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Getting Started with Affinity Scripts
Learn how to run JavaScript scripts in Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher.
Affinity apps ship with a built-in JavaScript scripting engine. This guide covers the basics.
Prerequisites
- Affinity Designer, Photo, or Publisher (version 2 or later)
- A text editor for writing scripts
Your First Script
Open Affinity and go to File > Scripts > Run Script. Paste this:
alert('Hello from middledot!');
Click Run and you should see a dialog box.
What’s Next
- Learn about the document model
- Explore the layer API
- Check out the scripts collection for ready-to-use examples