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September 11, 2025
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Illustrator v29.7.1 | Will it support VS code debugger to debug ?

  • September 11, 2025
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I am working in plugin CEP for Illustrator

since I am reopening the AI for each and everychange in JSX , I tried VS Code debugger , But It not working , 
can anyone please share how to debug directly from vs code with JSX,js files.

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@sai_vignesh_1086 use the ExtendScript Debugger extension for VS Code, which is specifically designed for this purpose. This extension allows you to attach a debugger to an Adobe application like Illustrator. Once it's attached, you can set breakpoints in your JSX files, step through your code line by line, inspect variables, and evaluate expressions, all without having to constantly restart Illustrator. It works by establishing a connection between VS Code and the ExtendScript engine inside the Adobe application.

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September 13, 2025

@sai_vignesh_1086 use the ExtendScript Debugger extension for VS Code, which is specifically designed for this purpose. This extension allows you to attach a debugger to an Adobe application like Illustrator. Once it's attached, you can set breakpoints in your JSX files, step through your code line by line, inspect variables, and evaluate expressions, all without having to constantly restart Illustrator. It works by establishing a connection between VS Code and the ExtendScript engine inside the Adobe application.

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