Open 8BF files

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    Adobe Plug-in Filter Format
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Have you encountered a problem with a 8BF file? Don’t you know which program opens a file with this extension? You will find all the information you need about working with a 8BF file here. In the further part of this page we have added a list of programs that should open your 8BF file. It is enough you choose a proper application for your operating system, download and install it.

What is 8BF file?

The file extension 8BF marks plugins for the image processing software Adobe Photoshop. With these plugins, additional functionalities, such as new effects or the support of other graphics formats in Photoshop can be retrofitted. Adobe Photoshop uses various 8b extensions for different plugin types. 8BF files are filter plugins.

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8BF files come in the plugin folder (plugins) located inside the main Photoshop folder. It should be noted that not all plugins are compatible with all versions of Photoshop and when using the 64-bit version usually also a customized version of the plug-in is necessary.

In addition, one must select the plugins for its platform, since those for Windows Photoshop do not work with the Mac version of Photoshop. However, the plugins for the Mac version usually have no extension or the official extension 8bfm.

The file extension 8BF refers to filter plugins, which may include, among other things, new effects, alienations or color filters. In addition to many free filter plugins, there are also commercial ones, such as the Kais Power Tools.

To see if a plugin is installed correctly, you can display a list of all installed plugins in the submenu Plugins (Windows: Help, Mac OSX: Photoshop). In addition to Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements, several other Adobe products have a plug-in interface for 8BF files. There are also some third-party products that have an 8BF interface, but these are partially limited. GIMP also requires the PSPI plugin.

Programs which can open a 8BF file

How to open file with 8BF extension?

In order to open a file with 8BF extension one of the following programs must be installed on user’s system. If a problem with opening 8BF file occurred, it is highly possible that none of the listed programs is present on user’s system. Even if one or more said programs are installed, there may be issues related with given programs. In order to solve a problem with 8BF files, follow the instructions below.
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Install Adobe Photoshop or other program from the list

Most often resolving problems with opening 8BF files is very simple. Just install an appropriate program that supports such files. All of the listed programs support 8BF files, but may vary in offered function and purpose. Some programs may be capable only of viewing contents of 8BF files or offer file conversion options, but may not be capable of editing such files.

Set Adobe Photoshop as the default program for opening 8BF files

It is possible that although a compatible program has been installed on user’s system, it is not used by the system to open it. This may happen because no default application was associated with this type of files. To associate 8BF files with given application, select "Open with" from drop-down menu (accessed by right-clicking on the file). Then select from the list the program or application you want to be used to open this type of file. If the Adobe Photoshop applications is not on the list, select "Browse" option in order to manually locate the directory where Adobe Photoshop has been installed.

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Check the section that lists most common problems with 8BF files

Sometimes problems with opening 8BF files may not lie with the application itself, but can arise due to other causes, such as:

  • File data is corrupted
  • 8BF files has been not been completely download from the internet (only a part of the data has been downloaded)
  • Currently used user account hasn’t been granted necessary privileges to open 8BF files (should that be the case, please contact your system administrator or IT specialist)
  • 8BF file was being copied from a corrupted storage device and is incomplete or data is corrupted. (Copying files from unknown or untrusted sources should be conducted with great care as such files may contain malicious software, which can damage your system)

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