Python API for Photoshop.

⚠️ Only for Windows platform !

The example above was created with Photoshop Python API. Check it out at https://loonghao.github.io/photoshop-python-api/examples.

Has been tested and used Photoshop version:

Photoshop Version	Supported
2025	✅
2024	✅
2023	✅
2022	✅
2021	✅
2020	✅
cc2019	✅
cc2018	✅
cc2017	✅

Installing

You can install via pip.

pip install photoshop_python_api

Since it uses COM (Component Object Model) connect Photoshop, it can be used in any DCC software with a python interpreter.

Hello World

import photoshop.api as ps
app = ps.Application()
doc = app.documents.add()
new_doc = doc.artLayers.add()
text_color = ps.SolidColor()
text_color.rgb.red = 0
text_color.rgb.green = 255
text_color.rgb.blue = 0
new_text_layer = new_doc
new_text_layer.kind = ps.LayerKind.TextLayer
new_text_layer.textItem.contents = 'Hello, World!'
new_text_layer.textItem.position = [160, 167]
new_text_layer.textItem.size = 40
new_text_layer.textItem.color = text_color
options = ps.JPEGSaveOptions(quality=5)
# # save to jpg
jpg = 'd:/hello_world.jpg'
doc.saveAs(jpg, options, asCopy=True)
app.doJavaScript(f'alert("save to jpg: {jpg}")')

Photoshop Session

Use it as context.

from photoshop import Session


with Session(action="new_document") as ps:
    doc = ps.active_document
    text_color = ps.SolidColor()
    text_color.rgb.green = 255
    new_text_layer = doc.artLayers.add()
    new_text_layer.kind = ps.LayerKind.TextLayer
    new_text_layer.textItem.contents = 'Hello, World!'
    new_text_layer.textItem.position = [160, 167]
    new_text_layer.textItem.size = 40
    new_text_layer.textItem.color = text_color
    options = ps.JPEGSaveOptions(quality=5)
    jpg = 'd:/hello_world.jpg'
    doc.saveAs(jpg, options, asCopy=True)
    ps.app.doJavaScript(f'alert("save to jpg: {jpg}")')

Contributors ✨

Thanks goes to these wonderful people (emoji key):

Hal 💻	voodraizer 🐛	brunosly 🐛	tubi 🐛	wjxiehaixin 🐛	罗马钟 🐛	clement 🐛
krevlinmen 🐛	Thomas 🐛	CaptainCsaba 🐛	Il Harper 💻	blunderedbishop 🐛	MrTeferi 💻	Damien Chambe 💻
Ehsan Akbari Tabar 🐛	Michael Ikemann 🐛	Enguerrand DE SMET 💻	Proton 💻

This project follows the all-contributors specification. Contributions of any kind are welcome!

Repobeats analytics

how to get Photoshop program ID

Get-ChildItem "HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Classes" |
  ?{ ($_.PSChildName -match "^[a-z]+\.[a-z]+(\.\d+)?$") -and ($_.GetSubKeyNames() -contains "CLSID") } |
  ?{ $_.PSChildName -match "Photoshop.Application" } | ft PSChildName

How to get a list of COM objects from the registry

Useful links

• https://theiviaxx.github.io/photoshop-docs/Photoshop/
• http://wwwimages.adobe.com/www.adobe.com/content/dam/acom/en/devnet/photoshop/pdfs/photoshop-cc-javascript-ref-2015.pdf
• https://github.com/lohriialo/photoshop-scripting-python
• https://www.adobe.com/devnet/photoshop/scripting.html
• https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUEniN8BpU8-Qmjyv3zyWaNvDYwJOJZ4m
• http://yearbook.github.io/esdocs/#/Photoshop/Application
• http://www.shining-lucy.com/wiki/page.php?id=appwiki:photoshop:ps_script
• http://www.tonton-pixel.com/wp-content/uploads/DecisionTable.pdf
• http://jongware.mit.edu/pscs5js_html/psjscs5/pc_Application.html
• https://indd.adobe.com/view/a0207571-ff5b-4bbf-a540-07079bd21d75
• http://shining-lucy.com/wiki/page.php?id=appwiki:photoshop:ps_script
• http://web.archive.org/web/20140121053819/http://www.pcpix.com/Photoshop/char.html
• http://www.tonton-pixel.com/scripts/utility-scripts/get-equivalent-id-code/index.html
• https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/Samples/tree/master/PhotoshopEvents
• https://evanmccall.wordpress.com/2015/03/09/how-to-develop-photoshop-tools-in-python

🛠️ Development Guide

Welcome to the development guide for the Photoshop Python API project! This section outlines our development practices and standards to ensure code quality and consistency.

📋 Quick Start for Contributors

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/loonghao/photoshop-python-api.git
cd photoshop-python-api

# Install dependencies with Poetry
poetry install

# Install pre-commit hooks
pre-commit install

# Run tests
pytest

🎨 Code Style & Quality

We maintain high code quality standards through automated tools and consistent style guidelines:

• Style Guide: We follow the Google Python Style Guide with project-specific adjustments:

  • Line length: 120 characters max
  • Docstrings: Google style format
  • Quotes: Double quotes preferred

• Quality Tools:

  • Black - Code formatting
  • isort - Import organization
  • flake8 - Style enforcement
  • pre-commit - Automated checks before commits

🔄 Git Workflow

We use a structured workflow to maintain a clean and organized repository:

• Commit Messages: Follow Conventional Commits format

  <type>(<scope>): <description>
  
  [optional body]
  
  [optional footer(s)]
  

  Common types: feat, fix, docs, style, refactor, test, chore

• Branching Strategy:

  • Main branch: main - Always stable and deployable
  • Feature branches: feature/<feature-name>
  • Bug fixes: fix/<bug-description>
  • Documentation: docs/<doc-description>

🧪 Testing

We value thorough testing to ensure reliability:

• Framework: We use pytest for all tests
• Coverage: Aim for high test coverage on new features
• Run Tests: pytest or poetry run pytest

📦 Development Environment

• Python Versions: We support Python 3.8+ (see pyproject.toml for specifics)
• Dependency Management: Poetry for consistent environments
• Virtual Environment: Poetry automatically creates and manages virtual environments

🤝 Contributing Process

1. Fork & Clone: Fork the repository and clone your fork
2. Branch: Create a feature branch with a descriptive name
3. Develop: Make your changes following our code style guidelines
4. Test: Ensure all tests pass and add new tests for new features
5. Commit: Use conventional commit format for clear history
6. Push & PR: Push your branch and create a Pull Request
7. Review: Address any feedback from code reviews
8. Merge: Once approved, your PR will be merged

Thank you for contributing to the Photoshop Python API project! 🎉