abrMate

abrMate allows you to open, organize, preview and export Adobe Photoshop brushes. You can preview your Adobe Photoshop .abr files in thumbnail or full resolution, which helps you review large brush collections and clear out brushes you don't use. It can also convert brushes made in newer Photoshop versions (CS1 to CS5) so that they open in Photoshop 7.x and later.

Features:

• Find all .abr brush files under specified directories
• Open and preview Adobe Photoshop .abr brush files
• Preview each brush in .abr files as a thumbnail or at up to full resolution
• Export the selected brush to a .png image
• Export all open brushes to a single thumbnail preview panel .png
• Convert CS1-CS5 brushes to Photoshop 7.x compatible files
• Export all open brushes to .png images for use in other applications
• All open brush sets are shown together in one thumbnail preview
• Open brush sets without launching Adobe Photoshop
• Allows for close inspection of brushes in a large preview area
• Shows the file name, directory, number, height and width of the selected brush
• Converted brushes open in Photoshop 7.x, CS1, CS2, CS3, CS4 and CS5
• Browse large brush collections to see which brushes you already have
• The texturemate.com site that hosted abrMate also offered free patterns
• The same site also offered free textures and brush sets
• Helps keep your Photoshop brush library lean by showing which sets you do not use
• Organize brush sets
• Close the selected brush set or all open sets with one click
• Option to open the output folder after exporting or converting
• Export brushes
• It is freeware
• Developed by texturemate.com
• Works only with Photoshop CS5 and older brushes; CS6 and CC brushes are not supported
• Preview panel images are generated with a white background
• Latest version 1.1, released in January 2011
• Requires the Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0
• Made for Windows XP, Vista and 7, and also runs on Windows 10
• The texturemate.com website is offline; no longer developed
• Useful for brush authors who need preview images for their brush sets

abrMate lets you view your Photoshop brushes without Photoshop and convert newer brushes to open in older Photoshop versions.

abrMate is a small free tool for anyone who collects Photoshop brushes and wants to view, convert or export them without opening Photoshop.