/Sublime-Text-Adobe-Script-Runner

Run Adobe scripts from Sublime Text

Adobe Script Runner

Script runner for Adobe applications right from Sublime Text. Extension also available for VSCode and Atom.io.

Supported applications

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InCopy
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop

Installation

  • Download repository and unzip the package,
  • Copy "Adobe Script Runner" folder into Sublime Text’s "Packages" folder:
    • MAC: ~/Users/USERNAME/Library/Application Support/Sublime Text 3/Packages/Adobe Script Runner
    • WIN: C:\Users\USERNAME\AppData\Roaming\Sublime Text 3\Packages\Adobe Script Runner

In action

  • Launch Sublime Text and open any ExtendScript JSX file you want to run in Adobe application,
  • In Sublime Text navigate to Tools -> Build System and pick an application you want to execute your file in,
  • Click CMD+B on Mac or CTRL+B on Windows and watch the magic.

For Windows users only

If you have Adobe applications installed in a custom location, you will need to modify paths to executables in hostApp.sublime-build files:

// Adobe After Effects.sublime-build

{
    "windows": {
        "cmd": "\"Path-To-AfterFX.exe\" -r $file"
    }
}

Executable paths for InCopy and InDesign for Windows are not exposed because they are handled differently than the rest of the apps. Go figure Adobe ¯\(ツ)/¯

Package is highly inspired by Sébastien Lavoie's After Effects Scripting Sublime Text Package, however, it works slightly different and also adds support for more Adobe applications.