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  1. Gradient across open stroke should 'run around' round caps

    I think the gradient across a stroke with a round cap should "run around" the cap at the end of the open stroke (see a screenshot).

    2 votes

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  2. Allow to Move All objects and adjust their Spacing from both ends in Objects on Path

    Objects on Path construct has several on-canvas widgets, allowing us to quickly eyeball some parameters interactively.

    One of these is the starting position of the array along the path.
    If the length of the array is shorter then the path, we can grab the rhombus marker and move all the objects together along, keeping the gaps.

    Another one is Space widget, which is located above the construct.
    We can grab and make all the gaps shorter or longer at once.

    For some reason both treat the array as directional.

    We need an ability to be able to move the array…

    6 votes

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  3. Buttons in the script dialog UI lack rounding on macOS

    I’m writing to report a bug in the macOS version of Adobe Illustrator 2024–2025. I’ve noticed that when running scripts with UI elements, the appearance of the UI does not match the default Illustrator UI style. Specifically, the buttons in the script dialogs lack the standard rounding that is consistent across the Illustrator interface.

    3 votes

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  4. Add Font Height Options in Style Settings Panel

    Can we get this option added within the Paragraph and Character Style Settings panels?
    Currently you can only fix the font height of a Paragraph and Character styles with Em-box as a reference.

    4 votes

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  5. Please add 'Save as preset' to the file menu

    The homescreen says in a promising way that we can Save and Find our own Document Presets. But how?

    Please add a way to save document presets, without having to struggle with permissions and cryptic folder names.

    And, please let thee presets migrate when Ai is updated :-)

    2 votes

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  6. Allow Join Tool to join selected open diverging paths with a straight connection

    The Join Tool isn't working as it should. It trims extra paths but it doesn't join the anchor points.

    1 vote

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  7. Allow to use units other than points for Thickness in Pathfinder Trap or Pathfinder Options dialogs

    Illustrator is an international application.

    But for some reason we still have places in its UI when we are hardbound to specific units, like points in Pathfinder Trap, or PPI as the only resolution unit (while Photoshop allows PPCM — please upvote this request here, http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/32403901)

    No, this value can be anything, and we need other units than points.
    No, it does not get automatically recalculated.
    No, it’s not 1998 now.

    6 votes

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  8. Make Package to find ALL links used by linked files themselves

    Would be great if Packaging to into account all linked AI and PSD files and made sure those files and their links were included.
    So when I create an AI file that links in another AI the links for that file are also included, or if a PSD is linked the links in that PSD are also included! And vice versa for PSD files that have linked AI files with PSD links in those said AI files...

    2 votes

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  9. Arrange selection in Grid

    I would like to be able to select multiple objects.. for example 50 circles. and hit a button to arrange these objects in a Regular Grid of rows and columns. where I can set the QTY per row and column and its spacing and it would move the objects into a grid formation. also the option for a hexagon or Honeycomb grid. would save a lot of time from doing it manually

    5 votes

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  10. Image Trace halftone

    Image Trace should recognize halftone and implement as 4 node circles.

    2 votes

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  11. Bring back Duplicate button in the Contextual Task Bar

    It would be very useful to bring back the repeat / duplicate icon in the Contextual Task Bar -- specifically when selecting shapes. Illustrator 2024 had this feature when a shape was selected. The 2025 update removed this feature.

    Please bring this back, or allow users to customize the Conceptual Task Bar in the settings.

    4 votes

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  12. Add "Embed Images" to Menu/Actions

    Working with multiple print files requires manual embedding of each linked image, which is time-consuming. Please add "Embed Images" to either:

    • The Actions panel for batch processing, or
    • The menu system to allow keyboard shortcut assignment

    This would significantly improve workflow efficiency in print production environments.

    3 votes

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  13. Right-click on a text style to access the its definition and options

    It would be a giant leap forward for Illustrator to match InDesign's UX for paragraph and character styles management.

    Allow right-click on a character or paragraph style to access the style definition and options via a context menu: Edit style, Duplicate style, Delete style, Apply style, Redefine style, instead of using the panels’ menus.

    Original idea by Alan Gilbertson

    4 votes

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  14. consult:Quality of JPG

    As shown in the picture:

    Maximum -----------jpg100
    High ------------- jpg80
    medium ------------- jpg50
    Low ---------------jpg20

    Are they one-to-one correspondence?

    1 vote

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  15. Placed Image Scale Percentage

    We desperately need a way to tell the percentage scale of a placed image — or more specifcally, a set of placed images — in Illustrator. A perfect example of this is when you have a set of icons that are all designed at the same size relative to each other, with the same stroke widths. If you place 20 of them on the artboard, it's easy to accidentally have some slightly larger than others, and trying to normalize the scale is darned near impossible because there is ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION ANYWHERE as to the scale that they're placed at.

    3 votes

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  16. Invert selection on points

    If you're working on an object, with multiple points selected. I'd like to have the possibility to invert the selection to get all the other points of that object.

    3 votes

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  17. Allow to close Perspective Grid widget with any tool active, not only with Perspective Tools

    MANY users don’t know how to disable Perspective Grid.

    They don’t know about the View > Perspective Grid > Hide Grid menu command, and don’t even try to search for it, because they think that little 'x' is the only way to hide it...

    ...but that button only works when you have Perspective Grid Tool or Perspective Selection Tool picked, and does nothing when you have some other tool chosen.
    The button never looks deactivated and lie to us about being clickable.
    This modality makes zero sense.
    Please allow to click it any time with any tool.

    13 votes

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  18. Edit Colors panel - drag and drop from document swatches

    1. In the "Edit Colors" panel, users can already select a document's color palette. However, it would be incredibly helpful to allow dragging and dropping individual colors from the document's palette directly into the active color set of an object.

    2. Currently, users have to manually input color values (e.g., RGB), which is time-consuming. Adding a drag-and-drop feature would make this process more efficient and user-friendly, greatly improving the workflow for designers.

    Thank you for considering this enhancement!

    3 votes

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  19. Add Units Dropdown in Transform section in Properties

    I constantly have to change units based on job parameters.
    I would like to have a Units dropdown in the Properties panel itself.
    Instead of going into Preferences or show rulers to change units, add a dropdown to the Transform section of the panel.

    4 votes

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  20. Make 'Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities' option be always disabled for PDFs made with Export As but always enabled for Save As

    We now got a way to Export a PDF, rather than Save a Copy, thanks to this request: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/32841790

    However, these methods don’t really differ from each other, and 'Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities' is still a thing for these exported PDF, bloating the size twice and leaving a way for these to be editable.

    I want this option to be disabled and unchecked for Export as PDF — announced loudly and clearly.

    And if Save As method is chosen — this 'Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities' option should be locked as enabled.

    4 votes

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