Setup Guide

Get up and running with Botson in a few minutes.

1

Create an Account

Sign up for a free 30-day trial. No credit card required. Your trial includes access to all plugins.

Create Account
2

Download & Install the Plugins

Download the Botson installer for your platform. The installer will add all Botson plugins to Adobe Illustrator.

macOS

  1. Download the .pkg installer
  2. Double-click to run the installer
  3. Follow the on-screen prompts
  4. Restart Adobe Illustrator

Windows

  1. Download the .zip file
  2. Extract and run the installer
  3. Follow the on-screen prompts
  4. Restart Adobe Illustrator
Go to Downloads →
3

Sign In from Illustrator

Open Adobe Illustrator and go to Window → Extensions → (Botson plugins will be located here). Sign in with the email and password you used to create your account.

The plugin will automatically activate your trial or subscription for this device.

Each plugin seat allows one device to be active at a time.

Sign in to one plug-in and you will be auto signed in to all plug-ins.

4

Start Using Botson

With a document open in Illustrator, use the Botson panel to run preflight checks, generate proofs, trap artwork, create estimates, and more.

Preflight — Run 100+ checks and auto-fix common issues

Trap — Auto trap and step & repeat with your die database

Estimate — Generate quotes from job specs

ΔSync — Press-side color verification, dot simulation, and press calibration

View the Getting Started Guide →

Need help or have feature requests? Visit the support page.