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Photoshop Scripts vs Actions: Which Should You Use
Actions and scripts are both automation tools in Photoshop, and they overlap enough in capability to cause confusion. But they serve different purposes, and choosing the right one for a task matters. Actions: Record and Replay Actions record a linear sequence of steps and replay them exactly. You don’t write code — you perform the steps manually while Photoshop records, then it plays them back. Strengths: Zero programming required Easy to create, modify, and share Visual editing in the Actions panel Can include dialog stops for user input Support conditional actions (Insert Conditional from the panel menu) Limitations: