Which means it works with any kind of file/folder path including spaces or not. It essentially replaces the Process Palette workflow above (Yay!). Good news! There is a version for both Atom and VSCode (keep reading).
Install and Setup Atom IDE Based Workflow Atom Using Process Palette Both are free and open source and provide many built in features and packages to customize your workflow.
Change the font to 'Consolas' or 'Monaco' and font size to '16'.Īt this point you are ready to write scripts! Keep reading for alternative workflows with Atom or VSCode text editors.
If needed, the direct download link can be found here. If it isn't shown in the list goto Preferences > Creative Cloud > Check "Show Older Apps" to reveal it in the list of available applications. Launch Adobe CC and look for "Extendscript Toolkit CC" in the list of available applications.Install and Setup Extendscript Toolkit CC Pro Tip: As you become experienced you may find that its beneficial to use both IDEs at times since (in my opinion) Atom (or VSCode) is much nicer to look at / use and ExtendScript Toolkit has a built in Data Browser for learning the API and a JavaScript Console for debugging. Recommendation: If you are new to scripting or coding in general, I suggest starting with the standard Extendscript Toolkit.app to get familiar with the language, syntax, and DOM before moving onto a different editor and workflow (ie. There are two ways to write scripts for Adobe Illustrator: 1) Use the ExtendScript Toolkit.app or 2) Use a text editor and custom workflow (ie. Install and Setup VSCode IDE Based Workflow.
Install and Setup Atom IDE Based Workflow.Install and Setup ExtendScript Toolkit CC.
This tutorial was written using Adobe Illustrator CC (2017) running on macOS (10.12). This guide walks through the process of getting started writing scripts in Javascript for use in Adobe Illustrator CC.