The invention relates to the technical field of optical filter film systems, in particular to an automatic design method for an optical filter film system, which comprises the following steps: S1, determining a solution space, S2, adjusting a central wavelength, S3, encoding structural parameters, S4, generating an initial population, S5, calculating optical characteristics, S6, calculating bandwidth and passband ripples, and S7, adapting an operator process. According to the automatic design method for the optical filter film system, the film system design work of an optical filter has the advantages of global optimization, easy programming implementation, small calculation amount, good optimization effect, automatic design and simple and convenient operation, and the film system design work of the optical filter is enabled to have the advantages of global optimization, easy programming implementation, small calculation amount, automatic design and simple and convenient operation.