https://github.com/mularahul/illustrator-scripts

A collection of handy 🎨 Illustrator scripts.
https://github.com/mularahul/illustrator-scripts

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A collection of handy 🎨 Illustrator scripts.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mularahul/illustrator-scripts
• Owner: mulaRahul
• License: mit
• Created: 2022-10-24T06:20:03.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2022-10-31T13:27:33.000Z (almost 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-04-22T19:52:43.836Z (6 months ago)
• Topics: illustrator, illustrator-extensions, illustrator-jsx, illustrator-scripts
• Language: JavaScript
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• Size: 6.96 MB
• Stars: 8
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: ReadMe.md
  • Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
  • License: LICENSE

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# 🎨 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](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mulaRahul/illustrator-scripts/main/AddMargin.jsx)

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

![preview](/previews/AddMargin.gif)

## 🔧 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](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mulaRahul/illustrator-scripts/main/AddPadding.jsx)

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

![preview](/previews/AddPadding.gif)

## 🔧 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 🍻