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PortableGrid 0.2.0: the free, open-source layout grid plugin for Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop now designs with you, not just for you.

New

  • Magazine page layouts (Illustrator): article, feature opener, spread, news page, photo grid and cover, built on your grid with image frames, threaded body columns, captions, pull quotes, running heads and page numbers. Every text frame sits on the baseline grid and uses editable PG paragraph styles.
  • Harmonious grid from one number: type your body text size and get the baseline, margins, gutters and rows, all locked together.
  • Lock rows to the baseline grid: every module is a whole number of baselines.
  • Snap to grid: move (and optionally resize) messy objects onto the nearest columns, rows and baselines.
  • Grid check: scores how much of the page is on the grid and outlines what isn't.
  • Type styles on the grid: a modular type scale as paragraph styles with baseline-locked leading.
  • Creator safe zones: Instagram Story and Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, thumbnail, channel banner and the Instagram 4:5 profile-grid crop, with one-click artboards at the right size.
  • 33 presets, a cleaner live preview, and Export tiles no longer includes the grid itself.

Download

Platform File
Windows 10/11 PortableGrid-0.2.0-setup.exe: installer, no admin rights needed
macOS (Intel & Apple silicon) PortableGrid-0.2.0.pkg
Any ZXP installer PortableGrid-0.2.0.zxp: signed Adobe extension
Manual install PortableGrid-0.2.0-windows.zip / PortableGrid-0.2.0-macos.zip

After installing, restart Illustrator/Photoshop and open Window › Extensions › PortableGrid (Photoshop: Window › Extensions (Legacy)).

Tested in Illustrator 2023. Photoshop support (guides, cells, lines and safe zones as layers, tile export) is newer: please report anything that doesn't work. The installers aren't signed with paid developer certificates yet, so Windows SmartScreen or macOS may ask you to confirm.

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