SoftShadow Pro
The free tier is the complete shadow generator: design a shadow, apply it, copy the CSS. Pro turns it into a design system tool, with a full elevation scale as effect styles.
Free vs Pro
- Name
Free, forever- Type
- no account needed
- Description
The light pad, elevation, softness, 2 to 8 layers, opacity, three layer curves, black, custom or tinted color, the live preview, apply to selection and copy CSS.
- Name
Pro- Type
- $5 one-time
- Description
Elevation scale as local effect styles named "Elevation/1" and up, updated in place; re-apply to rewrite the styles and re-link layers; apply a level to the selection; inner shadows; CSS custom properties, Tailwind v3 and Tailwind v4 export of the scale; saved presets.
Pro is a one-time purchase, no subscription. You pay once and keep it.
How the gate works
The Pro controls carry a Pro pill: Inner shadow, Presets, Effect styles and Export the scale. The Scale tab and its preview are open to everyone, so you can see your scale before you buy. Ticking Inner shadow, loading or saving a preset, or clicking a style or export button without a license opens the Get Pro tab and nothing changes. The plugin's main thread checks again before it writes any style, so nothing is half done.
Activating
Buy from the Get Pro tab, paste the key from the email and click Activate on this device. Keys work on up to 3 devices. View purchase opens the Dodo Payments customer portal, where you can see the purchase and invoice. Devices and refunds are covered on the shared Pro and licensing page.