhone/Android alert. If you cannot open your ABR file correctly, try to right-click or long-press the file. Then click "Open with" and choose an application. You can also display a ABR file directly in the browser:. Just drag the file onto this browser window and drop it.

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How to convert ABR files to JPG, PDF, HTML, DOC, ...

If you want to convert or edit an ABR file, you can use our free Online ABR File Converter (powered by Convert.Guru):
  1. To do this, click the button "Choose your .abr file to view" on this page.
  2. After your file is opened in browser,
  3. click "Save as..." in the menu.
  4. Then click the file format (e.g. PDF, JPG, DOCX, TXT, ...) you want.
  5. Your file will be converted and downloaded.

ABR file extension format:

To find out what program is needed to open ABR files, you need to determine the file format. The file format can be determined based on the file extension and the signature (the first few characters of a file). However, different programs can use the same file extension, and file extensions can be assigned incorrectly. Knowledge is power - this also applies when dealing with unknown or faulty files. Our evaluation of the ABR files is as follows:

Files with the ABR extension are quite widely used. This file type mainly uses a special format. The two most common formats are as follows:

All other ABR files (10%) have no uniform format. These files are often connected to pencil, sakimichan, freeject, aldoori, grunge, trees or skin. If you want to find out which format your ABR file belongs to, just click on the button "Choose your .abr file to view".

Technical Data for ABR File Extension

File classification:
Misc
Related files:
arb, brush, sut, adr, zip, apr, shades, tpl, check, brushset, bin, csh, png, jpg, dat, db, rar, gif, avr, exe, act, ct, csf
Related links:

The following listing is compiled from the database produced by the 'Associate This!' program, selected data from the main FILExt database and file extension information submitted by users.

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop
EXEFile: Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop
EXEFile: Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop CS
EXEFile: Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile, AppName: Adobe Photoshop Elements
EXEFile: photoshopelements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile, AppName: PHOTOSTO
EXEFile: PHOTOSTO.EXE

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 5.0 LE\Photosle.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 5.5\Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0.1 CE\Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 6.0\Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 2\Photoshopelements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 3.0\PhotoshopelementsEditor.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements\PhotoshopElements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop Elements 2\Photoshopelements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop 5.0\Photoshp.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\adobe\photoshop cs\photoshop.exe does not exist.

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop7\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop CS\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%r\Adobe\Photoshop 7.0\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 4.0\PhotoshopelementsEditor.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 5.0\PhotoshopelementsEditor.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\PhootoshopCS\Adobe Photoshop CS3\Photoshop.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Photoshop Elements\Photoshopelements.exe

ProgramID: Photoshop.BrushesFile
EXEFile: %ProgramFiles%\Adobe\Photoshop Elements 6.0\PhotoshopelementsEditor.exe


an abr brush is a special file format by Adobe and should only be edited and saved with the appropriate software.

How to solve problems with ABR files

  • Associate the ABR file extension with the correct application.
  • Update your software that should actually open brushes. Because only the current version supports the latest ABR file format. Search, therefore, e.g. on the Adobe manufacturer website after an available Photoshop update.
  • To make sure that your ABR file is not corrupted or virus-infected, get the file again and scan it with Google's virustotal.com.
  • Click here to open your .ABR file online - secure, fast, and no downloads needed.
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