Action Manager Update

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November 9, 2023
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I came across this post of GDSE and now, it nearly being the end of 2023, can anyone confirm or deny if this (unsourced) statement "...Action manager won't be supported in newer versions of Photoshop." is true or not??

Is this a random rumour? Or is it anything that Action Manager coding fans should be concerned about? Clarity with an explantion is due.

The truth is out there with a side order of cookies...

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c.pfaffenbichler

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@DavideBarranca , please forgive the intrusion, but could you clear up this query?

Davide_Barranca12040269

Legend

For AM to be unsupported, the whole ExtendScript language should be dropped, which I doubt will happen anytime soon. I have no insider information to share, but my sense is that we might enjoy a few years of backward compatibility with the old system.
OTH, AM like a phoenix is now found in ActionJSON (also known as BatchPlay), in the context of UXP scripting (and UXP plugins). Same exact stuff, different (easier) syntax.
Shameless plug: I've published a new book on the UXP Photoshop API titled "Professional Photoshop UXP", which covers (also, and in great depth) exactly that topic.

Hope this helps!

—Davide Barranca

Davide Barranca - PS developer and authorwww.ps-scripting.com

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

@Davide_Barranca12040269 , thanks for chiming in!

Considering the documentation Adobe themselves provide I think a plug for your book may be well justified.

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

If I understood correctly then its not AM-code in particular, but ESTK Scripting altogether that is on »legacy«-staus and will, at some unkown point in the future, be removed altogether, thus forcing the switch to UXP Scripting.