PowerScripts Updates

PowerScripts 3.8.40

Released 2026-10-22

The registration window shows the PowerScripts, loader and Illustrator versions, and a Copy support information button to paste into an email to us
Scripts can warn you about things to check in the result (shown in orange with the result)
Colour books can be Adobe Swatch Exchange (.ase) files, so swatches saved from Illustrator, InDesign or Photoshop can be used as a colour book

The PowerScripts panel uses the language you chose in PowerScripts, also while it starts or updates
If your copy of PowerScripts is too old to be supported, it offers to update when it starts
Script console windows have a Close button
Saved settings are listed in name order, and the one you just saved, imported or renamed stays selected
Colour books, colour previews and colour differences (ΔE) use the latest PowerScripts colour engine: more accurate and faster

Automations and hot keys that set a script's options now set them on the open script, also for scripts without saved settings
When a script fails, the error report is sent again, and it now includes the script's settings so we can find the cause faster
Popups such as Edit Setting and Select Action always fit the panel: a long list scrolls and the Close button stays on screen
Grey colours in colour books and swatch lists show their real shade instead of green, and get a colour difference
Deactivating this computer no longer shows an error message when it worked

Plus other minor improvements and bug fixes.

Also includes the changes from 3.8.38, 3.8.36.

Usually not needed: PowerScripts updates itself from the panel menu (Update PowerScripts).

Download the installer (L10.1.24)
Drag the downloaded .jsx file onto Illustrator, or use File > Scripts > Other Script…
Click Install, restart Illustrator, then open Window > Extensions > PowerScripts.