From Creativenerd:
One of the most under utilized aspects of Photoshop is the vast wide amounts of free Photoshop plug-ins, which you can download for free of charge. The beauty of Photoshop plug-ins are they open up so many new features to Photoshop, which allows you to use Photoshop outside of the boundaries it was developed for.
This blog post we have carefully scoured the web in search of the best free Photoshop plug-ins, and have compiled all these great plug-ins to into one blog post. All the plug-ins are compatible with Photoshop CS6.
I hope you enjoy the compilation of free Photoshop plug-ins, and would love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below.
1. Perfect Effects 4 Free
Add a heavy dose of excitement or a subtle amount of elegance to your photos with Perfect Effects 4 Free. Choose from over 70 effects to enhance and stylize your images, including effects to create the popular HDR and vintage looks, textures to add depth and dimension, and borders to add a finishing touch. Instantly add any effect with a single click or combine them to create a look of your own.
2. sinedots filter
This is a great tutorial to create a great spiral effect using easy Photoshop plugin.
3. Mosaic
Mosaic makes your photos look as if they were created out of a mosaic tile. Photo-realistic depth and variable tile size and color options give this effect an infinite number of looks.
4. Guide Guide
With GuideGuide, it doesn’t have to be. Pixel accurate columns, rows, midpoints, and baselines can be created based on your document or marquee with the click of a button. Frequently used guide sets can be saved for repeat use. Grids can use multiple types of measurements. Best of all it’s free. Honestly, if you haven’t started downloading it by now, you’re probably a masochist.
5. Cut&Slice me
Use Cut&Slice me to export your assets to different devices in seconds. Improve your workflow by just naming your layers.
6. CSS3Ps
free cloud based photoshop plugin that converts your layers to CSS3.
7. Tych Panel 2
The ultimate diptych, triptych & ntych automation tool for Photoshop.
8. Filter Forge 4.0
The second stage of the beta test of Filter Forge 4.0 is now available! The new beta includes support for loop operations that provide new ways to create textures and effects – learn more and grab the beta on the Beta Page.
9. Mr Stacks
Mr. Stacks is a Photoshop script that rapidly generates storyboards, stacks, and PDF(s) for CD check-ins, client-ish presentations, and whatever else it is you do. Helping to Nail some of the most monotonous tasks in art direction.
10. Natural Media Tool Kit
NKS5 is a custom extension for Photoshop that provides the user with a versatile collection of natural media, texturing and production tools in a compact palette.
