Select and manage sky presets

Last updated on Oct 27, 2025

Learn more about managing, importing, and downloading skies in Adobe Photoshop.

Select Edit > Sky Replacement > Sky Preset.

Select Setting  icon, then in the Sky Preset menu, you can set the following options:

  • Get More Skies:
    • Import Images: Creates one or more new sky presets from your own sky images. You can import multiple images at once as new presets.
    • Import Presets: Imports existing sky presets from one or more .sky files.
    • Download Free Skies: Opens Adobe Discover, where you can view and download additional free sky images or sky presets.
  • Create New Sky Group: Creates a new group of presets for various sky use cases you frequently work with.
  • Rename Sky: Changes the name of a sky from the list.
  • Delete Sky: Deletes one or more skies from the list.
  • Show Recents: Displays recently accessed skies in the list.
  • Append Default Skies: Adds the default skies back to the list of sky presets.
  • Export Selected Skies: Exports chosen sky presets to a .sky file and saves them on your machine.

Import downloaded skies

After downloading a .sky file, import it into Sky Replacement by doing any of the following:

  • Use the sky preset menu to import manually (Mac/Win).
  • Drag and drop .sky files onto the Photoshop canvas while Sky Replacement isn’t open (Mac/Win).
  • Drag and drop .sky files onto the blank title bar area (Mac only).