Format guide
ASE
Adobe Swatch Exchange
ASE is Adobe's binary palette format used across Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign). Each entry stores RGB/CMYK/Lab/Grayscale color values plus a name. Designed for sharing brand color systems between team members, load an ASE in Photoshop and the swatches appear in your Swatches panel.
How to open a ASE file
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Affinity apps, Krita, GIMP (with plugin), Procreate.
Primary use
Brand color systems shared across Adobe Creative Cloud teams.
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