photoshop_python_api

The API for using COM (Component Object Model) objects interfaces of Photoshop.

https://photoshop-python-api.readthedocs.io

Has been tested and used Photoshop version:

- 2020
- cc2019
- cc2018
- cc2017
- cs6

Installing

You can install via pip.

pip install photoshop_python_api

or through clone from Github.

git clone https://github.com/loonghao/photoshop_python_api.git

Install package.

python setup.py install

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 as ps
app = ps.Application()
doc = app.documents.add()
new_doc = doc.artLayers.add()
text_color = ps.SolidColor()
text_color.rgb.green = 255
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}")')

More examples

https://photoshop-python-api.readthedocs.io/en/master/usage.html

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

lovejunjie1/photoshop_python_api