This post was originally published a few years ago, and many of the actions originally featured are no longer available. The post has been edited to remove the dead links and to improve the quality of the actions featured. Some of the actions originally included still remain, but you’ll now find a better selection and better quality.
Photoshop actions allow designers and photographers to automate common sequences for increased efficiency. If you do much work with photo editing you can certainly benefit from the time saved by having a good library of Photoshop actions. There are so many different types of actions that you can use from vintage effects, to black and white, to HDR and much more.
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. These actions have been created by various designers and photographers and have been made available for free download.
Keep in mind that while Photoshop actions can be extremely useful and helpful, the results will vary from one photo to the next. Not every photo will look great with every action. Experiment with them and you’ll get a good feel for which actions work best with certain types of photos.
Old Film Photoshop Action
Matte Photoshop Action
![Matte Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/matte-action.jpg)
Hazy Afternoon Photoshop Action
![Hazy Afternoon Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/hazy-action.jpg)
Vintage Pro
![Vintage Pro](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-39.jpg)
HDR Photoshop Action
![HDR Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/hdr-action-3.jpg)
Faux HDR Action
![Faux HDR Action](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-21.jpg)
Deeply Matte Photoshop Actions
![Deeply Matte Photoshop Actions](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/deeply-matte.jpg)
Sunlight Actions
![Sunlight Actions](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-23.jpg)
Pretty Lady Actions
![Pretty Lady Actions](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-24.jpg)
Walden Instagram Effects
![Walden Instagram Effects](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-36.jpg)
Lomo Photoshop Action
![Lomo Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/lomo-action.jpg)
Glory Days Photoshop Action
![Glory Days Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/glory-days-action.jpg)
Old Tones Actions
![Old Tones Actions](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-27.jpg)
Intensify Photoshop Action
![Intensify Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/intensify-action.jpg)
Nightmare Photoshop Action
![Nightmare Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/nightmare-action.jpg)
Sunny Actions
![Sunny Actions](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-29.jpg)
Vintage Light Leak Photoshop Action
![Vintage Light Leak Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/vintage-light-leak-action.jpg)
Black and White Sepia Action
![Black and White Sepia Action](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-5.jpg)
Blue Action
![Blue Action](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-6.jpg)
Gorgeous Redheads Photoshop Actions
![Gorgeous Redheads Photoshop Actions](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/redhead-action.jpg)
Burgundy Wine Matte Photoshop Action
![Burgundy Wine Matte Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/burgandy-action.jpg)
Photoshop Action 2
![Photoshop Action 2](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-10.jpg)
Cinema Action
![Cinema Action](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-19.jpg)
Colors Actions
![Colors Actions](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-9.jpg)
Copper Sunlight Photoshop Action
![Copper Sunlight Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/copper-action.jpg)
Express Eye Bright Photoshop Action
![Express Eye Bright Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/eye-action.jpg)
Matte High Contrast Black & White Photoshop Action
![Matte High Contrast B&W Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/mate-hc-bw.jpg)
Thinking of You Action
![Thinking of You Action](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-13.jpg)
Vintage Light Leak Action
![Vintage Light Leak Action](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-18.jpg)
Dazzle Effects
![Dazzle Effects](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-14.jpg)
Dazzle Effects 3
![Dazzle Effects 3](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-15.jpg)
Action Set 07
![Action Set 07](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-16.jpg)
Fall Color Boost Photoshop Action
![Fall Color Boost Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/fall-action.jpg)
Soft Red Action
![Soft Red Action](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-28.jpg)
Summer Haze Photoshop Action
![Summer Haze Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/summer-haze-action.jpg)
Food Photoshop Actions
![Food Photoshop Actions](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/food-actions.jpg)
Orange Tones Action
![Orange Tones Action](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-31.jpg)
Color Play Effects
![Color Play Effects](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-32.jpg)
Color Pop Photoshop Action
![Color Pop Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/color-pop-action.jpg)
Fairy Photoshop Action
![Fairy Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/fairy-action.jpg)
Photoshop Mystical Light Actions
![Photoshop Mystical Light Actions](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-35.jpg)
Crimson Shimmer Action
![Crimson Shimmer Action](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-37.jpg)
Sun Kissed Actions
![Sun Kissed Actions](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-38.jpg)
Forest Actions
![Forest Actions](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-40.jpg)
Baby Miracle Photoshop Action
![Baby Miracle Photoshop Action](http://www.vandelaydesign.com/wp-content/uploads/baby-action.jpg)
Split Toning
![Split Toning](http://vanimg.s3.amazonaws.com/1013-actions-44.jpg)
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