45 Amazing and Free Photoshop Actions

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Photoshop actions allow designers and photographers to automate common sequences for increased efficiency. There are countless actions available that can be downloaded for free, and in this post we’ll feature 45 of them. Some of these are individual actions and others are sets that include multiple actions.

Photoshop Action 15

Photoshop Action 15

Foliage

Foliage

Action Pack 2

Action Pack 2

Photoshop Actions 11

Photoshop Actions 11

Polaroid Generator 2

Polaroid Generator 2

Fearless Action

Fearless Action

Create a Free Website

Photoshop Color Actions 2

Photoshop Color Actions 2

Photo Coloring 11.2

Photo Coloring 11.2

Black and White Sepia Action

Black and White Sepia Action

Blue Action

Blue Action

Diabolic

Diabolic

Cross Processing

Cross Processing

300 Action

300 Action

Touch of Light/Touch of Darkness

Touch of Light/Touch of Darkness

Hard Light Action

Hard Light Action

Stylish Sepia

Stylish Sepia

Sarah1 Action

Sarah1 Action

sa-cool Action 2.02 Retro

sa-cool Action 2.02 Retro

Cool Photo Effect Action

Cool Photo Effect Action

Dim and Jade

Dim and Jade

One Less Lonely Girl Action

One Less Lonely Girl Action

sa-cool Action 1.06

sa-cool Action 1.06

Color Enhancing Actions

Color Enhancing Actions

High Definition Sharpening

High Definition Sharpening

Photo Coloring 11

Photo Coloring 11

Photoshop Action 31

Photoshop Action 31

Colors Actions

Colors Actions

Photoshop Action 2

Photoshop Action 2

i-Dark 3.02

i-Dark 3.02

i-Dark 3.03

i-Dark 3.03

Oscar Pilch Photoshop Action

Oscar Pilch Photoshop Action

Old Style Sepia Effect

Old Style Sepia Effect

Simple Action

Simple Action

Photoshop Action 25

Photoshop Action 25

Action Set 6

Action Set 6

Thinking of You Action

Thinking of You Action

Coffee

Coffee

Dazzle Effects

Dazzle Effects

Dazzle Effects 3

Dazzle Effects 3

Crimson Glow

Crimson Glow

Action Set 07

Action Set 07

Teeth Whitening Action

Teeth Whitening Action

Action 010

Action 010

Black and White

Black and White

Regressive N

Regressive N

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44 Responses

zaoka May 11th, 2010

Action Pack 2 is so good. thanks for share

Rachel May 11th, 2010

Great list of photoshop actions.. it does make life a little easier..

web firenze May 11th, 2010

Tank u! very nice photoshop actions..

Pillowfight May 11th, 2010

These are wonderful, but so many of them pretty much replicate the same effects.

jim May 12th, 2010

Nice one! I recently bought the complete adobe system with the paint shop and premiere from a garage sale. I’m used to corel but I’m willing to try this one out. I hope I get results as good as these!

Web designer May 12th, 2010

Wow, some of these are really impressive!! My favourite is the teeth whitening one!

solexy May 12th, 2010

thx, very useful list

Peter Dan May 12th, 2010

Today we find photoshop applications in almost every website. The best thing about a photoshop application is that it makes website very beautiful and people used to stay on the website and thus reduces a bounce rate.

Also many companies used to outsource their web designing part to make it cheaper and more professional.

Lubinrho May 12th, 2010

Thanks for these. Great displays. I can’t wait to use them.

Traveling Adventures May 13th, 2010

Great work, as always. Going to try every one. And analyse how it was made. It’s great thing to learn.

Web Designers May 13th, 2010

Thanks mate, really awesome collection. This is how you can go from ugly to gorgeous, only with Photoshop. :)

Wow I had no idea you could do this stuff with photo shop. I will be using these.

john hildebrand May 14th, 2010

this is a great action how do i get this one don’t understand

John,
Click through the links in this post and you will be able to download the actions.

Sugan May 18th, 2010

polaroid generator and action 2 are really coooooooooll

Luke Sheppard May 21st, 2010

Thanks!!! That touch of light/touch of darkness one looks really scary though :P

kikachan May 26th, 2010

If you want take a look to my Photoshop’s actions collections: http://www.primaluce.deviantart.com/gallery/#Photoshop-Actions

Thanks!:)

Danny Dyson May 28th, 2010

Wow.. These are awesome. Will definitely be using some of these..

Bristol web design June 29th, 2010

Thanks for these actions.

essex website designers September 17th, 2010

these people could even make me look good! shocking really how good they can make people look.

Louie February 26th, 2011

I am just so thankful that these photoshop actions existed. More power to the creators and keep up the good work.

grella pires June 2nd, 2011

HI there =)
Will any or all of these actions work w/ photoshop elements?
Thank you!
Grella

hazel June 15th, 2011

Same question as above– will these work in elements? Thanks!!!

Vandelay Website Design June 15th, 2011

Hazel,
I don’t have Elements so I can’t answer that question. You’ll just have to try them, or email the creator of the action and ask.

Dan June 24th, 2011

Great list! I just made an action that mimics film on my site… check it out if you like vintage/old looking photos!

http://www.grapherphoto.com/?p=567

PsdDude July 7th, 2011

They look great, I will try some of them
Thanks!

PsdDude July 12th, 2011

This is such a great list, you can add this action for framing photos http://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/resources/photoshop-frame-action.aspx
Thank you for sharing!

Ashley August 8th, 2011

I love all these actions but I don’t quite understand how I can use them? What program do I need?

Vandelay Website Design August 8th, 2011

Ashley,
You need Photoshop.

KirtinTC August 9th, 2011

Thanks for the actions. Here’s to simplifying workflow. Cheers!

Essex Wedding Photography September 3rd, 2011

Some great action collections here – many thanks

michele September 13th, 2011

thank you so much for these great actions however I’m really bummed I cannot download the Stylish Sepia Dark Action. Is there some way I can? I’ve check online, no luck :( I really would like this. Perhaps email me?

Thanks in advance!

Sahil Kotak December 29th, 2011

Amazing collection here, it’s great to find this. This will help me a lot in learning new things.

Thanks,
Sahil

Andrew January 3rd, 2012

awesome Photoshop Actions….good image collection…nice one
thanks for the sharing…

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