How to Batch Edit Photos in Photoshop

Go to Window > Actions or press Alt+F9 to open the Actions panel. The panel shows a list of default actions that come with Photoshop. Click the folder icon at the bottom to create a new Set (folder) named 'My Actions' — this keeps your actions organized separately from Photoshop's defaults.

Click the 'Create New Action' button (page icon) at the bottom of the Actions panel, name it 'Batch Color Correction', and click Record. A red dot appears — Photoshop is now recording everything you do. Perform your edits: Open an image, make adjustments (Curves, Levels, Color Balance, resize), and save. Keep the steps consistent — avoid anything image-specific like healing or cloning.

Click the square 'Stop' button at the bottom of the Actions panel when you've finished recording. Your action now appears in the panel list with all the recorded steps. You can expand it to see each step, reorder them by dragging, or delete unnecessary steps by dragging them to the trash icon.

Go to File > Automate > Batch. In the dialog, set 'Set' to 'My Actions' and 'Action' to 'Batch Color Correction'. Under 'Source', select 'Folder' and click 'Choose' to select the folder containing your images. Under 'Destination', choose 'Folder' and select where you want the processed images saved. Check 'Override Action Save Commands' to save all files to your destination folder.

Click OK and Photoshop processes each image in the folder automatically. You'll see your actions being applied to each image in sequence. The time depends on the number of images and complexity of your action. Once complete, check your destination folder — all images should have the exact same edits applied consistently, saving you hours of manual work.