Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Files saved to an older version (CS6, or lower) using 30.2.1 build give errors when opening in older versions
After the last update, saving an .ai file in version CS5 or lower and then trying to open it in Illustrator CS5 results in an error: invalid operator: "<fffe>"
34 votesClaimed to be fixed in the latest 30.3 general release. Please update, check, and comment back if it still happens.
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Add an ON/OFF toggle button in the Artboards panel to enable/disable “Paste on Selected Artboards”
Since Illustrator 29.6, Paste in Front / Paste in Back / Paste in Place now pastes to all currently selected artboards. While this is a useful feature, it introduces a hidden prerequisite — the artboard selection state — that causes unexpected behavior in everyday workflows.
Problems
- When zoomed in, other artboards move off-screen, making their selection state visually undetectable. The only way to check which artboards are selected is to open the Artboards panel — an extra step that interrupts the workflow every time before pasting.
- If multiple artboards are unintentionally left selected (e.g., after using the Artboard tool), paste…
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Allow legacy behavior for "Rearrange Artboards"
While I'm sure some people welcome Illustrator's new features for rearranging the artboards, I have found it to be finicky and weird. There should be an option that defaults to the center of the work area, like it used to do automatically. This new behavior, of having to select where the artboards go just complicates a once simple process.
92 votesStarting with Beta 29.7.1 the Rearrange dialog got a separate dedicated feature, currently called 'Align Manually'.
With it disabled, artboards get positioned instantly in the center of the canvas, as it behaved previously.
When this is enabled, you will enter the positioning mode after pressing OK — to allow rearranging only some artboards, to address this request.
With more than 1 artboard selected (but not all), the mode gets enabled automatically (and becomes locked).
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A way to hide Gen A.I. features, specifically in the home page
Please give us a way to hide the a.i. options and "Featured" on the home page, but keep the "Recent" section. This is very bad for workflow. Thank you
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Adding an option to turn off generative AI expand for images in the crop function
Since updating to 30.4, any time I attempt to crop an image (very often due to shrinking embedded photos for the correct DPI) if I unintentionally make the crop selection too large, it no longer snaps to the corners like it used to, but defaults to generative AI. I never want to generate. Will there be a way to turn this function off in preferences? It is affecting my workflow to the point of having to downgrade back to 30.3.
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Add an ability to embed locked, hidden images at once, and allow embedding with a mixed selection
When there are many images that are in the documents and you are preparing to embed all of them, it would save a lot of time if we didn't have to manually deselect those images that are already embedded. Plus when all images are selected to be embedded, we do also want the locked or hidden version to be too instead of having to unlock manually, embedding them and then locking again.
Thank you in advance.7 votes -
Allow to disable Rich Tool Tips right from the rich tool tips
'How to hide these popups for tools?' is one of the most common questions I see here and there (the most popular being 'how to show the resizing frame back?').
The answer is 'disable Show Rich Tool Tips in Preferences > General', but it requires knowledge, and Ai never directs new users there.What if we could just CLOSE one or all hints right there, in a hint itself?
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AI Design Merge for Symbols: Apply Structural Changes While Preserving Style
In symbol-based workflows (common in apparel and accessories), designers often create multiple variations of the same base illustration.
Typically: One version introduces a design change (e.g., updated shape or component)
Another introduces a style change (e.g., color or material)There is currently no efficient way to merge these selectively across symbols.
Proposed Feature:
An AI-assisted “Design Merge” tool that compares two objects or symbols and allows users to selectively merge:
Structural changes (geometry, proportions, components)
Appearance attributes (color, stroke, effects)Example:
Symbol A: square pocket, black
Symbol B: rectangular pocket, pink
Desired result:
→ square pocket, pink2 votes -
Give the choice to change the export resolution with or without changing the number of pixels.
When exporting as an image llustrator will always change the pixel amount when you set a resolution higher or lower than 72 ppi. Photoshop has an option that is missing in Illustrator, the option to check/uncheck “Resample” when changing the resolution. When Unchecked only the ppi metatadata is changed and the pixel amount stays the same. When checked Photoshop behaves like Illustrator does and changes the amount of pixels when the resolution is changed. It would be a welcome addition to have this choice in Illustrator.
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Allow to choose if the Save dialog should "remember the last file format used / PDF is set as a default filetype when saving a new document
Ever since last update, if i save off a pdf and then create a brand new doc and go to save it, it goes to PDF automatically when it used to always default to .ai so i forget and get to the PDF options and then have to cancel and go back and retype my file name which is just annoying and remembering the last format is not helpful. Almost as annoying as PS trying to export in the last export location instead of the same folder as the .PSD --- NOT HELPFUL
Mac OS 15.5 (24F74)
Ai 29.634 votesHi everyone,
In the latest BETA 30.0.21, we’ve improved the ‘Save As’ workflow.
Now, instead of remembering the last used format, the default will always be .AI.
We made this change to ensure that your files are consistently saved in the native Illustrator format, which is the most reliable option for preserving full editability.
Please try out he changes by downloading the latest BETA from the Creative Cloud and let us know if it helps you or not.
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When using direct select tool to adjust anchor points and handles, keep all anchor points and handles visible
When using direct select tool to adjust anchor points and handles, please keep ALL anchor points and handles visible, as opposed to everything disappearing but the point/handle you are working with. It is impossible and frustrating to try to join/snap to anchor points, or adjust points or handles relative to other points or handles when you can’t see them!. Thank you!
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Warichu’s Adjustment value is limited to an integer in point
Confirmed in Illustrator 30.3.0 and CS4.
It's probably a problem that occurs in all past versions.The "Warichu" using for vertical writing text, under use in Japanese environment.
The adjustment value is set only to integers of points and it is very troubling.
In that state, I can only do a rough job too much.
I would like to improve so that more detailed values can be set.<Japanese>
Illustrator 30.3.0 および 14 (CS4) で確認済み。
おそらく過去のどのバージョンでも発生する問題です。割注設定の行間がPoint整数値ごとにしか設定できない。
これでは大雑把な仕事しかできない。
細かい値を設定できるよう改善して欲しい。また、テキストオブジェクトの拡大・縮小に追従されない。
<検証手順>
1. テキストに割注を設定し、行間をpoint以外の整数などにする
2. 割注設定を再び開いて値を確認する- 割注の行間に目安となる長方形を作成
- テキストと長方形を選択して拡大・縮小
<結果>
2. 値がpoint整数値に四捨五入されている
4. 割注の行間は長方形とずれてゆく<理想とされる結果>
2. 割注の行間は入力した値をキープすること
4. 割注の行間はテキストと同様に拡大・縮小されること6 votes -
Illustrator 2025 (29.8.7) flatten layers of PDF saved in version 2026 (30.5.1)
Let's say you have Illustrator 2026 (30.5.1) and you save an artwork as PDF preserving editing capabilities, the artwork has layers, some of them are hidden.
When you reopen the artwork in the same Illustrator version all layers are in place and you can continue to edit the artwork.In the save as Ai dialog it appears that the Illustrator file format is the same from 2020, but if you open the same PDF with Illustrator 2025 (29.8.7) or Illustrator 2024 (28.7.10) all layers content collapse to a single layer (Layer 1) and the objects inside hidden layers are lost.
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Please add an option for the Recolor panel / dialog to remember the chosen settings
Proposed by Daté Tetegan
It would also be useful to maintain all the Recolor Artwork panel’s active preferences when it is closed.
For example, when you choose to load a colour palette to limit colour changes to the colours in that palette, if you close the panel and then reopen it, the preference is lost, and you have to reselect the palette every time.
This is a waste of time that is frustrating and reduces productivity. I have noticed that all the panel’s options are not preserved when the panel is closed.
This recolor artwork panel is a great powerful…5 votes -
Do not advertise and insert the Turntable within the Transform panel
I understand Ai want to advertise generative features more.
But putting the Turntable button (a 'speculative gambling machine') into the Transform panel (a dedicated panel about coordinates, sizes, 'parametric parameters' (sorry for the pun)) — is not OK.There are plenty of other places.
A generative menu, Control (where we can disable in with customizing a panel), in Properties’ Quick Actions (that we can keep below the line... why not customize? — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/31999108), or CTB (why there’s no customization here also? — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/49235456)...Thanks to Seiji Miyazawa (here: https://x.com/onthehead/status/2043652813054783936) for noticing this.
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Text frame coordinates are different "before undo" and "after redo"
Version: Illustrator 29.7.1 (but occurs in earlier versions as well)
Problem:
Text frame coordinates become inconsistent after undo and redo.Reproduction Steps:
1. Create point text with two or more paragraphs
2. Move arbitrarily (required)
3. Resize (using the dialog of Scale tool)
4. Undo
5. Redo
In the above steps, the result of step 5 is different from the result of step 3.Desired Result:
Steps 3 and 5 must match〈にほんご〉
「取り消しの前」と「やり直しの後」でテキストフレームの座標が異なるバージョン：Illustrator 29.7.1（しかし以前のバージョンでも発生する）
問題：
取り消し，やり直し の操作でテキストフレームの座標が狂う。再現手順：
1 2つ以上の段落を有するポイントテキストを作成
2 任意に移動（必須）
3 拡大・縮小（ダイアログで行う）
4 取り消し
5 やり直し
以上の手順で、手順5の結果は3の状態と異なる。望ましい結果：
手順3と5が一致していること30 votes -
"Paste Remembers Layers ONE TIME" option
Rarely do I want this feature active more than 1 or 2 times. Honestly, making "one time" the default would be fine with me, but good to have options.
3 votes -
Smarter Crop tool
If I have an image like a t-shirt with a white background, the crop tool should be able to immediately set boundaries to the edges of the pixels.
Currently it does one of 2 things.
1. I sets the boundary to the edges of the white box which is not useful.
2. it sets boundaries which are completely random which means it's actually faster to just mask the image rather than messing with the randomly placed boundary from the crop tool.In Photoshop, crop is able to intelligently decide to crop to empty pixels, or whatever.
Also, the crop tool…4 votes -
Suggestion for Faster Clipping Mask Editing Workflow in Adobe Illustrator
I would like to suggest a small workflow improvement for Clipping Mask editing in Illustrator.
Currently, when an image inside a clipping mask becomes stretched or distorted, users need to go through multiple steps such as:
Isolate Selected Clipping Mask
Edit Contents
Resize or reposition the image
Exit isolation modeThis process can feel slow during fast-paced design work.
It would be extremely helpful if Illustrator had:
A dedicated shortcut for “Edit Clipping Mask Contents”
A quick toggle button directly on the control bar
Or an easier one-click option to switch between editing the mask and the content inside it…
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Continuous Line via Length and Angle
Create a variant of the line tool that you can continuously add a segment via entering length and angle in a tool options dialogue box. It would stay open and follow you around on your screen until you click okay/finish/done. Just a small box with length and angle options.
3 votes
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