# Layer Update (Sep ’26) - Plugins, models, and faster finds Author: [Burcu Hakguder](https://layer.ai/authors/burcu) | Published: 2026-09-28 Tags: updates > This week was a big one for sitting inside the tools you already use, and for stuffing Layer with fresh models. Photoshop’s native plugin is live, Blender early access is open, and the model shelf filled up again across 3D, video, music, and speech. --- This week was a big one for sitting inside the tools you already use, and for stuffing Layer with fresh models. Photoshop’s native plugin is live. Blender early access is open. Workflows got sharper. And the model shelf filled up again across 3D, video, music, and speech. Here’s what shipped. ## Native Photoshop plugin is live 🎨 Layer’s native Photoshop plugin is here. Bring your custom LoRAs and Layer features into Photoshop so you spend far less time bouncing between apps. Masked edits stay on the area you selected, so refinements stay precise. ![Layer Photoshop plugin panel beside a character generated on a transparent canvas](/src/assets/blog/layer-update-sep-26-plugins-models-and-faster-finds/photoshop-integration.png) [Try Photoshop integration](/integrations/photoshop) ## Layer for Blender (early access) 🧊 Generate into your open Blender scene from a native sidebar, and chat with the agent while it works on the file. Early access is open now if you want to try the loop inside Blender itself. ![Layer sidebar inside Blender with a chat generating a 3D mech in the open scene](/src/assets/blog/layer-update-sep-26-plugins-models-and-faster-finds/blender-integration.png) [Try Blender integration](/integrations/blender) ## New models across the stack 🔥 We’re expanding the lineup again. This week’s wave includes **Meshy V7.1** and **Tripo P2** for 3D, **Kling motion control** (v2.6 and v3) plus **Higgsfield Soul 2 / Soul Cinema / Genjutsu** for motion transfer and object swap, **Luma Ray 3.2**, **MiniMax H3 Max Extend** (now the default video extend), **PixVerse VibeMV**, and **MiniMax H3 Max 3D-to-video**. On image and audio: **Seedream 5 Flash**, **Lyria 3.5**, and **Gemini 3.8 Flash TTS / Flash Lite TTS**. Latest **OpenRouter** chat models are available to pick from, and models that support it can return their own **transparency (alpha)**. ## Find anything fast with ⌘K 🔍 ⌘K now opens as a board of your workspace, then collapses into search as you type. Templates, files, workflows, models, sessions: one shortcut, less hunting. ![Command-K search open over a Layer workspace, narrowed to the query workflow](/src/assets/blog/layer-update-sep-26-plugins-models-and-faster-finds/command-k-search.png) ## Cinematic technique library on video forms 🎬 Video forms now include a cinematic technique library with dedicated slots to pick from. Drop in the shot language you want without rebuilding the prompt from scratch every time. ![Cinematic technique library on a video form, applying a camera move to a generated clip](/src/assets/blog/layer-update-sep-26-plugins-models-and-faster-finds/cinematic-technique-library.gif) ## Animation and performance libraries 🎞️ Animated mesh previews play in the viewer, tiles get looping video thumbnails, and video forms now open performance / animation libraries you can scroll and pick from. ![Animation library of motion thumbnails beside a 3D viewer showing a character run cycle](/src/assets/blog/layer-update-sep-26-plugins-models-and-faster-finds/animation-libraries.png) ## More artist tools that save clicks Download 3D as OBJ with PNG textures, or as FBX for Tripo models. Batch size is back on Create Image and Prompt Generator (for models that return a batch). Prompt @-mentions suggest reference sets by project and model. Ask the agent for costumes, cosmetics, reskins, and fashion on characters. Combine several images into one layered PSD. Pixel-art sprite agent apps land on templates. And the agent can query, describe, and pick assets on the session board. ![Download Asset modal with Format set to OBJ with textures and a character bust preview](/src/assets/blog/layer-update-sep-26-plugins-models-and-faster-finds/export-obj-fbx.png) ## Workflows: clearer, shareable, stoppable ⚙️ Published workflows show their own designed form in the run box. You’ve got visibility filters, a Share dropdown, and Make private. Export a published workflow as JSON from the canvas, or import a whole graph through the Layer MCP. Stop a whole-graph run from the header or from its running nodes. Node covers and a generated workflow cover land on publish. ![Stopping a running workflow from the header and from a node on the canvas](/src/assets/blog/layer-update-sep-26-plugins-models-and-faster-finds/stop-workflow.png) Open Layer and try these in your next session: [layer.ai](https://layer.ai) #TeamLayer --- [View original](https://layer.ai/blog/layer-update-sep-26-plugins-models-and-faster-finds) | [All posts](https://layer.ai/blog)