ViewMax MCP vs Photoshop MCP
A side-by-side look at the ViewMax MCP and Photoshop MCP MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose ViewMax MCP for multimedia process work; choose Photoshop MCP for multimedia process as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose ViewMax MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
- You have the keys it needs:
VIEWMAX_API_KEY. - You want tools like
list_video_models, generate_video, list_image_models.
Choose Photoshop MCP when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Multimedia Process domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Multimedia Process | Multimedia Process |
| Quality signal | 41/100 · Fair | 52/100 · Good |
| Install command | Not confirmed yet | Confirmed |
| Transport | — | Local subprocess (stdio) |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Free |
| Required env vars | VIEWMAX_API_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 728 |
| Directory activity | 2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 8 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 11 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View ViewMax MCP | View Photoshop MCP |
Tools & capabilities
ViewMax MCP tools 11
list_video_modelsDiscover video models and pricinggenerate_videoCreate a video generation tasklist_image_modelsDiscover image models and pricinggenerate_imageCreate an image generation tasklist_music_modelsDiscover music modelsgenerate_musicGenerate music (usually returns URLs immediately)list_voicesList TTS voicesgenerate_speechText to speechgenerate_sound_effectSound effect from a promptget_taskPoll generation statusget_creditsRemaining account credits
Photoshop MCP tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
ViewMax MCP
No confirmed install command for ViewMax MCP yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.
Photoshop MCP
{
"mcpServers": {
"photoshop-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"-p",
"@alisaitteke/photoshop-mcp",
"ui"
]
}
}
}