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Requirements

  • Adobe Photoshop 2025 (26.0) or newer
  • Windows 10/11 or macOS
  • A free Pulze account (you can create one while signing in)
  • An internet connection for the first sign-in. After that, LayerWise works offline.
On Windows, the LayerWise panel is drawn with Microsoft Edge WebView2, which comes with Windows 10 and 11. If the panel stays blank, see the FAQ.

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Supported renders

  • Render engines: V-Ray, Corona and FStorm
  • File formats: PNG, JPEG, TIFF, TGA and EXR, including multichannel EXR

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Install LayerWise

LayerWise comes as a single .ccx file, which Creative Cloud installs for you.
1

Download

Download the LayerWise .ccx file from pulze.io.
2

Install

Double-click the file. Creative Cloud opens and asks you to confirm. If it warns that the plugin comes from an unverified developer, confirm anyway. LayerWise is now installed in Photoshop on this computer.
3

Open the panel

In Photoshop, open Plugins → Pulze → LayerWise. Dock the panel wherever you like.
Photoshop's Plugins menu with Pulze and its LayerWise entry highlighted

Opening the panel from Photoshop's Plugins menu

LayerWise is listed as Pulze under Plugins → Manage Plugins… in Photoshop. That’s where you disable or uninstall it.

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Sign in

The first time you open the panel, you sign in with your Pulze account.
1

Press Sign in

LayerWise shows a short code and opens a browser tab. If no tab opens, press Open browser, or open the link shown in the panel yourself.
2

Confirm the code

Check that the code in the browser matches the one in the panel, then sign in (or create a free account).
3

Done

The panel picks it up and opens the Home screen. If the code expires before you finish, press Get a new code.
The LayerWise sign-in screen with a device code and an Open browser button

Signing in: confirm the code shown in the panel in your browser

You stay signed in until you sign out from the menu or from Settings. LayerWise never sees or stores your password.
Settings, templates and sign-in are stored per Photoshop version. After upgrading to a new major Photoshop version, sign in again and move your own templates over by exporting and importing them (or keep them in the cloud).

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Updates

LayerWise checks for a newer version once per launch and shows a green banner with What’s new when there is one. Get the update takes you to the download. Install the new .ccx the same way; your settings and templates stay. See Settings → Check for updates.

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Next steps

Take the tour of the interface, then create your first document.