Learn the complete step-by-step process to install the Nano Banana Photoshop plugin, powered by Astria and Gemini 2.5. This full nano banana tutorial will guide you from purchase to your first AI edit, making complex tasks like AI retouching and AI compositing effortless.
If you've been looking for a powerful alternative to Adobe Firefly's Generative Fill, the Nano Banana AI plugin is a game-changer. In this guide, we cover downloading the .ccx file, installing it via Adobe Creative Cloud, creating a free Astria account to get your API key, and connecting it to Photoshop to start creating.
✅ **VIDEO CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS:** 00:00 - Introduction to Nano Banana for Photoshop 00:20 - How to Purchase & Download the Plugin 00:32 - Installing the Nano Banana.CCX File 01:00 - How to Get Your FREE Astria API Key 01:41 - Connecting the API Key to the Photoshop Plugin 01:57 - Your First AI Edit with Nano Banana (Adding a Cat)
This tutorial is perfect for photographers, digital artists, and designers who want to integrate cutting-edge AI directly into their Adobe Photoshop workflow. We'll show you why this tool is incredible for tasks like photo restoration with AI, creating mockups, and even AI color grading.
So, to install the Nano Banana plugin
for Photoshop, you have to go to this
website first. It's only $9 onetime fee
to install it. And also, they give you a
free $2 credit to do the generations.
I've done tons and tons of generations
and I've only spent like seven cents.
So, go ahead and click on get Nano
Banana plugin for $9 and make your
purchase and then just click on download
plugin now. So that way you'll have your
CCX file. All right. So once you've
downloaded the uh CCX file, you're going
to take and double click on it and it's
going to say it's a nonmarketplace
plugin. It's okay. You can go ahead and
hit install.
And then it's just going to say install
plugin. You're just going to hit okay.
And by the way, I'm doing this on a Mac,
but you can do this on PC as well. And
then once it's installed, you're going
to click open Photoshop.
Now, in Photoshop, you'll notice that
there's like a window that pops up. You
have to enter your API key. So, if you
slide this here, just hit open Astra.
And then it's going to you just want to
click remember my choice and click
allow.
Then you're going to log in with your
Gmail. And then you're going to go to
API
and then you're going to click use. You
can use these tokens to access API
endpoints. Click generate and then this
will be your API key. You'll have a
different one. It won't be this exact
key.
Then you're going to copy this key. Once
it's generated, you're going to go back
to Photoshop and then you're going to
enter the key here under step two, save.
So you want to put the key there. Just
paste it. and then click save.
And then you're all set and you can
start using the plugin. So just make a
selection, type in add a cat, and hit
submit. And it's going to add a cat and
it's also going to match the art style
of the image. So that way the cat looks
like it's a part of the art, which is
really cool.
