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guyh39507624
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December 29, 2017
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Adobe Extendscript Toolkit CC download for macOS 10.13.2

  • December 29, 2017
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Hi,

I'm interested in learning about editing/writing my own scripts for After Effects CC 2018, but the I don't seem to have the Adobe Extendscript Toolkit available to download under my Creative Cloud App. Is there a reason for this, and if so are there any alternatives I could use?

Thanks!

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    Correct answer Bani Verma

    Hi Guyh39507624,

    As you have mentioned you would like to download Adobe Extendscript Toolkit CC, you may do that using your Creative Cloud desktop app.

    Please launch your CC desktop app and go to settings wheel in the top right corner > Click 'Preferences' > Click 'Creative Cloud' > now click the check box for 'Show older apps'

    Now go back to apps list and you should be able to see the  Adobe Extendscript Toolkit CC listed under it, click 'install'

    Let us know if this helps.

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    martins73850577
    martins73850577
    Participating Frequently
    February 14, 2021

    Sorry, this does not work for me. The extendscript toolkit app does not appear in the Creative Cloud app at all.

     

    I have MacOs Catalina 10.15.7

     

    I'm researching the web from adobe-help center to Github and the answers I get back is weird stuff like switch on "show older apps" and "there's no way to run it on MacOs Catalina" - but whatever I do the app does not appear in the CC-app.

     

    I'm in urgent need of scripting in After Effects, could you help me out?

    martins73850577
    martins73850577
    Participating Frequently
    February 14, 2021

    update: I managed to download "extendscript toolkit" ESTK 3.5 from an Adobe site somewhere but now MacOs Catalina does not recognize the disc image what I take as a sign that it is a 32bit-thing and the whole ESTK-concept is not adapted to the 64bit-design of Catalina, correct? If so, what is then the Adobe concept for heavy AE-users who are working on modern macbooks? 

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      conort71749445
      Participating Frequently
      March 6, 2021

      Same problem here. Come on Adobe!

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        Marvin01
        Inspiring
        August 17, 2020

        This shows the incompetence of the adobe chat "support".. It might look hilarious, but it's so frustrating when you need support, and get this bot like conversation...

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          Test Screen Name
          Legend
          August 17, 2020

          I think it has to be a human. I don't think a bot could be so badly trained as to say "iOS" when they should say "macOS". This is understandable in end users, but apalling for tech support. By the way, the magic word to jump out of robotville is "AGENT".

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            full pose
            Known Participant
            May 4, 2020

            Hi:)

            I did all exactly as you explained. I turn on old app but I cannot to see anywhere Adobe Extendscript Toolkit. I have full adobe cloud subscription.

            Thank you

            Jacek

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            Test Screen Name
            Legend
            May 4, 2020

            Are you on Catalina, fullpose? 

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            Marvin01
            Inspiring
            March 30, 2020

            All Adobe support does is copy-paste the standard responds "creative app", well, it's not there. Stop copy-pasting, and actually look at the creative cloud yourself... I just want ESTK for CC, and the download link is down for weeks now, an hour on a support agent result in nothing, extremely incompetent... sorry... https://www.adobe.com/products/extendscript-toolkit.htmlESTK

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            timk78852743
            Participant
            March 30, 2020

            I could be wrong but from all the dead links, lack of info and what Ive read It doesnt sound like they are actively supporting it anymore. You can try these links for older versions and there is an alternitive VS code plug in. I havent used it so I dont know much about it although it sounds like a  promising alternitive.

             

            Older versions:

            https://prodesigntools.com/adobe-cc-2019-direct-download-links.html

             

             

            VS code plug in:

            https://medium.com/adobetech/extendscript-debugger-for-visual-studio-code-public-release-a2ff6161fa01

             

            other info:

            https://medium.com/adobetech/the-future-of-extendscript-development-a-vscode-plugin-2d8d0172a357

             

            https://medium.com/adobetech/the-future-of-extendscript-development-a-vscode-plugin-2d8d0172a357

             

            https://images.creativecow.net/u/317666/etk_64_mac.jpg

             

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            Marvin01
            Inspiring
            April 1, 2020

            Thx! Great link! I can now download Extenscript CC from...

            https://prodesigntools.com/adobe-cc-2019-direct-download-links.html

             

            But Adobe should make it available...

            If they don't support it anymore, fine, but make all the versions available on the ExtendScript archive, where all the older versions can be downloaded. Only the latest version is not available at the moment...

             

            There is also an ExtendScript plug in for Brackets...

            It's made by someone from Adobe, but not official. This was the only IDE that made extension builder work for me...

            http://davidderaedt.github.io/CC-Extension-Builder-for-Brackets/

             

             

            jjsfc
            jjsfc
            Participant
            March 23, 2020

            I am only responding to freshen this correct answer which works up to 10.14.x but not necessarily 10.15x.  Every tutorial, Adobe and other assumes you have the toolkit installed and open.   Thanks to Bani_Verma.

            "CC desktop app and go to settings wheel in the top right corner > Click 'Preferences' > Click 'Creative Cloud' > now click the check box for 'Show older apps'

            Now go back to apps list and you should be able to see the  Adobe Extendscript Toolkit CC listed under it, click 'install'"

            Now the toolkit is in it's own folder in your applications, not nested with other Adobe apps.





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            drafter2
            Participating Frequently
            March 24, 2020

            Any idea when it will be available with Catalina ? i really need this tool..
            Is very hard to develop without that.

              adamcw_3232
              adamcw_3232
              Participant
              November 14, 2019

              Where can you find the "Show older apps" feature in the latest release of the Creative Cloud desktop app?  I'm trying to find Adobe Extendscript Toolkit CC 

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              Bob Schroer
              Participant
              December 17, 2019

              Click the Settings wheels in the desktop app (top, near the right side); click Apps in the left pane; scroll down to reveal "Settings Show older apps" button. However, I just tried it and ExtendScript is not listed. Prior versions of ESTK are not compatible with Mac OS 10.15.x Catalina.

              Bani Verma
              Community Manager
              Bani VermaCommunity ManagerCorrect answer
              Community Manager
              December 29, 2017

              Hi Guyh39507624,

              As you have mentioned you would like to download Adobe Extendscript Toolkit CC, you may do that using your Creative Cloud desktop app.

              Please launch your CC desktop app and go to settings wheel in the top right corner > Click 'Preferences' > Click 'Creative Cloud' > now click the check box for 'Show older apps'

              Now go back to apps list and you should be able to see the  Adobe Extendscript Toolkit CC listed under it, click 'install'

              Let us know if this helps.

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                guyh39507624Author
                Participant
                December 29, 2017

                This worked, thanks so much!

                Bani Verma
                Community Manager
                Bani VermaCommunity Manager
                Community Manager
                December 29, 2017

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