Adobe Scripts

Repo of super useful scripts amassed over time. Great for not doing repetitive design tasks that waste tons of time. Generally these are for photoshop and illustrator, but there are some for inDesign.

USAGE

Export Layers

Export PSD layers to IMG en masse.

Path Manipulators

Scripts for connecting and playing with paths in Illustrator

Circle Fill

Fill an object with random circles. Pretty cool particle effect.

Random Opacity

Random opacities

Random Resize

Random resizing

Random Order

Random z-index ordering of objects

Random Select

Random select objects

Random Fill From Swatches

Randomly fill all objects with colors from swatches

Data Map To Objects

Use a percentage or data to change fill of object

Delete Background

Script to run a Photoshop action on every layer

Distribute Along Path

Distribute objects along any path

Export Layers as PDF

AI >> PDF

Export Layers as PNG

AI >> PNG

Export Layers as AI

AI >> AI

Find and Replace

Find and replaces objects in Illustrator

Export inDesign Layers to Photoshop

inDesign layers >> Photoshop layers

Draw Lines Between All Selected Points (Network Diagram)

Connect all select points with lines

Split PSD objects to Layers

Place every photoshop oject on its own layer

Export PSD layers as SVG

PSD >> SVG

Layer Renamer

Batch rename layers in Photoshop (maybe Illustrator and others?)

Rotate Objects Toward Point

Rotate objects towards one specific point

Close Paths, Connect Points

Close Illustrator paths

SOURCES

• distribute on path
• fill shape with circle (particle effect)
• rotate shapes towards point
• map data to shapes
• metaballs and other useful scripts
• random select
• apply random swatches
• random resize & random opacity
• random order
• export layers
• close paths
• find and replace
• More sources that have been lost and forgotten :(