Adobe Photoshop Scripting

Documentation on Adobe® Photoshop® CC 2015 scripting is now available. Developers can write scripts that automate the tasks performed by Photoshop CC. Get the documentation and start writing scripts for Photoshop CC today.

• Photoshop CC Scripting Guide (PDF, 722 KB)
  
• Photoshop CC AppleScript Reference (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  
• Photoshop CC JavaScript Reference (PDF, 1.9 MB)
  
• Photoshop CC VBScript Reference (PDF, 1.3 MB)
  

Documentation on Adobe® Photoshop® CC 2014 scripting is now available. Developers can write scripts that automate the tasks performed by Photoshop CC. Get the documentation and start writing scripts for Photoshop CC today.

• Photoshop CC Scripting Guide (PDF, 402 KB)
  
• Photoshop CC AppleScript Reference (PDF, 1.5 MB)
  
• Photoshop CC JavaScript Reference (PDF, 1.9 MB)
  
• Photoshop CC VBScript Reference (PDF, 705 KB)
  

Developers can write scripts that automate the tasks performed by Photoshop CC. Get the documentation and start writing scripts for Photoshop CC today.

• Photoshop CC Scripting Guide (PDF, 412 KB)
• Photoshop CC AppleScript Reference (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Photoshop CC JavaScript Reference (PDF, 2 MB)
• Photoshop CC VBScript Reference (PDF, 722 KB)

Adobe Photoshop CC does not install the Scripting folder. Please use the links below to install the Samples, Documentation and Scripting Listener plug-in manually.

• Scripting Listener Plug-in for Mac (DMG, 4 MB)
• Scripting Listener Plug-in for Windows (ZIP, 8 MB)
• Sample Files for Mac - English (ZIP, 31 MB)
• Sample files for Windows - English (ZIP, 31 MB)
• Installation instructions and other downloadable plug-in contents in Photoshop CC

Documentation on Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 Scripting is now available. Developers can write scripts that automate the tasks performed by Photoshop CS6. Get the documentation and start writing scripts for Photoshop CS6 today.

• Photoshop CS6 Scripting Guide (PDF, 395 KB)
• Photoshop CS6 AppleScript Reference (PDF, 833 KB)
• Photoshop CS6 JavaScript Reference (PDF, 918 KB)
• Photoshop CS6 VBScript Reference (PDF, 695 KB)

Documentation on Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 Scripting is now available. Developers can write scripts that automate the tasks performed by Photoshop CS5. Get the documentation and start writing scripts for Photoshop CS5 today.

• Photoshop CS5 Scripting Guide (PDF, 395 KB)
• Photoshop CS5 AppleScript Reference (PDF, 833 KB)
• Photoshop CS5 JavaScript Reference (PDF, 918 KB)
• Photoshop CS5 VBScript Reference (PDF, 695 KB)

A script is a series of commands that tells Photoshop to perform one or more tasks. Photoshop CS4 supports scripts written in AppleScript, JavaScript or VBScript. Sample scripts are included in the Photoshop CS4 installer and get installed with the product. The latest available scripting documentation is provided below:

• Photoshop CS4 Scripting Guide (PDF, 767 KB)
• Photoshop CS4 AppleScript Reference (PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Photoshop CS4 JavaScript Reference (PDF, 2.0 MB)
• Photoshop CS4 VBScript Reference (PDF, 1.3 MB)

A script is a series of commands that tells Photoshop to perform one or more tasks. Photoshop CS3 supports scripts written in AppleScript, JavaScript or VBScript. Sample scripts are included in the Photoshop CS3 installer and get installed with the product. The latest available scripting documentation is provided below:

• Photoshop CS3 Scripting Guide (PDF, 1.3 MB)
• Photoshop CS3 AppleScript Reference (PDF, 1.7 MB)
• Photoshop CS3 JavaScript Reference (PDF, 2.0 MB)
• Photoshop CS3 VBScript Reference (PDF, 1.6 MB)

The following reference and scripting guides are available to assist you with development for Photoshop CS2 software:

• Photoshop CS2 Scripting Guide (PDF, 693 KB)
• Photoshop CS2 AppleScript Reference Guide (PDF, 1.4 MB)
• Photoshop CS2 JavaScript Reference Guide (PDF, 3.4 MB)
• Photoshop CS2 Visual Basic Reference Guide (PDF, 1.4 MB)