Rename and sort layers by AI

You can now auto‑name your layers using AI in the Photoshop Web Beta. No more “Layer 1 copy 27” chaos — the AI analyzes your content and assigns clear, meaningful names instantly.

You can now simply run a command to auto‑name your layers, and the AI will label them based on the layer icons. No more guessing what’s what — the system reads the visual cues and assigns names.

And the best part? You can then open the same file in desktop Photoshop and all your layers stay perfectly named. Total workflow win.

Not renaming using AI, and not sorting layers into groups… But it may help someone else if naming by blend mode is your thing:

https://www.ps-scripts.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=40800

/*
Selected Layers to Blend Mode Name v1.jsx
v1.0, 25th June 2022, Stephen Marsh
Based on the code that I wrote for:
https://www.ps-scripts.com/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=40800
*/

#target photoshop

function main() {

    // Save the current dialog display settings
    var savedDisplayDialogs = app.displayDialogs;
    app.displayDialogs = DialogModes.NO;

    // Select all layers
    app.runMenuItem(stringIDToTypeID("selectAllLayers"));

    // Get the selected layers: courtesy of jazz-y
    var s2t = stringIDToTypeID;
    (r = new ActionReference()).putProperty(s2t('property'), p = s2t('targetLayersIDs'));
    r.putEnumerated(s2t('document'), s2t('ordinal'), s2t('targetEnum'));
    var lrs = executeActionGet(r).getList(p),
        sel = new ActionReference();

    // Loop over the selected layers: courtesy of jazz-y
    for (var i = 0; i < lrs.count; i++) {
        sel.putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), p = lrs.getReference(i).getIdentifier(s2t('layerID')));
        (r = new ActionReference()).putIdentifier(s2t('layer'), p);
        (d = new ActionDescriptor()).putReference(s2t("target"), r);
        //d.putBoolean(s2t("makeVisible"), false);
        executeAction(s2t('select'), d, DialogModes.NO);

        // If layer name = Layer 1 | Layer 02 | Layer 003 etc. (case sensitive)
        if (app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name.match(/^Layer \d+/)) {
            // Call the layer rename function
            lyrNameToBlendName();
        }
    }
    // Finish the loop

    // Restore the dialogs
    app.displayDialogs = savedDisplayDialogs;
}


function lyrNameToBlendName() {
    var lyrBlendMode = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.blendMode.toString().replace(/(?:^.+\.)(.+)/, '$1');
    var lyrBlendLC = lyrBlendMode.replace(/LIGHT$/, ' LIGHT').replace(/MIX$/, ' MIX').replace(/COLOR$/, ' COLOR').replace(/DODGE$/, ' DODGE').replace(/BURN$/, ' BURN').replace(/LINEAR DODGE$/, 'LINEAR DODGE (ADD)').toLowerCase();
    var lyrBlendPC = (sentenceCase(lyrBlendLC));

    function sentenceCase(str) {
        /* https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/convert-string-to-title-case-in-javascript/ */
        if ((str === null) || (str === ''))
            return false;
        else
            str = str.toString();
        return str.replace(/\w\S*/g,
            function (txt) {
                return txt.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
                    txt.substr(1).toLowerCase();
            });
    }

    var suffix = app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name.replace(/(?:.+)( \d+$)/, '$1');
    app.activeDocument.activeLayer.name = lyrBlendPC + suffix;
}

// Single history stage undo
activeDocument.suspendHistory("Selected Layers to Blend Mode Name v1.jsx", "main()");

1. Copy the code text to the clipboard
2. Open a new blank file in a plain-text editor (not in a word processor)
3. Paste the code in
4. Save as a plain text format file – .txt
5. Rename the saved file extension from .txt to .jsx
6. Install or browse to the .jsx file to run (see below)

https://prepression.blogspot.com/2017/11/downloading-and-installing-adobe-scripts.html?m=1

Hey, ​@chromax. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. Thanks for bringing this up. 

Photoshop’s AI Assistant was made available during the MAX in Oct’25. Head here to learn more: https://blog.adobe.com/en/publish/2025/10/28/our-view-agentic-ai-assistants-that-work-you-in-your-favorite-apps

Please check if the private beta in Photoshop Web is available for you to try in here: https://photoshop.adobe.com

I’ll merge your post into existing requests for the same feature set soon. Thanks!

Sameer K