Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Escape trying out a new feature
Let me escape trying out a new feature you want me to try, because I don't want to try it. Give me an X. Give me a "close."
3 votes -
Increment/Decrement Stroke Weight key commands
My kingdom for Increment/Decrement Stroke Weight key commands! These commands could be bound to the [ and ] keys by default since this is how you control brush weight. It would be wonderful if you could set the increment/decrement amounts in Preferences as well!
93 votes -
Change Adobe Illustrator's UI from dark to light with macOS mojave dark mode
It would be nice if illustrator (and photoshop) changes the UI from light to dark with macOS Mojave's light/dark mode automatically
6 votes -
Suddenly Crashing and then Reopening with a Text Import Options pop up. Please fix. What is going on?
There are many instances mentioned on the web of illustrator file suddenly crashing and a text import options pop up appearing when you try to reopen. The file is then blank. It doesn't matter how many times you have saved it. There is nothing in layers. Please fix
1 vote -
Bring back the rounded corners in the rectangle dialog
Please place the rounded corners back into the rectangle dialog window. The new experience for this feature is undiscoverable and not intuitive at all. The usage pattern is inconsistent with the rest of the drawing tools e.g. polygon, stars... Have you consider testing it on users before launching the new 2019 version? Please do not redesign for the sake of redesign. Your users are not being efficient in their workflows because they have to spend time to figure it out where those features have gone. I am very sorry but this is a frustrating experience.
6 votesAs per the comment.
The rounded corner box is still there in new versions, but hidden, as a 'not-frequently-used' — well, statistics-wise. Click on the three dots at the bottom of your toolbar and pick Rounded Rectangle tool directly, or drop it into your toolbar.
Please free to add comments, if you think that this tool should be included to the Essentials toolbox anyway, and why you think this is important.
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Please let list of scripts displayed in File > Scripts get updated
When I add or make changes to Scripts folder, I have to relaunch AI to make it see changes. How difficult it would be to add an option there to auto-update it, or just to add command 'Update scripts'?
25 votes -
Ability to make the image flush left in the window instead of centred
Currently I have to enlarge the image until it pops out of the frame, and then I can work on the zoomed in area, but it would be nice to have the ability to make it flush left. This would better utilize the frame when I have tabs open. My current workaround is arranging the frames 4-up, and then sliding the other windows over.
1 vote -
Add an option for trimming side bearings
Valerii Mamedov pointed out the problem with side bearings, when each new line of text is shifted from the edge:
https://i.imgur.com/mwHx6pG.pngThis forces us to manually kern first glyph, which takes time, changes upon new font and still lacks precision.
Besides other appliances Illustrator is used for typographic design, and if user could set trimming of side bearings as a paragraph option, this could greatly help with font visual alignments.
The problem is amply described here:
https://blogs.windows.com/buildingapps/2013/11/11/xaml-text-improvements-in-windows-8-1/#ppyvqg1uKdWqE0Dv.97
https://indesignsecrets.com/removing-space-along-left-edge.php34 votes -
Bleed View - a view mode that shows just the artwork
Add a view mode that shows only artwork on the artboards, like in InDesign. Where I don't see the bleed and the artwork on it.
173 votesWe have the fix available in the latest release. Please update Illustrator using Adobe Creative Cloud application to the latest build for version Illustrator CC 23.0.
Please refer to our knowledge base FAQ – https://illustrator.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/1844590 if you face difficulty in update.
Or get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.htmlWarm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
Adobe. Make It an Experience. -
More effective info panel
Let Info panel automatically appear when Measure Tool or Eyedropper are active and when Guides are moved.
2 votes -
Discard all Overprints
I work specifically in digital prepress for POP displays, and never use overprinting at all. Removing overprinting from a document can be a hassle as I work with documents that almost always contain a mix of solid objects, linked raster images and other things. I consider myself extremely lucky when I find a document that I can easily remove all overprints from in one go
Illustrator already has a "Discard white overprints" in the document setup (although I rarely use this menu). We should either have a menu option to remove all overprints from a document, or at least an…
14 votes -
An ability to resize all selected objects to a specific size
If you have multiple objects selected that range in size, say .5" to .75". they ability to select them all, then size them ALL to 2" and not just the first object to hit 2".
47 votes -
Non esiste la possibilità di ri-utilizzare un file .ai in adobe Draw. Questo è un problema!
Nel caso capiti di perdere o sovrascrivere un file creativo online (nel Cloud) dell'App Adobe Draw e si avesse solo l'esportazione del progetto in Illustrator (.ai), non esiste la possibilità di poter ritornare a lavorarci in Adobe Draw! Non esiste un file di scambio al contrario cioè da Illustrator a Draw! Questo può rappresentare un problema serio!
1 vote -
Conditional appearance panel
It would be great if you could use some conditional logic together with appearance panel, and possibility to pick individual characters/words (first/middle/last 1, 2,...characters). And also possibility to combine several styles under one appearance, together with some input panel for user interaction). That would make it possibility to do more repeat things that you now need an action for but instead could use a style. Because actions I have tried tend to have a lot of errors to them, sooner or later. So maybe this could become a more stable option and I can see how this can make Illustrator…
2 votes -
Option to turn off swatches automatic naming by color
Swatches get named by the color code automatically. This ends up conflicts with swatches with same color definition. Even in preview mode in global swatch I get message that same name exists. Really annoying and I have to name swatch 'asdfasfdasdf' mostly.
Suggestion: Option turn off naming by color, but name like swatch 1, swatch 2.
3 votes -
Tile windows does not work on my 23.0.3 version on Mas OS Mojave 10.14.4 mac book pro 2018
Window/ Tile windows does not work on my 23.0.3 version on Mas OS Mojave 10.14.4 mac book pro 2018
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Script for Data Merge from excel into Illustrator
I am looking for a way to import excel data into specific layers in Adobe Illustrator CC 2017.
Essentially to have the excel data tables to link to different artboards and be able to be updated each time the file is opened or as needed. Assuming this would be some kind of script so one could just run the script again or a data merge process (similar to what is available in indesign.
Thanks in advance!
44 votes -
Increase Bleed Limit!
1 inch bleed limit may seem extreme for offset (usually 1/8") or packaging (1/4"), but people use Illustrator for all kinds of projects! Textile vendors want much more. The limit makes proofing annoying because we need to get approvals without bleed.
153 votes -
Add numeric controls over ALL features of gradient
Relative position of gradient inside path.
Origin position.
Center position.23 votes -
118 votes
Hi Everyone,
This functionality has been shipped in June-2021 version of Illustrator.
The option "Paste without Formatting (Alt+Ctrl+V)’ has been added to the ‘Edit’ Menu.
Thanks for your feedback.
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