How to Install Sharpen AI and DeNoise AI as a Photoshop Plugin

Manually Install Your Sharpen AI Plugin

If the above steps do not work, perform the following manual installation steps.

Step 1

Close Photoshop and open Finder. Right-click Topaz Sharpen AI and select Show Package Contents > Contents > Resources > PS_Plugins.

Step 2

Copy the file named TopazSharpenAI.plugin

Step 3

Paste the plugin file in one or more of the following paths, depending on your Photoshop install location. Version-specific installations will be named Photoshop and the year of the version:

/Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2023/Plug-ins

/Applications/Adobe Photoshop 2022/Plug-ins

etc.

Photoshop CC users will also need to paste the plugin here;

/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-Ins/CC

Manually Install Your Sharpen AI Plugin

If the above steps do not work, perform the following manual installation steps.

Step 1

Determine which version of Photoshop you have installed. Version-specific installations will be named Photoshop and the year of the version:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2022\Plug-ins\

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2021\Plug-ins\

etc.

Photoshop CC users will also need to also open the following folder:

C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-ins\CC\

Step 2

Open a new File Explorer window and navigate to C:\Program Files\Topaz Labs LLC\Topaz Sharpen AI\PS_Plugins_x64 and find the file tltopazsharpenaips_x64.

Step 3

Right-click the file and click Create shortcut. Cut and paste the shortcut file to the corresponding Photoshop plugin folders in Step 1.

Step 4

Ensure Sharpen AI is closed. Import an image to Photoshop and check under Filters > Topaz Labs LLC for the Sharpen AI plugin.