Grid Guidez v1.0 — Free After Effects Script

Create custom grids in After Effects with just a few clicks!

Grid Guidez is a free ScriptUI panel that helps you build precise, customizable grids using native guides or shape layers.

Adjust rows, columns, margins, and spacing, preview your changes in real time, and convert your grids into editable shapes.

Features:

Free to use! If you find Grid Guidez useful and want to support its development, you can buy me a coffee! 💗

Installation Guide

Grid Guidez v1.0 — Adobe After Effects

Download and extract the ZIP file.
Copy both Grid Guidez v1.0.jsx and Logo_v1.png.
Navigate to your After Effects installation folder:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects [version]\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels\
Paste both files into the ScriptUI Panels folder.
Restart After Effects.
Go to Window → Grid Guidez v1.0.jsx to open the panel.

Download and extract the ZIP file.
Copy both Grid Guidez v1.0.jsx and Logo_v1.png.
Navigate to your After Effects installation folder:

/Applications/Adobe After Effects [version]/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/
Paste both files into the ScriptUI Panels folder.
Restart After Effects.
Go to Window → Grid Guidez v1.0.jsx to open the panel.

Go to Window → Grid Guidez v1.0.jsx to open the panel.
Go to View → Show Guides to make the guides visible.
Open or create a composition.
Set your desired number of rows and columns.
Adjust margins and spacing.
Enable Live Preview to see your grid update as you change the settings.
Click Create Guides to apply native After Effects guides, or Convert to Shape to generate editable shape layers.

Tip: You can dock Grid Guidez anywhere in your After Effects workspace, just like any other panel.

Keep Grid Guidez v1.0.jsx and Logo_v1.png in the same folder.
Remove any previous versions of the script to avoid duplicate panels.
Administrator permissions may be required on Windows, and your Mac may ask for your password when copying files into the Applications folder.