AstMatrix

"Let me be the guiding star for all"

A lightweight yet powerful muti-formats QR Code & Barcode generator for Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop and Figma.

Index

• Compatibility
• Supported Encoding Formats
• Installation
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Figma

Compatibility

Complete Support

• Adobe Illustrator 2023 (and above)
• Adobe Photoshop 2026 (and above)
• Figma

Partial Support

• Adobe Photoshop 2023~2024 (without web UI)

Supported Encoding Formats

Category	Formats and presets
Retail	EAN-8
	EAN-13
	EAN-14 / GS1-128
	EAN-8 Composite
	EAN-13 Composite
	UPC-A
	UPC-E
	UPC-A Composite
	UPC-E Composite
Industrial	Code-128
	Code-11
	Code-2of5 Interleaved
	Code-39
	Code-39 Full ASCII
	Code-93
	Flattermarken
	GS1-128
	MSI
	Pharmacode One-Track
	Pharmacode Two-Track
	Telepen Alpha
Publication	ISBN 13
	ISBN 13 + 5 Digits
	ISMN
	ISSN
	ISSN + 2 Digits
Matrix and stacked	QR Code
	QR Mobile/Smartphone
	Data Matrix
	Aztec
	Codablock-F
	MaxiCode
	MicroPDF417
	PDF417
	Micro QR Code
	Han Xin
	DotCode
	Royal Mail Mailmark 2D
	NTIN Code
	PPN Code
	Code 49

Installation

Adobe Illustrator

Via Adobe Creative Cloud (Recommended)

1. Make sure Adobe Creative Cloud is installed and that you are signed in with your Adobe account.
2. Open the Adobe Exchange page, or search "AstMatrix" in the Creative Cloud desktop app.
3. Install the plugin.
4. Open Illustrator (or restart it completely if it is already running), then select "Window" > "Extensions" > "AstMatrix" to launch the plugin.

Via Installer Program (for Windows)

1. Download the appropriate installer for your system from the Releases page.
   • Windows x64: AstMatrix-Illustrator-<version>-Setup.exe
   • Windows ARM64: AstMatrix-Illustrator-<version>-aarch64-Setup.exe
2. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Manual

1. Download the latest Illustrator .zxp package from the Releases page.

2. Make sure Adobe Illustrator is installed and completely closed.

3. Open the downloaded .zxp file using a ZIP archive utility (e.g., 7-Zip, ShichiZip, or Keka). Its contents start with CSXS/manifest.xml, without an enclosing AstMatrix folder.

4. Create an AstMatrix folder in the following directory, then extract all archive contents into it:

   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Adobe\CEP\extensions\
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/

   Create the extensions folder if it does not already exist. The final manifest path must be extensions/AstMatrix/CSXS/manifest.xml, without an extra nested folder.

5. Because the manually installed plugin is unsigned, enable CEP debug mode by setting PlayerDebugMode for the CEP version used by Illustrator:

   • Windows: Press Windows + R, enter regedit, and open Registry Editor. Navigate to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\CSXS.12 (create the key if necessary), create a String Value (REG_SZ) named PlayerDebugMode, and set its value to 1.

   • macOS: Open Terminal via Spotlight (Command + Space), then run:

     defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.12 PlayerDebugMode 1

   These examples use CEP 12. If your Illustrator version uses a different CEP version, replace 12 with the corresponding version number (e.g., 11 for CEP 11). Enable this setting only for plugins from sources you trust.

6. Open Illustrator (or restart it completely if it is already running), then select "Window" > "Extensions" > "AstMatrix" to launch the plugin.

Adobe Photoshop

Via Adobe Creative Cloud (Recommended)

1. Make sure Adobe Creative Cloud is installed and that you are signed in with your Adobe account.
2. Open the Adobe Exchange page, or search "AstMatrix for Photoshop" in the Creative Cloud desktop app.
3. Install the plugin.
4. Open Photoshop (or restart it completely if it is already running), then select "Plugins" > "AstMatrix" to launch the plugin.

Via Installer Program (for Windows)

1. Download the appropriate installer for your system from the Releases page.
   • Windows x64: AstMatrix-Photoshop-<version>-Setup.exe
   • Windows ARM64: AstMatrix-Photoshop-<version>-aarch64-Setup.exe
2. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

Via Adobe Creative Cloud (.ccx file)

1. Download the latest Photoshop .ccx package from the Releases page.
2. Make sure Adobe Creative Cloud is installed and that you are signed in with your Adobe account.
3. Double-click the downloaded .ccx file, or open it using the Adobe Creative Cloud desktop app.
4. Confirm the non-marketplace plugin installation prompt by clicking "Install" (or "Install locally", depending on your Creative Cloud version).
5. Open Photoshop (or restart it completely if it is already running), then select "Plugins" > "AstMatrix" to launch the plugin.

Via Adobe Universal Plugin Installer Agent (UPIA)

1. Download the latest Photoshop .ccx package from the Releases page.

2. Make sure Adobe Creative Cloud version 5.7 or later is installed.

3. Run the command for your operating system. Replace the example .ccx path with the path to your downloaded file, keeping the quotation marks:

   • Windows: Press Windows + R, enter cmd, and run in CMD:

     "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Adobe Desktop Common\RemoteComponents\UPI\UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent\UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent.exe" /install "C:\path\to\AstMatrix.ccx"

   • macOS: Open Terminal via Spotlight (Command + Space), then run:

     "/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Desktop Common/RemoteComponents/UPI/UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent/UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/UnifiedPluginInstallerAgent" --install "/path/to/AstMatrix.ccx"

   See Adobe's How to Install UXP Plugins Using Command Line Tools for details.

4. Open Photoshop (or restart it completely if it is already running), then select "Plugins" > "AstMatrix" to launch the plugin.

Manual extraction (experimental)

1. Download the latest Photoshop .ccx package from the Releases page.

2. Open the .ccx file using a ZIP archive utility (e.g., 7-Zip, ShichiZip, or Keka).

3. Extract its contents to the following directory:

   • Windows: %APPDATA%\Adobe\UXP\Plugins\External\1f4db629_<version>\ (create this plugin-specific directory; manifest.json must be directly inside it)
   • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/UXP/Plugins/

4. Open Photoshop (or restart it completely if it is already running), then select "Plugins" > "AstMatrix" to launch the plugin.

Extraction may not register the plugin with current Photoshop/Creative Cloud versions. If it does not appear, use Creative Cloud or UPIA instead; do not modify Adobe's internal registration JSON. Avoid keeping extracted and Adobe-managed copies of the same plugin together.

Figma

Via Figma Community

1. Open the Figma Community page of this project.

2. Click the "Save" button to save the plugin to your Figma account.

3. Open a Figma file, go to the menu bar, and select "Plugins" > "Saved plugins" > "AstMatrix" to launch the plugin.

From GitHub Releases (Figma Desktop)

1. Download AstMatrix-Figma-<version>.zip from the Releases page.
2. Extract the entire archive and keep its files together.
3. In Figma Desktop, select "Plugins" > "Development" > "Import plugin from manifest" and choose the extracted manifest.json.
4. Open a Figma Design file, then select "Plugins" > "Development" > "AstMatrix" to launch the plugin.

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