Overview

Simple script launcher for Maya.

The menu is updated each time it is displayed, there is no need to restart Maya.

Can also be registered to shelf.

Multiple script paths can be set, from the settings dialog.

Tested with :

• Maya 2026 (Python 3.11.9)
• Maya 2025 (Python 3.11.4)
• Maya 2024 (Python 3.10.8)
• Maya 2023 (Python3.9.7)
• Maya 2022 (Python3.7.7)
• Maya 2020 (Python2.7.11)

Installation

1. Please do one of the following:
   • Copy the akScriptLauncher directory into the C:\Users\<username>\Documents\maya\scripts.
   • Add the parent directory of akScriptLauncher to PYTHONPATH environment variable.
2. Write the following command in userSetup.py.

import akScriptLauncher

3. When you start Maya, akScriptLauncher is added to the menu bar.
   Select the scripts folder from Settings. The script folder path you set will be saved in settings.json.

Note

• You can rename akScriptLauncher folder to anything you like.
• If you want to load/reload akScriptLauncher while Maya is running, do the following

from akScriptLauncher import menu
menu.LauncherMenu()

Scripts

It recursively searches in the script folder and adds *.py and *.mel to the menu. Folders can be nested. If there is an icon image (.ico or .png) with the same name as the script file name, use it for the icon.

ScriptFolder
│  melScript_01.ico
│  melScript_01.mel
│  pythonScript_01.ico
│  pythonScript_01.py
│  pythonScript_02.py
│
└─subDir
      melScript_02.mel
      pythonScript_03.png
      pythonScript_03.py

Warning

• Python script must run by simply executing file.
• MEL script must have a executing function with the same name as the file name.