Download your DeskPack Advanced Trial - Esko

Download your DeskPack Advanced Trial

DeskPack Advanced for Illustrator offers essential prepress functionality: adding barcodes, do preflighting, remap image channels, adding white underprint, trap your files, adding screening - in short, everything needed to make packaging artwork "ready to print"!

It combines the following Esko plug-ins: Data Exchange (Free), boostX, Channel Mapping, Color Engine, Dynamic Barcodes, Dynamic Marks, Image Extractor, Instant Trapper, PDF Import, Preflight, Screening, Viewer, White Underprint, Dynamic VDP, PowerLayout Client, PowerTrapper Client, Text Recognition, and Trapper.

Follow the simple steps below to start your free 30-day trial, and use our learning resources to become productive right away.


1 Download your DeskPack Advanced trial

Start by downloading your DeskPack Advanced trial software. It is available for both Windows and macOS.

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2 Install the software and start your trial

Once the installer has been downloaded:

  1. Quit Adobe® Illustrator®.
  2. Double-click the installer file and follow the on-screen instructions.
  3. In the installer the Trial Assistant will ask for your credentials, enter the Esko ID and password that you used to download the software.
  4. Once you have signed in, your trial starts.
  5. Restart your computer if the installation prompts you to do so.
  6. Start Adobe® Illustrator®

That's it. You're all set to start using your trial software!

Get Started with Deskpack Advanced

FAQ on how to start a trial

  • Take a look at our FAQ on how to start a trial before you get started!

System Requirements

DeskPack Advanced Documentation

DeskPack Advanced Training

  • Watch the interactive training video to the left to help you get started.