🎨 Adobe Illustrator Scripts

These are some handy adobe illustrator scripts I've written for my own use and hope these can help you as well.

📥 Install the scripts

1. Download the archive and unzip the same. The folder contains the script files.
2. Select the script file/s (ending with .jsx) you want to use and place it in the Illustrator Scripts folder:
   • OS X: /Applications/Adobe Illustrator [vers.]/Presets.localized/en_GB/Scripts
   • Windows (32 bit): C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator [vers.]\Presets\en_GB\Scripts\
   • Windows (64 bit): C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator [vers.] (64 Bit)\Presets\en_GB\Scripts\
3. Restart illustrator.

🏃‍♂️ Run the scripts

• Go to, File → Scripts → <ScriptName>.

  or

• Drag and drop the script file into illustrator.

✨ Scripts

AddMargin.jsx

Add margins as guides or rectangles to all/desired artboards.

🔧 How to use

1. Open your illustrator document.
2. Run the script, File → Scripts → AddMargin.jsx.
3. [Optional] By default, all the artboards will be affected. Alternatively, you can affect desired artboards by choosing the Custom option. Then input the custom number of artboards separated by a comma like '1, 3, 5' or a range of artboards like '1, 3, 5-8'.
4. [Optional] If you desire to add different margins for odd and even numbered artboards, then select the Alternate option. Then input the Left and Right margin for the Odd and Even numbered artboard respectively.
5. Input the margin value in the Margin text-field.
6. [Optional] Equal margins will be added in all the directions. Instead if you want to add different margins for different directions, then check the Different margins box, and input the margin values for top, left, right, and bottom.
7. You can choose between Guide or Rectangle (with black stroke) for the margin type.
8. Finally to render the margins, press the Add Margin button. The margins will be created in a new layer called Margin.

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AddPadding.jsx

Add padding around your content in an artboard (by increasing the artboard size).

🔧 How to use

1. Open your illustrator document.
   [Optional] Rearrange your artboards to avoid overlapping. Select the Artboard Tool or press Shift + O. Then go to, Properties → Quick Actions → Rearrange All.
2. Run the script, File → Scripts → AddPadding.jsx.
3. [Optional] By default, all the artboards will be affected. Alternatively, you can affect desired artboards by choosing the Custom option. Then input the custom number of artboards separated by a comma like '1, 3, 5' or a range of artboards like '1, 3, 5-8'.
4. [Optional] If you desire to add different paddings for odd and even numbered artboards, then select the Alternate option. Then input the Left and Right padding for the Odd and Even numbered artboard respectively.
5. Input the padding value in the Padding text-field.
6. [Optional] Equal paddings will be added in all the directions. Instead if you want to add different paddings for different directions, then check the Different paddings box, and input the padding values for top, left, right, and bottom.
7. Finally to render the paddings, press the Add Padding button.

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Cheers 🍻