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Prepress Adobe Scripts

Logo for Illustrator. Logo for Photoshop.

Collection of Illustrator and Photoshop scripts to automate repetitive tasks and procedures of preparing final print layout.

  • Multiple languages.
  • Dark theme support.

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There are several ways to use the scripts, a recommended method is to install them in Adobe installation paths so that they may appear in Menubar > File > Scripts.

In any case, download the source code and pick one of the following solutions.

Automatic Installation

macOS installation.

Run install.bat as admin (Windows) or install.sh with sudo (macOS).

Manual Installation

Copy certain files and directories from this repository to your local Adobe installation paths, usually Applications in macOS and Program Files in Windows.

Illustrator

From To
Content of Illustrator Scripts $APP_DIR/Presets/$LOCALE_CODE/Scripts/
.stdlib and .stdres $APP_DIR/Presets/$LOCALE_CODE/

Photoshop

From To
Content of Photoshop Scripts $APP_DIR/Presets/Scripts/
.stdlib and .stdres $APP_DIR/Presets/

In macOS, make sure to show all hidden files in Finder.

No Installation

It is possible to use the scripts by drag-and-dropping JSX files directly to Adobe apps. Just make sure to keep the entirety of root folder instead of only Illustrator Scripts or Photoshop Scripts folders.

This is because the scripts are not standalone, all of them require hidden directories to be in pre-determined locations.

Usage

Script menus in Illustrator. Script menus in Photoshop.

If you decide to install the scripts, they can be accessed from menubar or keyboard shortcuts.

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