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  1. Can we have better gradients when working in CMYK to Pantone?

    Have better control with gradients when working with spot colors to CMYK. When using the normal gradient tool and working with Pantone colors to CMYK you get a nasty grey gradient. Currently you have to create two shapes, extend on of the gradients and set it to multiply. The new 2026 gradient dither feature does not fix this problem.

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  2. Please allow us to assign F# keys to Tools

    I can assign the Function Keys to Panels, but not Tools in Illustrator, but I can in InDesign. I'm tired of accidentally typing a "v" when I want the Selection Tool in Illustrator. With InDesign, I've assigned the F1 key to the Selection Tool to avoid this, but I can't in Illustrator...why? Please allow!

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  3. Make permanent artboard captions displayed on top when using Artboard Tool / mode

    In Ai 2026 (build 30) a new option was presented, 'Show Artboard name on canvas', in Preferences > Selection & Anchor Display, enabled by default, following this request:
    Provide an option for making artboard names / numbers visible on the artboard (like when editing artboards), https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/40405873

    While it’s great and all, these new subtle captions replace the old 'label' ones we used to get when enabling Artboard tool / mode... and these new captions are rendered BELOW the artwork, even when I specifically want to deal with artboards, not artwork.
    These should appear on top when using Artboard Tool, and…

    2 votes

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  4. Dynamic Bezier Stroke Corner Join

    Illustrator offers 3 types of stroke corner joins: Miter, Round, Bevel (same 3 as Offset Path filter/effect do).

    Miter one just extends the edges of a stroke with straight lines and then cuts the pointy portion off according to Miter Limit value. This works in a majority of cases when we need a sharp corner, but when curvy segments meet at an angle... the straight join becomes obvious.

    Meanwhile, Ai has Join Tool.
    Here, at the left side of the image a result of expanding a stroke, with a straight mitered join is rather obvious.
    So I select the point…

    4 votes

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  5. Turn off artboard names / labels when using Artboard Tool

    When using the Artboard tool, the artboard label can interfere with the artboard content. Can there be an option to turn the artboard name off or move it to be above the artboard and not within the boundary?

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    To hide the permanent captions for artboards, go to Preferences > Selection & Anchor Display and disable the new 'Show Artboard name on canvas' option.

    This would restore the previous behavior with labels being displayed only when Artboard Tool / mode is active, and shown above the artwork.

    This feature was added because of this request

  6. Shadow and other Stylize effect dialog boxes - Modernize!

    Can you please make the Stylize (under effects) dialog boxes actually useful?
    The up and down arrow .125 inch default is just useless, far too big of steps to allow any real control. Unless (maybe) you're putting a shadow under a giant object.
    X & Y movement rather than direction… the whole thing is clunky and hasn't changed in a decade or more.
    Try putting a drop shadow on any reasonable font size (for example), I find myself making changes in weird amounts (oh, .06 is too much, I'll change it to .052 and see if that works).
    It's just…

    2 votes

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  7. Can we please move the "Close all" button away from the "Save" button in the "FILE" dropdown menu

    Maybe move the "Close" and "Close all" buttons to the bottom of the "FILE" dropdown menu, instead of having them sit so close to the "Save" and "Save as" buttons.

    I have accidently closed various projects because of this.

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  8. Line distortion when vector tracing — joins between strokes distort instead of connecting smoothly

    When using Image Trace or Auto Trace in Illustrator, the traced vector lines often distort at junctions where two strokes should meet cleanly. Instead of forming a natural join, the curves warp or bulge slightly, creating uneven intersections that break the flow of the line.

    It looks like Illustrator is over-smoothing or misinterpreting the corner geometry at those points. A more accurate “preserve joins” or “maintain line continuity” option would help produce cleaner, more natural outlines — especially for minimal line art or hand-drawn illustrations.

    4 votes

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  9. Select > Object > Select All Symbols

    Please? It would be handy to be able to select all symbols in one grab instead of doing them one symbol type at a time.

    2 votes

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  10. Enable continuous work while generating vector graphics

    Currently, when generating a vector graphic within Adobe Illustrator, the entire application becomes unresponsive for approximately 30 seconds (or longer, depending on complexity). This forces users to wait idly without being able to continue their work, significantly disrupting workflow, concentration, and productivity.

    I request that Adobe implement a background processing feature that would allow users to continue drawing, editing, or performing other tasks within Illustrator while vector graphics are being generated in the background.

    Thank you!
    Danny

    5 votes

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  11. Make Select Art button more evident

    I periodically see designers, with serious (albeit cheerful) faces, boldly clicking the 'round button' in Layers to 'select everything on the layer.'

    And while the button indeed 'selects' everything on a layer, it also selects the layer itself — targets it really, for applying a layer-specific appearance.

    Take a look at this GIF attached.
    If I select Layer 2 (with the green squares) like this, and then apply the Round Corners effect, all the new squares in the layer will have round corners.
    Sure, everything is visible in the Appearance palette.
    Sure, everything is written in the pop-up hints.

    The…

    6 votes

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  12. Make the Intertwine feature a standalone tool in the toolbar

    Can we please make the Intertwine feature it's own standalone tool, so If you are intertwining elements you can still edit and continue intertwining without having to restart, as it's currently impossible to go back to intertwining same elements when you have left the mode.

    2 votes

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  13. Absolute mode for Scale tool

    Speaking of Transform Each new absolute mode, presented in one of Beta builds (removed for now).
    While having it is great (especially in the finished state), Transform still relies on one of 9 reference points.
    To set a custom transformation pivot/origin we need to use interactive tools... and they don’t offer absolute lengths.

    Here, take a look, a real example.

    I need to scale this > shape to be exactly 20mm height — and I need it to be scaled exactly from the position I marked with guides — the bottom right corner of it.

    Transform panel can’t offer me…

    3 votes

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  14. 'Reveal in finder' right-click images

    Can basic image functions please get added to right-click menus. Both when right-clicking images, and when right-clicking images in the Links panel...

    • Re-link image
    • Update link
    • Link File Info...
    • Embed/Unembed image
    • Reveal in Finder
    • Reveal in Bridge
    • Edit in Photoshop

    I also made a single “Full Image & Link Overhaul” request that pulled all the smaller image issues together, but it seems to have been deleted. Can an admin explain why?

    2 votes

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  15. Création d'un simple trait à partir d'une typographie ou d'un logo en double trait pour en faire une gravure

    Création d'un simple trait à partir d'une typographie ou d'un logo en double trait pour en faire une gravure sur CNC,
    Idée : à partir d'une typographie classique : vectorisation de la police - passer en mode contour - déterminer la moitié entre 2 points - création d'une ligne centrale pour avoir un mono trait. Cela pourrait s'appliquer à un logo même avec un empattement variable

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  16. Paste in Front / Back should be disabled while actively editing text

    Ctrl+B and Ctrl+F are still available to paste objects while user is actively editing text. This should not be allowed.
    Ctrl+V does some kind of text only paste in the active text edit field (this makes sense) but hitting Ctrl+B or Ctrl+F (by default, paste in back/front) these will ACTUALLY paste artwork whatever it may be in the location copied from, WHILE the user is in the text edit field. This could mean unexpected behavior and user may not realize they pasted something as it may not even have drawn on screen.
    Editing text should be single threaded, and focused…

    3 votes

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  17. Give as a choice when pasting something that uses an existing definition in the current document

    When pasting art with different definitions for an existing style name, users should be given a choice to apply the document style to the pasted text, redefine the document style based on the pasted text, or just ignore it (as it does now).

    It applies to text styles and graphic styles.
    Today, example given, if I paste an artwork that uses 'My Style' from document A into document B that already has 'My Style' defined, Ai would just make it into 'My Style 2', silently.

    Thanks to Rick Johnson for raising this up.

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  18. Allow to reset the position of a single panel, not the full workspace

    Reset Workspace for me is mostly used to get all the panels I torn out from docks to get back in their stables.
    But sometimes it’s just one panel, and waiting for Ai to creak and choke just to get one panel back is an overkill.
    And putting it back manually is not as simple as sounds — my memory remembers where it should BE, not where it should be PUT in!
    So can we get a way to force one chosen panel to be reset? 'You — go home'! I’d use it rather often.

    3 votes

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  19. Relative math operations with defined and mixed values in input fields

    When you have several objects with different parameters in your selection, Illustrator would show nothing in the input field controlling this parameter.
    For example, if you have two paths selected, one having 1 pt stroke weight, and another with 4 pt — Ai would show nothing in Weight in Stroke panel, meaning it’s a 'mixed value'.

    What if we could focus this field, type '+5' in it, and get 1+5=6 for one path and 4+5=9 for the other?

    Why not making it work for similar value as well? Instead of putting the cursor after the, say '2.25 pt' and type…

    15 votes

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  20. 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.

    2 votes

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