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Pete.Green
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Pete.GreenCommunity Manager
March 16, 2026

March Updates to the Actions panel

  • March 16, 2026
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We are excited to announce the latest updates to the Actions panel which are now in Photoshop beta!

As part of our continuous efforts to improve the Actions panel, we have introduced some changes to help streamline your editing workflows.

 

🆕 Introducing the Essentials tab

We're excited to unveil the rebranded "Essentials" tab (formerly known as the "Suggestions" tab). The new Essentials tab provides a new default set of categorized actions, created to help simplify common editing workflows from edit to export.

 

Check it out!

  1. Go to Window > Actions.
  2. Browse through the Essentials set of actions and select the ones that fit your workflow. 
    1. Essentials categories include: Basic Adjustments, Subject & Background, Creative Effects, Guides, Resize, and Export.

 

Please try out the new Essential actions and share your feedback with us! Thank you!

 

      3 replies

      StormbringerHarbor
      StormbringerHarbor
      Participant
      March 27, 2026

      I agree with others. The Actions panel made Photoshop more approachable and enjoyable for new users like me. Removing it feels like a step backward that prioritizes advanced users at the expense of beginners. If Adobe wants to balance new and skilled users, the Actions panel needs more built‑in actions again.

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        Anita37078454339e
        Participating Frequently
        March 21, 2026

        There were so many actions in the Actions panel in Photoshop Beta, and now there's almost nothing left. This is a very bad move. Please bring back actions!!!

          Carlos_Oliveras
          Carlos_Oliveras
          Known Participant
          March 17, 2026

          Thanks for keeping us up to date. These improvements look really useful to me, and the fact that many actions can actually be previewed makes it even better. Although I was very reluctant to switch to the new panel when it was first introduced because it had severe limitations back then, it’s now been quite a while since I made the jump, and I’m really happy with it. This update makes it even better. 👍 I hope people give it a chance.

          On a related note, have you published anything about Firefly 5 being included in PS Beta? (Credit cost, maximum resolution, improvements compared to previous Firefly models...). Thanks.

          Pete.Green
          Community Manager
          Pete.GreenCommunity ManagerAuthor
          March 19, 2026

          Hey Carlos! That’s really nice to hear that you’re enjoying the updates, really appreciate you being here and trying it out…

           

          You’re right, at first we didn’t quite have a lot of the necessities required for a full Actions workflow. Hopefully we’re in a pretty good spot by now! If anything is missing, please let us know!

           

          As for FF5 in beta -- It was just enabled this week! 

          I’m looking to see if I can get more details to your questions for Cost, Res, and changes… In the meantime, here are a couple sources that could help. 

          Cheers,

          PG

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