FAQs — SciSuite

Q1: What versions of Photoshop and Illustrator are supported?

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SciSuite plugins require Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 or later and Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 or later. Both macOS and Windows are supported.

Q2: Photoshop is a raster editor. How can SciSuite output be "vector-based"?

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Although Photoshop is primarily a raster image editor, it fully supports vector Shape Layers and Type Layers. SciSuite takes advantage of this: all annotations it generates, including scale bars, stroke borders, line markers, significance marks, tables, dimension markers, and labels, are created as Photoshop Shape Layers (vector paths with fill/stroke), not rasterized pixels. These shapes remain resolution-independent inside the PSD and stay crisp at any zoom level. When you export to PDF, the vector data is preserved; when you export to PNG or TIFF, Photoshop rasterizes them at the document's full resolution, so they are always sharp. This is the same reason fonts in Photoshop look clean at every size, because they are vector too.

Q3: How many computers can I install a single license on?

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Each license is tied to a single computer. If you need to use SciSuite on more than one machine, a separate license is required for each.

Q4: Is there a free trial?

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Yes. Every plugin comes with a one-month free trial with full functionality, no credit card required. This gives you plenty of time to evaluate whether it fits your workflow before purchasing.

Q5: Is SciSuite a one-time purchase or a subscription?

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SciSuite is a one-time purchase with no recurring fees. Once you buy a license, it's yours to keep.

Q6: Are updates included after purchase?

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All minor version updates (bug fixes, small improvements) are free for the lifetime of your license. Major version upgrades, which introduce significant new features or architectural changes, require a separate purchase. That said, SciSuite is Bo's part-time project, so major version releases are not expected in the near future, so you can count on getting free updates for a long time.

Q7: When installing via Anastasiy's Extension Manager, I get "There is already an extension installed with that name. Please uninstall it first and then try again." or "No Adobe applications found for that extension. Please reinstall Adobe software and restart Anastasiy's Extension Manager." How do I fix this?

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"There is already an extension installed with that name" — This means a previous version of the same plugin is already on your computer, likely installed earlier through a different ZXP installer or by manually copying files. To resolve it, remove the old copy first: open Anastasiy's Extension Manager and check whether the plugin appears in the installed list — if it does, uninstall it from there. If it does not appear, the old files were probably installed manually; navigate to your CEP extensions folder (see the paths listed in the Installation Guide, Method 2, Step 3) and delete the plugin's folder. If you cannot locate the folder, use a file search tool such as Everything (Windows) or EasyFind (macOS) to search for the plugin's folder name. After removing the old version, retry the installation.

"No Adobe applications found for that extension" — This usually means the Extension Manager cannot detect a compatible Adobe application on your system. First, make sure you have Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (or later) or Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 (or later) installed, then restart Anastasiy's Extension Manager and try again.

If the steps above do not resolve either error, your Adobe software may have been installed in a non-standard way (e.g. not through Adobe Creative Cloud). Some third-party or unofficial Adobe installers strip out the CEP extension framework and other components that plugins depend on. In this case, we recommend downloading and installing the official version of Photoshop or Illustrator directly from Adobe Creative Cloud, and then retrying the plugin installation.