How to Batch Save Layers in Photoshop

There is an option to save each layer as its own image in Photoshop, which is very useful if each layer is its own complete image.

File > Export > Layers to File

However, if, for example, we have lots of text layers we wish to save, all with the same background/foreground (see below), or we have lots of different icons we want to save all with the same background, this is not sufficient.

Three different images with a red background all with different text.

Example of text layers with the same BG

If we use the Layers to File option, we will end up with one image that is the background and all out text layers either without a background if we save with transparency, or with a plain background if we save without transparency.

Now we could faff around with Photoshop to create our own script to do what we actually want, but we don't have to, because a very nice person has already done it for us.

Photoshop-Export-Layers-to-Files-Fast

Go to the above link and download the zip file.
Extract the zip file into its own directory.
Copy the following 2 files from the directory:
Export Layers To Files (Fast).jsx
Export Layers To Files (Fast)-progress_bar.json
Navigate to the Photoshop Scripts directory, probably something like this:
\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop 2025\Presets\Scripts
Paste the files into the scripts directory.
Start Photoshop
The script can be found in the following menu:
Files > Scripts

When we run the script we get this screen:

As you can see there are lots of options.

We can have a background and/or a foreground
We can export all layers (except the background and/or foreground if we have selected them)
or a Group of layers
or just the visible layers
and we can pick what format to export to
plus much more.

This takes what can be a 15 min job:

turning on the right foreground layer,
exporting the layer with the background
rinse and repeat

Into a 30 second job of clicking a few buttons.

It has saved me so much time, I had to share it. Hope you are having a great week.

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