Load, save, and manage brush presets

You can manage libraries of preset brushes to keep your brushes organized and to make available only the brushes you need for a project.

To load a library of preset brushes, choose one of the following from the Brush Preset picker menu or Brushes palette menu:
- Load Brushes to add a library to the current list. Select the library file you want to use, and click Load.
- Replace Brushes to replace the current list with a different library. Select the library file you want to use, and click Load.
- A library file (displayed at the bottom of the palette menu). Click OK to replace the current list, or click Append to append the current list.
To return to the default library of preset brushes, choose Reset Brushes from the Brush Preset picker menu or Brushes palette menu. You can either replace the current list or append the default library to the current list.
Note: You can also use the Preset Manager to load and reset brush libraries.

Choose Save Brushes from the Brush Preset picker menu or Brushes palette menu.
Choose a location for the brush library, enter a file name, and click Save.
You can save the library anywhere. However, if you place the library file in the Presets/Brushes folder in the default preset location, the library name will appear at the bottom of the Brush Preset picker menu and Brushes palette menu after you restart Photoshop.

You can also use the Preset Manager to rename, delete, and save libraries of preset brushes. For more information, see Work with the Preset Manager.

Do one of the following:

Select a brush in the Brush Preset picker or Brushes palette, and choose Rename Brush from the palette menu. Enter a new name for the brush, and click OK.
If the Brushes palette is set to display brushes as thumbnails, double-click a brush, enter a new name, and click OK.
If the Brushes palette is set to display brushes as a list or text only, double-click a brush, enter a new name inline, and press Enter (Windows) or Return (Mac OS).

In the Brush Preset picker or Brushes palette, select a brush, and choose Delete Brush from the palette menu.
In the Brush Preset picker or Brushes palette, Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the brush you want to delete.
In the Brushes palette, select a brush and click the Delete icon , or drag a brush to the Delete icon.

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