How to use the Adobe Express add-ons

Device Models

Turn a design into a 3D phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop mockup. iPhone, iPad, MacBook, and iMac are trademarks of Apple Inc. This add-on is not affiliated with Apple.

1. Choose a device: phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop.
2. Click Upload image and pick a JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF, or drag one onto the preview. Click Add screen frame if you need a rectangle at the screen size first.
3. Pick an angle, or drag the preview to rotate. Choose a device color.
4. Click Add to design. The add-on places a transparent PNG on the canvas.

UChart

Line, bar, area, pie, scatter, and radar charts on the canvas.

1. Pick a chart type and add your data in the panel.
2. Adjust the chart until the preview looks right.
3. Send it to the canvas. The add-on places the chart as a PNG.

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Blobs

Generate organic blob shapes and place them on the canvas.

1. Click Generate for a new shape, or drag Complexity and Irregularity to reshape the current one.
2. Pick a color, then choose Solid, Gradient, or Outline. A gradient also takes an end color.
3. Click Add to design. The add-on inserts a 1024 by 1024 transparent PNG.

Get Palette

Extract a color palette from a photo or graphic.

1. Click Browse, or drop a JPG, PNG, WebP, or GIF onto the panel. Images stay in the panel.
2. Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Move the Colors slider from 3 to 8.
3. Click Add to design to place the swatches as rectangles.

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Palette and Tints

Build a color palette and a tint scale from one base color.

1. Set a base color with the picker or a hex code.
2. On Palette, click Shuffle colors for another harmony. On Tints, read the light-to-dark steps.
3. Click a swatch to copy its hex code, then click Add to design.

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Compress Image

Shrink PNG, JPEG, and WebP images.

1. Upload a PNG, JPEG, or WebP image.
2. Click Compress Image. The panel shows the original size and the compressed size.
3. Click Download to save the file, or Import to Canvas to place it in the design.

App Icon Hunter

Search app icons and place them on the canvas.

1. Type an app or game name in Search any app/game.
2. Click a result to place the icon, or drag it onto the canvas.

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SVG Finder

Search SVG icons and add them to the design.

1. Type a keyword in the search field.
2. Open an icon to see the title, author, and license.
3. Click Apply, or drag the preview onto the canvas.

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Image to Pixel Art

Convert an image to pixel art with a block size and a color palette.

1. Click Browse Files, or drop a JPG, PNG, SVG, or WebP onto the panel.
2. Set Block Size from 1 to 50. Turn on Grayscale, or map the image to a color palette.
3. Click Apply to Document to place it, or Download to save a PNG.

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Text Extractor

Pull the text out of a JPG or PNG.

1. Click Browse, or drop a JPG or PNG onto the panel.
2. Click Extract Text. Recognition uses an online service.
3. Click Copy to put the result on the clipboard, or Start Over for another image.

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Calendar Maker

Generate a month calendar and add it to the canvas.

1. Choose the month and year, then set the canvas width and height.
2. Style the title and the date cells: colors, weight, and alignment.
3. Click Add calendar. The add-on places the month on the canvas as a PNG.

Easy Avatar

Generate simple avatars for a design.

1. Pick a style, then open the part tabs to change hair, face, and the other pieces.
2. Use the sparkles button for a random combination of the current style.
3. Click Apply, or drag the preview onto the canvas.