Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Create a contour on Swatch Info card
It would be great if we can select a contour colour inside the Create Swatch Info setting dialog. Sometimes is it necessary to apply the info to the white colour and if you place in a white background canvas you must expand the aspect and than add the contour color.
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Add Next / Previous buttons in Layer Options dialog
Sometimes I need to change several colors for a bunch of layers.
To do this, I have to double-click one in Layers, pick a color, close the dialog, double-click the next one... why exiting the dialog at all? I should be able to cycle them directly within it.3 votes -
Add Transform Again Individually / Transform Sequence Again / Sequence Again Individually commands, as in InDesign
Illustrator has Transform Again command (and it’s rather useful), but InDesign has three additional commands:
Transform Again Individually:
Applies the last single transform operation to each selected object individually, rather than as a group.Transform Sequence Again:
Applies the last sequence of transform operations to the selection.Transform Sequence Again Individually:
Applies the last sequence of transform operations to each selected object individually.
As described here: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/transforming-objects.html#repeat_transformations
Here is a video demonstrating the difference between these: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4gLe9LeRKI
Sure, we have Transform Each as a workaround, but it doesn’t support custom pivots as tools do, and these are just faster.
If…
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Smart guides disappear when I switch to the eyedropper tool
I have had issues in the 2026 version of illustrator. The smart guides disappear when I choose the eyedropper tool.
After many hours of support with adobe, they found out it was a change that was introduced to the 2026 version, to improve overall application funtionality.
However my feedback to this, is shared with their engineering team, and they will further review this behavior.My hope is that they discard this new change, as the smart guides can be turned off totally, if you do not wish to use them, so I do not understand, why it should disappear on…
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3 votes
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Center Pattern Command
Draw a vector shape and fill with a pattern, notice this is not centered. To do this is a long meticulous process prone to error.
https://forums.adobe.com/thread/2390290.
Can we get an option in the Align panel to do this?
23 votes -
Artboards panel scrolls too fast when using touchpad / trackpad
The fact that we have to test our timing when dragging the artboards to organize them in the Artboards panel is silly. I spent a whole minute trying to arrange the artboards for the storyboard with the trackpad. They should make the scrolling animation slower.
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View and reorder layers in section, like in PowerPoint
What do you think about the possibility of viewing layers in section, like in Powerpoint?
In the Italian version it’s Disponi > Riordina oggetti.
I think it would be a great help in quickly locating and repositioning objects.2 votes -
Accurate Color-Managed Print Preview in Illustrator (and Adobe Apps)
I’ve had this feature in mind for years, but a busy schedule and work across different fields kept me from writing it down. This request is for Photoshop, and if Illustrator and InDesign are missing it as well, they should be updated to support it. In Photoshop’s Print dialog, under Color Management, the preview should match the selected printer, color handling settings, and printer profile. It should show an accurate on-screen preview of how the document or design will actually look once printed. The software should offer the closest possible simulation instead of the rough preview we have today.
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Please make Mirror easier to use
The Mirror tool is such a hassle to use and get it working. People, can you please make it an easy toggle to turn off and on, that you can use right away, similar to programs like Procreate and Clip Studio Paint?
2 votes -
Scaling is messed up for the effect tab and font tab
The effects tab won’t scale to a larger size like 200% when on a small drawing display, the font tab also has problem with not shrinking down and stays too large clipping into the secondary screen. Can you please fix these two things?
2 votes -
Custom Keyboard Shortcuts dialog should highlight changes from defaults
This is such a little thing, but I would love to scroll through my list of keyboard shortcuts and see an indication next to ones I've changed to custom, that are different from the default.
4 votes -
Avoid text converted to outlines when opening PDF
[Previous discussions in https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/avoid-text-converted-to-outlines-when-opening-pdf/m-p/15352684]
Currently Adobe Illustrator automatically and arbitrarily converts text parts to outlines, making these parts not editable nor selectable.
It's not related to fonts, because that font is on my computer, and, other text parts that has exactly the same font are editable and not converted.
It's just because of the code point. For example, in term
∀𝑥, the ∀ (U+2200) is editable and 𝑥 (U+1D465) is converted to outline. I really dislike this arbitrary behaviour. If compatibility is considered critical, the program should at least give an option to allow us the users to…1 vote -
True vector blur / feather, similar to one Rive has
Quite recently Rive introduced Vector Feathering: https://rive.app/blog/introducing-vector-feathering
Illustrator uses raster-based Feather and Gaussian Blur, and — let’s admit it — we need them better: resolution-independent, infinitely scalable.
Instead we got just 'faster blur'...And while you are here — there are many more blur-realted requests:
– Motion blur: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/32403883
– Background blur: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/36614008
– Gradient Feather: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/31911052
and more.Stop toying with text-to-raster-then-trace toys!
11 votes -
Numpad Enter to commit text.
Please, please, please can the devs change Illustrator so that the Numpad Enter key submits/commits text rather than going to a new line?
3 votes -
"Find Overset Text" Function
The overset text [+] icon can be easily overlooked in a busy document.
There needs to be a way to cycle through text boxes with overset text.
The way the Find/Replace Font dialogue cycles through and focuses on results would be acceptable.
These would be the minimum required buttons.
Find (Next)
Done (Cancel / Exit)For an efficient workflow, include a preview of the overflowing text within the dialogue .
A "Delete Overset Text" button adjacent to the preview could save a lot of time since overset text boxes often just contain a stray line break.This function would pair…
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Overset Text Warning on Export (like InDesign)
InDesign warns you that the document contains overset text when you export a PDF.
If Illustrator has this option, where does it live?
4 votes -
Adjust colors to Black/White with a Threshold
I am missing an easy way to convert illustrator selections to pure black and white (not grayscale).
Comes in handy especially with Gen AI, since that does not understand how to create pure black and white results.2 votes -
Bug and unexpected shutdown without saving
It's been a couple times since unexpected errors happen when I'm working on Illustrator, it shutsdown, and the file doesn't save. This makes me quite mad because since I updated to the new 2026, bugs like this should not be happening but all the way around, happens quite often. On previous versions, when this happened, the files automatically saved but now, it does not.
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Groups Created from Outlined Text Should Inherit Text Object Names
When converting a text object to outlines, the resulting group is automatically given the default group name, which I find inappropriate. It would be better if the group inherited the original text object’s name.
In cases where the user has not assigned a custom name to the text object, and Illustrator displays the actual text content as the object’s name in the UI, that same text content should also be used as the name of the new group after outlining.
2 votes
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