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Dustin42
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March 1, 2024
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How to use a droplet to create an action in Photoshop

  • March 1, 2024
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Is there a way to use a droplet to create a Photoshop action?  I created the action a while back, but I need to make an adjustment.  Since then I lost the original action file (.atn).  Can I somehow import the droplet into Photoshop as an action?  Or maybe how can I turn a droplet (.exe) into an action (.atn) file?

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

There are scripts to extract the embedded action from the droplet.

 

Search the forum.

 

Edit:

 

https://forums.adobe.com/message/10528502#10528502

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ps-scripts/files/xtools/v2.3/

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c.pfaffenbichler
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March 2, 2024

Please remember to mark the »Correct Answer«. 

Stephen Marsh
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Stephen MarshCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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March 1, 2024

There are scripts to extract the embedded action from the droplet.

 

Search the forum.

 

Edit:

 

https://forums.adobe.com/message/10528502#10528502

https://sourceforge.net/projects/ps-scripts/files/xtools/v2.3/

Dustin42
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March 4, 2024

The links are very helpful.  I did find x tools but was having a bit of trouble figuring it out but ran out time last week.  I'll check out that first link as well.  Thanks very much for the help!

Stephen Marsh
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March 4, 2024

Download the entire xtool repo and unzip to a folder. Then run the droplet decompiler script from the apps folder using File > Scripts > Browse:

 

...xtools v2.3/apps/DropletDecompiler.jsx