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Katy5CEA
Katy5CEA
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October 24, 2020
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Sky replacement not showing up

When I go to the edit tab to select sky replacement, it is not showing up. Why is this?

    jane-e
    jane-eCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    July 3, 2025

    Hi,  mam i  go menus and check every single apllication menus command edit, file, image, filter, layer, type, select, 3d, view, window and also help section but i cannot find sky replacement tool. what i can do now.... please mam help me-- iam very disappointed now 

    my photoshop versio is 2020

     


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    my photoshop versio is 2020

    By @mohd_4055

     

    Sky replacement was introduced in Photoshop 22, as was said earlier in this thread. It is not in 2020. 

     

    Updates are included in your Creative Cloud subscription.

     

    Jane

     

     

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    Greg_Samuel6919
    Participant
    August 21, 2025

    One thing I learned recently is that once HDR merge is done in LR then you export to PS, it won't show up. Any original file or DNG, it does show up. Any JPG, it works. 

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    Adrian Dobra
    Participant
    November 8, 2023

    Image\mode\16 Bists/Channel
    it works only on 16 Bits

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    Barb Binder
    Community Expert
    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    November 9, 2023

    8 bit or 16-bit, RGB.

     

    ~Barb

     

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    Chef30965656qx8s
    Participant
    July 9, 2023

    it's because they like to make our lifes harder after making it easy. im really tired of things either beig moves or removed completely. please make it easy again 

     

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    lori canton
    lori canton
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    April 11, 2022

    I had it before and now its not there?

     

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    chanaart
    Community Expert
    chanaartCommunity Expert
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    April 11, 2022

    Is it grayed our or not there?

    it is only on 2021, 2022

    Also will be grayed out if it is on CMYK mode. 

    Please explain!

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    Mike306856865voy
    Participant
    June 23, 2023

    Well, walla! It's 2023. I can't make this feature work. I've tried all tips and viewed YouTube, but every time I click edit thinking, I'll finally see "Sky Replacement," it is nowhere to be found. Is this feature in the PS software, or is it a plugin I need to install? Frustrating. 

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      jills74425852
      jills74425852
      Participant
      June 14, 2021

      Make sure you're in RGB mode and not CMYK. Then, if your photo is flattened as the background, double-click it to make it on its own layer. See if that works.

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      Barb Binder
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      Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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      June 10, 2021

      @Kira5DD6:

       

      I am also having the same issue; the sky replacement tool is not appearing under either menus

       

      The Sky Replacement tool is only in one menu—the Edit menu.

      1. What version of Photoshop (exactly—not "the latest") are you using?
      2. Is it not visible in the Edit menu or is it visible but not available to select? 
      3. What command appears dirctly below Edit > Auto-Blend layers?

       

      ~Barb 

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      Agent Casey G
      Agent Casey G
      Participant
      June 14, 2021
      I have found if I have something open in Photoshop before importing from Lightroom, for some reason the sky replacement is not there. So basically I shut down Photoshop then import from Lightroom and that solves the problem.

      Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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      Kira5DD6
      Participant
      June 9, 2021

      I am also having the same issue; the sky replacement tool is not appearing under either menus. I am in RGB and I just updated photoshop as I obtained my first subscription a couple days ago.

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      salleysmile
      salleysmile
      Participant
      May 16, 2021

      Hey y'all! I came here with the same issue and nearly got frustrated with it when I realized my background was locked... double click to conver to layer if none of the other options helped, this may be what's going on. Enjoy 🙂

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      ramona20296641
      Participant
      April 26, 2021

       

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      ramona20296641
      Participant
      April 26, 2021

      Hi, my sky replacement appears but it won't let me open it? Why is it doing this? 

       

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      beanface
      Participant
      August 15, 2021

      I have the same issue. Any luck fixing this?

       

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      Barb Binder
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      Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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      January 16, 2021

      Hi @Jennimaree13:

       

      From your screen shots, I can see that you do have the correct version, you are in RGB mode and that Sky Replacement is visible in your third screen shot.

       

      However, you have an adjustment layer active—there is no sky to replace on an adjustment layer—and that is why it is not available. Select the SPOTS Layers and try again. 

      ~Barb 

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        Jennimaree13
        Participant
        January 17, 2021

        Thanks Barb. Very new to PS so thanks for your detailed info. I'll try again 😊

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