Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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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.
6 votes -
Make Path direction available for all Paths
Make Path direction available for all Paths. Not only Compound Paths are influenced by Path direction. Patterns are too. And other apps, like After Effects make use of Path direction as well.
2 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…
2 votes -
Recent Window not showing Path anymore
The Recent Window on Start up Adobe Illustrator showed the Location (Path) of the .ai-Document. That has changed. There is no usefull Information now.
There can be three Files showen, each with another Location. Wich one to open???
One can be on an external HD. One on the Mac-Mini and one on the Server.Please change it back.
2 votes -
Please add a Search inside of the Cloud Projects folder
Please add a SEARCH INSIDE of the cloud PROJECTS FOLDER, you can search in YOUR FILES but not in Projects???
2 votes -
Image trace options
I like the 'ignore color' function. I want to have an option where I can select i.e. four colors, and image trace the divides the image into those four categories. This could save so much time in tracing maps/drawings/scans.
2 votes -
Provide angle / rotation in Info panel, for text and other parametric objects
For Parametric objects, like text objects, Ai knows the rotation, if applied. Please give the user that information in the Info panel, when a rotated parametric object is selected.
2 votes -
The shortcut key D to save before closing, in Italian country should be the N key
The shortcut key "D" in a window "save before closing" to select "D"on't Save", in Italian country should be the "N" key for the answer "N"on salvare".
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Fast Skew Option in Illustrator
I’d love to see a faster skew workflow in Illustrator.
Currently, skewing objects requires extra steps, and it feels slower than it should be for frequent transformations.
Suggested behavior:
- When an object is selected, the normal bounding box appears.
- When the cursor moves near the left, right, top, or bottom edges of the bounding box, the cursor automatically changes to a skew icon (two opposite arrows).
- Click and drag from those edges to quickly skew the object.
- This would work similarly to how "rotating or scaling" works near corners, but specifically for skew transformations.
2 votes -
Why are PDFs from illustrator so much larger than from INDD?
I could have the same layout in illustrator and in INDD, use the same export settings, and illustrator PDFs are always super big. Maybe it's because they hold data from artboards that weren't included in export. I've tried opening the PDFs back into Illustrator to delete unnecessary artboards, and random stuff on pasteboard. I've tried deleting all hidden layers. Rasterizing masked photos doesn't work either. I could have a 4meg pdf from INDD, or one from AI would be 80megs. Thanks for considering.
2 votes -
Show thumbnails in Artboards panel
I would love to be able to see a thumbnail of the artboard in the Artboard panel (similar to how you can for layers) I often have many artboards and would like to move them into a certain orders visually — not just by name.
2 votes -
Allow customized names for exported artboards
Allow me to customize the name of artboards that are exported or saved as.
OR, change the automatic naming to include the artboard number at the front of the file name so they will be in the same order as they are in the document when sorted alphabetically.
Here is how I would use this feature:
We use Illustrator to create client presentations. Artboards are named according to their content. Often saving/exporting as a PDF from Ai results in a file that's too large to email.
So I export each artboard as a PNG. The naming convention for these files…
2 votes -
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!
3 votes -
Export for screens with subfolders organized by artboard
Often I am having to export multiple file formats for all artboards in a single working file. E.g. when sending a group of signs to a printer, they will want an individual native .AI file, a PNG full-res preview, and a JPG thumbnail. Currently, you can create subfolders based on Scale or Filetype, but it would be immensely helpful if there was the ability to create subfolders based off of Artboard Name, since it is often the specific design that someone is looking for.
2 votes -
Double clicking a gradient should open the gradient editor
When a gradient is clicked in the toolbar's Fill Stroke Controls, the Fill turns black, in stead of opening the gradient editor.
Why? It's not of any use, and contra intuitive.Please open the gradient editor whenever a gradient is double clicked.
3 votes -
More texture should be added to 3D materials
il faudrait ajouter plus de texture pour la matière 3D
2 votes -
Allow to select objects as a range in Layers (Shift, Cmd/Ctrl) with proper square markers, not only with Target Appearance ones
I have no idea why the team chose to use specialized Target Appearance round markers and NOT the intended square markers to allow select the range with Shift. This teaches a bad lesson, making users think these round markers/buttons are meant to select objects, while it’s just a side-effect of targeting these to receive new appearance. This makes users believe they Select All in a layer when they click its target marker — and this leads to common 'all my stuff in layer has the same fill'.
My only guess is that that the actual selection markers/buttons, square ones, are…
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Rename the 'Typing' history step for auto-bullet conversion to a clearer label (e.g., AutoFormat)
Using Undo to roll back the auto conversion of bullets now works as it should (thanks to this report: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/46954429), but the history step is just called with general 'Typing', and it doesn’t add clarity.
Compare it with something like Microsoft Word, where the step is called 'AutoFormat' — still a broad name, but much easier to spot!
Plus, Word offers to undo the auto-formatting right there in text when typing with a widget... and it offers a way to disable it completely right THERE.
Ai’s solution is rather blunt and cheap and lacks elegancy in this current form.…2 votes -
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
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