# Thank you for replace resource! **URL:** \ **Category:** Elements\ **Created:** [February 15, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390 "2026-02-15T18:26:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MichaelDroste](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/michaeldroste/32/37212_2.png) [@MichaelDroste](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/MichaelDroste)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 6:26pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/1 "2026-02-15T18:26:09Z")
Had to edit 10+ PDFs Then just did right click / replace resource Re-Publish Fast and East Very Nice šŸ‘ (Takes longer to upload - than it does to replace files) ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 8:17pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/2 "2026-02-15T20:17:59Z")
Awesome, I think itā€™s these new smaller features and polish that are really making the difference šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![ThatPhilGuy](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/thatphilguy/32/33599_2.png) [@ThatPhilGuy](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ThatPhilGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/3 "2026-02-15T21:45:34Z")
Iā€™m guessing this is a 2.0 Beta feature (?) Currently on 1.63. As I canā€™t seem to find it by right-clicking on anywhere _Resources_ are used. Or in the Docs. Just here to say how helpful that would be. Typically I iterate on images quite a bit during development. Either color matching or relative proportions of individuals in collections. This would save a lot of time! ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/4 "2026-02-15T21:55:21Z")
Yes, thatā€™s part of 2.0 and you can join the beta, just go to Preferences turn on ā€œCheck for Beta Updatesā€ (itā€™s very stable) šŸ™‚ ![CleanShot 2026-02-15 at 9 .53.58@2x](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/uploads/realmacsoftware1/original/3X/e/b/eb711a7cad8956b7156b1c81b13ed586d393c15f.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![sbchasin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sbchasin/32/26943_2.png) [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 1:40am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/5 "2026-02-16T01:40:56Z")
Right click ā€œOpen withā€¦ā€ in Resources would also be greatly appreciated!! šŸ¤“ ---
**Author:** ![dan](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/dan/32/28516_2.png) [@dan](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/dan)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 10:25am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/6 "2026-02-16T10:25:49Z")
Not going to happen. Apple are making things very hard for apps to work together, so unfortunately, thatā€™s no longer something we can offer due to the newer macOS sandboxing restrictions ā˜¹ ---
**Author:** ![handshaper](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/handshaper/32/27373_2.png) [@handshaper](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/handshaper)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/7 "2026-02-16T16:58:00Z")
That is odd because one of Appleā€™s own apps does just this, in Photos, you can right-click on a photo, have it say ā€œOpen withā€¦ā€ and open it in say Affinity. ---
**Author:** ![Doobox](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/doobox/32/32373_2.png) [@Doobox](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/Doobox)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/8 "2026-02-16T17:09:54Z")
Yes, a sandboxed app can open a file its in control of in an external editor like Affinity for example. My iKonic app does exactly that, and its sandboxed in the Mac App Store. The only issue is that image editors like affinity do not save the file back to the origonal location when you save, in all the image editors I know, save equals save as the apps proprietary format not save the image back to the original location. ---
**Author:** ![tpbradley](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/tpbradley/32/25503_2.png) [@tpbradley](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/tpbradley)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/9 "2026-02-16T18:32:46Z")
Just to clarify, we can add a menu option in Elements to open an image resource in another application. The problem isnā€™t opening the file, itā€™s saving it back and overwriting the original resource inside the project, as @Doobox mentioned. The simplest workflow is: 1. Select the resources you want to edit in Elements. 2. Drag them to a folder in Finder. 3. Edit them in your preferred app. 4. Use the new **Replace Resource** option to add the updated versions back into the project. ---
**Author:** ![ajenks](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/ajenks/32/34693_2.png) [@ajenks](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/ajenks)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/10 "2026-02-16T18:49:09Z")
I must have missed that one. Very cool!! ---
**Author:** ![sbchasin](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/sbchasin/32/26943_2.png) [@sbchasin](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/sbchasin)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/thank-you-for-replace-resource/54390/11 "2026-02-16T21:04:53Z")
> [@tpbradley](#): > > - Select the resources you want to edit in Elements. > - Drag them to a folder in Finder. > - Edit them in your preferred app. > - Use the new **Replace Resource** option to add the updated versions back into the project. Works. Works well, too, butā€¦ I kind of would still like a menu option for opening the resource in another app. Reduces the number of steps. Replace Resource option is fantastic though!! šŸ‘šŸ»