This release includes some bug fixes, along with multi-app plugin workflow support. This is when paired with Adobe XD 36 (this is supported for macOS only for now).
This release also allows you to unload a plugin that's previously been loaded. This requires Photoshop 22.1.0 or better (22.0.0 will ignore the unload request). There are some performance improvements during watching of a plugin that has a node_modules folder.
Also, when Photoshop is in a modal state, requests will now time out -- this makes it easier to know when things are broken instead of taking a long time. The reason will be included in the log entry. Photoshop will continue the original request when the modal state is cleared, however, so you may get into an inconsistent state in the developer tool. You should just be able to load or reload the plugin to get back to the expected state.
What's New:
- Devtools Support for XD 36+ on Mac Platform as a beta feature. Windows support is coming soon.
- All features of UDT are available for XD, including Create plugin feature using XD starter templates.
- UDT App now supports workflow where multiple hosts can be specified in the manifest during development (note that for distribution, a plugin can only support a single host). This feature is available for the below actions:
- Load
- Reload
- Live reload (Watch)
- Debug
- Logs
- Package
- Unload plugin support (PS 22 or XD 36 or better)
- Bug fixes and performance improvements
System Requirements:
- Mac OS version 10.13.6 or better
- Supports Intel machines
- Supports Apple silicon using Rosetta 2. If you don't have Rosetta 2 installed, upon first launch, you'll be asked to install it. Native Apple Silicon support is coming in a future release.
- Windows 10 (same requirements as XD 36 or PS 2021)
Prerequisites for working with Photoshop 2021:
- Go to the Photoshop menu in the Menu Bar. Choose Preferences
- Choose Plugins, "Enable developer mode" preference has to be turned on for using the UXP developer tool app.