How to permanently add custom gradients to gradient presets

Question

I’m trying to find a way to have custom gradients save permanently under my gradient presets in the gradient editor. I have tried everything: importing gradients, exporting gradients, clicking the new button, but no matter what I do every time I close and reopen photoshop all of my custom gradients are gone (I can reimport them, but I want them to just show up in their own presets folder automatically).

I know it’s possible because I do have one custom gradient that saves and returns every time I reopen photoshop, but it was years ago and I don’t know how I did it.

Trevor.Dennis · Answer

Hi Alex. Are you using the Gradient panel, and are these Classic or the new gradients?

Try opening the Gradients panel > hit the menu bars top right corner and choosing New Gradient Preset — That opens the editor

In the editor click on New and it will save it. You’ll know how to make a group to drag your custom gradients into.

The new gradients are not especially intuitive truth be told, and I am sure a lot of people have been frustrated by them.

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