How to batch copy and paste layer masks

Question

"I added a mask to the group in Photoshop, and there are many layers inside the group. I want to apply the mask from the group to all layers inside the group with one click. How can I copy the mask to all layers, or is there a plugin that can achieve this? Why hasn't the Adobe team implemented such a simple feature of copying and pasting masks individually?"

Stephen Marsh · Accepted Answer

This one works:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop/apply-layer-mask-to-numerous-layers-without-grouping/m-p/11115417

1) Load a selection from the group's mask (Cmd/Ctrl click the mask icon in the layers panel)

2) Then select all layers in the group in the layers panel so that they are highlighted

3) Run the script, the active selection is applied as an individual mask to all selected layers

Stephen Marsh · Answer

"I added a mask to the group in Photoshop, and there are many layers inside the group. I want to apply the mask from the group to all layers inside the group with one click. How can I copy the mask to all layers, or is there a plugin that can achieve this? Why hasn't the Adobe team implemented such a simple feature of copying and pasting masks individually?"

By @116064

The "child" layers are grouped and therefore inherit the mask from the "parent" group, without requiring a mask on each individual layer within the group. That's one of the points of having a group.

It would take a custom script to apply the group mask as a mask to each individual layer within the group.

Such a script may already exist, or it might need to be created from a similar script or created from scratch.

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