A script or something that would make layer names a psd file keywords ?

[kirkr5689]

Or would rather do it for selected grops , smart objects, layers and layer comps . I mean you select things and the script put their names in file keywords   so you coould later  search quickly for sertain things in your DAM

[Stephen Marsh]

Take a look here (all top-level layers, not selected layers)

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/copy-photoshop-layer-names-and-paste-...

And here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/can-you-pull-keyword-information-from-smart-objects-for-use...

https://www.photoshopgurus.com/forum/threads/is-there-a-way-to-pull-keyword-information-from-smart-o...

[kirkr5689]

Thanks a lot Stephen ,   neighter of those scripts do it for selected layers  although .  When doing it to all layers it creates a lot of senceless junk in keyword lists  like layer1 coppy2  etc.  My guess it would stress any DAM system with lots of  junk keywords .   

I wonder if it's possible to modify somehow to work for selected only . MAybe group names ?

[c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted solution]

// add selected layers’ names to keywords;
// 2021, use it at your own risk;
#target photoshop
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
    var myDocument = app.activeDocument;
    var theLayers = collectSelectedLayersBounds ();
    var theKeywords = myDocument.info.keywords;
    for (var m = 0; m < theLayers.length; m++) {
        var thisName = theLayers[m][0];
        var theCheck = true;
        for (var n = 0; n < theKeywords.length; n++) {
            if (thisName == theKeywords[n]) {theCheck = false}            
        };
        if (theCheck == true) {theKeywords.push(thisName)};
    };
    myDocument.info.keywords = theKeywords;
    alert (myDocument.info.keywords.join("\n"));
};
////// collect bounds of selected layers //////
function collectSelectedLayersBounds () {
// set to pixels;
    var originalRulerUnits = app.preferences.rulerUnits;
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = Units.PIXELS;
// get selected layers;
    var selectedLayers = new Array;
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Dcmn"), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
    var desc = executeActionGet(ref);
    if( desc.hasKey( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ) ) ){
    desc = desc.getList( stringIDToTypeID( 'targetLayers' ));
    var c = desc.count;
    var selectedLayers = new Array();
// run through selected layers;
    for(var i=0;i<c;i++){
    try{activeDocument.backgroundLayer;
    var theIndex = desc.getReference( i ).getIndex();
    }catch(e){var theIndex = desc.getReference( i ).getIndex()+1 };
// get id for solid color layers;
    try {
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putIndex( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), theIndex ); 
    var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
    var theName = layerDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('name'));
    var theIdentifier = layerDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID ("layerID"));
    var theBounds = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("bounds"));
    var theseBounds = [theBounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("left")), theBounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("top")), theBounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("right")), theBounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("bottom"))];
    selectedLayers.push([theName, theIdentifier, theseBounds]);
    } catch (e) {};
    };
// if only one:
    }else{
    var ref = new ActionReference();
    ref.putEnumerated( charIDToTypeID("Lyr "), charIDToTypeID("Ordn"), charIDToTypeID("Trgt") );
    var layerDesc = executeActionGet(ref);
    try {
    var theName = layerDesc.getString(stringIDToTypeID('name'));
    var theIdentifier = layerDesc.getInteger(stringIDToTypeID ("layerID"));
    var theBounds = layerDesc.getObjectValue(stringIDToTypeID("bounds"));
    var theseBounds = [theBounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("left")), theBounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("top")), theBounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("right")), theBounds.getUnitDoubleValue(stringIDToTypeID("bottom"))];
    selectedLayers = [[theName, theIdentifier, theseBounds]]
    } catch (e) {};
    };
// reset;
    app.preferences.rulerUnits = originalRulerUnits;
    return selectedLayers;
};