# ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer — View, Extract, Export Images

> Tool to view and extract images from ABR, TPL, and PAT files. (iPhone/iPad app by Lucky Clan.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrtplpat-viewer/id578217435 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Lucky Clan](https://appshunter.io/developer/294866851)
- Category: Photo & Video, Entertainment
- Price: $1.99
- Rating: 3.70/5 from 53 App Store ratings · 35 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2012-11-19
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrtplpat-viewer/id578217435/reviews.md

## What is ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer?

Here is a small but polished tool that allows you to open, view and extract images from abr (brushes), tpl (tool presets) and pat (patterns) files. Abr/tpl/pat are the most popular formats to share brushes and patterns, you can find thousands of them in Internet.

Features:
- support of all available versions of ABR, TPL an PAT files
- displaying full Brush list or Stamp / Pattern items only
- loading files from any location - both from Cloud Drive and any other cloud service
- export selected images to Photos, Mail, Notes, Files etc
- support of Drag and Drop on iPad
- support of AirDrop
- opening files copied to app folder using File Sharing on computer
- opening files directly from Safari, Mail or any other app that include 'Open In' option

## Key features

- View ABR, TPL, and PAT files
- Extract images from files
- Load files from cloud storage
- Export images to Photos, Mail, Files
- Drag and Drop support on iPad
- AirDrop support

## Chart rankings

- #189 in Top Paid · Photo & Video (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 35)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/abrtplpat-viewer/id578217435/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work

*2024-10-18*

App crashes every time I try to open a file. Don’t waste your money.

### 1/5 — Has white background

*2024-04-07*

ABR brushes are PNG. This opens them as jpeg with a white background. It’s only $2 but was an absolute waste of $2 as I cannot actually use it to export the ABR images properly.

### 5/5 — ❤️非常棒❤️

*2023-06-07*

iPad上最方便的本地abr笔刷图案查看工具。终于找到一个这种软件啦，支持！

### 3/5 — DO NOT RUN ON MACOS!!!

*2023-06-01*

Now that we can run iPhone and iPad apps on the latest MacOS, it is very tempting to run them especially when the app is so very useful.  I ran the app on quite a few ABR and PAT files on my MiniMac before I noticed that the app was eating/erasing the Photoshop files.  Ugh!  I usually keep backups, but I was so busy looking at the contents of my ABR files that I have no idea which ABR and PAT files I lost.
 
To developers:  This is a wonderful andvery much needed app to all Photoshop users.  If you can adjust the app to not erase the PS files when run on Ventura Macs, you will have a gold mine!  Maybe make a copy of the PS file and use the copy to display the contents?

### 5/5 — Opening ABR files solved !

*2021-02-15*

Lucky Clan is reactive, fine job

### 5/5 — Need help

*2020-05-25*

I purchased your app and it opens the abr file and shows 3 brushes but no images. It says “computed brush. No preview available” and I can’t do anything with it. Any help would be appreciated!

### 5/5 — It does what it is supposed to

*2020-02-01*

As per title.

### 1/5 — Waste of money

*2020-01-29*

It would be waste if you are planning to buy this for importing brushes cuz it doesn't supply the transparent background. Better to buy ice cream and look for other app.

### 2/5 — Looked good but...

*2019-12-11*

I was very excited to use it, however the brushes inside don’t have a transparent background

### 1/5 — Don’t buy it

*2019-11-11*

I bought version 2 but it doesn’t convert photoshop brushes to PNG‘s for Procreate. There‘s still a white background behind the brush images. Why? I’m angry.

## Frequently asked questions about ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer

### What can I do with the ABR/TPL/PAT Viewer app?

This app allows you to open, view, and extract images directly from ABR (brushes), TPL (tool presets), and PAT (patterns) files. You can load these files from various locations, including cloud drives and other apps, and then export the extracted images to your device's Photos, Mail, Notes, or Files.

### What file formats does the app support?

The app provides support for all available versions of ABR, TPL, and PAT files. These are common formats used for sharing brushes and patterns in digital art and design.

### How do I get files into the app?

You can load files from any location, including Cloud Drive and other cloud services. Additionally, you can open files copied to the app folder using File Sharing on your computer, or directly from Safari, Mail, or any other app that supports the 'Open In' option.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the application is free to use. It does not feature in-app purchases or advertisements, providing a straightforward experience for viewing and extracting images from your brush, tool preset, and pattern files.

### What devices is this app compatible with?

The app is designed for mobile devices and supports features like Drag and Drop on iPad, as well as AirDrop. It's compatible with iOS devices that can run the application and its associated file management features.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2 — 2021-02-15

- fixed problem with greyed out items

### 2.1 — 2020-01-22

- fixed problem with greyed out items when importing ABR files
- few other minor fixes

### 2.0 — 2018-11-29

Here is a big Abr Viewer update, written from scratch, both UI and parser module!
- app now supports brush files in both ABR and TPL format
- it can now open and export PAT files
- all versions of ABR, TPL and PAT are supported
- you can now display brush list as Stamp/Dual Stamp/Pattern items and also view Stamps only or Patterns only
- new interface allows to load files from any location (iCloud Drive and other cloud services)
- you can now export selected images not only to Photos, but also to Mail, Notes, Files etc
- added support of Drag and Drop on iPad
- added support of AirDrop
- added option to open files directly from Safari or any other app that include 'Open In' option

### 1.1 — 2016-06-09

- extracted images were scaled to max 300x300 pixels, now they are exported without any scaling
- more abr fileformat versions supported

### 1.0 — 2012-11-18

No release notes.

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