If you're experiencing any of the following issues, the cause could be a defective or incompatible plug-in:. Error: 'Could not load the Plug-in Name module because it does not work with this version of Photoshop.'


. Missing file formats in the Save or Save As dialogs. Unexplained freezes or crashes on launch or while using Photoshop. Image rendering issues after running a plug-in.

Slow performance while launching or using Photoshop. Plug-in commands don't show up correctly in Photoshop's menus You may experience an issue with a plug-in for any of these reasons:. The plug-in was designed for a different version of Photoshop and is not compatible with your current version. T he plug-in was installed incompletely or incorrectly. More than one version of the same plug-in is installed. A plug-in file has become damaged. Third-party and optional plug-ins can be installed to one of two locations:.
Version specific location - which will only load the installed plug-in for a specific version of Photoshop CC (e.g. Only Photoshop CC 2014).
Shared Creative Cloud Location - which will load the plug-in for all installed versions of Photoshop CC (Photoshop CC & Photoshop CC 2014 & Photoshop CC 2015 & Photoshop CC 2015.5 & future versions of Photoshop CC when they are released, like CC 2017) without having to reinstall the plug-in.