Find/Replace for layers in photoshop

Just as a sample, this is a script that walks through text layers and renames them based on the text contents. You could write something similar with a window to input your search and replace pairs.

/*
Utility Pack Scripts created by David M. Converse ©2018-24

This script renames text layers in an open Photoshop document

Last modifed 7/5/2024

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#target photoshop

renameTextLayers();

function renameTextLayers(){
    if(!app.documents.length > 0){
        return;
        }
    var docRef = null;
    var vis = true;
    var LayerRef = null;
    var TextRef = null;
    var layerText = '';
    try{
        docRef = app.activeDocument;
        docRef.activeLayer = docRef.artLayers[0];
        for(var i = 0; i < docRef.artLayers.length; i++){
            LayerRef = docRef.artLayers[i];
            vis = true;
            if(LayerRef.kind == LayerKind.TEXT){
                if(!LayerRef.visible){
                    vis = false;
                    }
                TextRef = LayerRef.textItem;
                layerText = TextRef.contents;
                layerText = layerText.replace(/\r$/, '');
                layerText = layerText.replace(/,\r/, ', ');
                if(layerText.search('\r') == -1){
                    layerText = layerText.split(' ');
                    layerText[0] = layerText[0].replace(',', '');
                    }
                else{
                    layerText = layerText.split('\r');
                    }
                LayerRef.name = layerText[0];
                if(vis == false){
                    LayerRef.visible = false;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    catch(e){
        Window.alert(e + e.line);
        }
    }

That would be a super helpful feature! A simple find-and-replace tool for layer names would save a ton of time, especially when working with large artboards and multiple assets. It’d make production work much faster and eliminate the need to rename layers one by one.

You can filter layers by name. You could also use a script that walks through layers and renames as needed.