Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Change labels for Align buttons to match the reference line rather than a position change
The labels that pop-up over the align panel are wrong!
Well, when one wants to align objects left, right or centre – the aligning reference (imaginary) line is vertical, isn't it? Then why are they called "Horizontal Align"? And vice-versa for aligning objects top, centre and bottom. What's the reasoning behind this? Dyslexia?2 votes -
Shortcut for removing many selected points on an object without breaking the shape into a line
It would be great if there was a shortcut key for removing selected anchor points while maintaining status as a shape object.
I could be simply not aware of the shortcut key for it, but it's frustrating to select anchor points and hit backspace/delete, only for the shape to break into a line. When it breaks into a line, it's no longer a viable target for the pathfinder tool, and you can't easily turn it back into a shape once it's a line.
Even better would be if there was also a shortcut key (maybe an ALT or SHIFT in…
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Distribute Spacing dialog
The new Distribute Spacing dialog is extremely useful when a key object is set and the function is accessed through the menu.
I'm aware that a keyboard shortcut can be assigned to open this dialog quickly. However, what I'd really like is the ability to trigger the same key-object-based distribution directly from the Distribute buttons on the panel, by holding a modifier key while clicking them.
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Dual units of measurement on Transform panel
I need to be able to see two units of measurement in the Transform / Properties panel. I work with documents in centimeters and inches. I also need to be able to enable or disable dual measurements from the hamburger menu.
2 votes -
特殊効果をつけると重くなって動作が遅い。昔のバージョンのようにサクサク動くようにして
特殊効果をつけると重くなって動作が遅い。昔のバージョンのようにサクサク動くようにして
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macOS makes relinking missing links harder
On Windows, when opening a file with missing linked images, the user can simply select the target folder in the file dialog and click the active Replace button. The system automatically locates the first missing image by name within that folder. (See: windows-missing-links.mp4)
On macOS, however, the behavior differs significantly: after selecting the folder, the Replace button remains inactive. The user is then forced to manually locate and select the exact file by name from within the folder in order to activate the button — an unnecessary extra click.
This becomes a major productivity bottleneck in projects with dozens of…
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Disable Turntable tooltip blocking Transform panel input
■ The Turntable tooltip in the Transform panel significantly disrupts the core workflow.
This issue impacts basic usability and reduces efficiency in standard production work.When entering numeric values, the hover-triggered tooltip repeatedly appears over input fields, blocking visibility and forcing repeated cursor repositioning. This directly reduces both efficiency and precision in daily production tasks.
This behavior is not a learning aid in this context but an interruption to a primary editing workflow.
Please provide one of the following:
・ an option to disable this tooltip entirely, or
・ a redesign so that it does not appear over editable numeric input fields.…
2 votes -
Cropping Rotated Image should offer to rasterize it to have the cropping frame orthogonal
When I select an image layer, rotate it, and then want to crop it to make it fit into a spot, the crop shows up square instead of following the rotated image. To my knowledge there isn't an easy way to crop a rotated image. I understand a lot of people are trying to crop square but I would love a checkbox in cropping properties that lets me have it conform to the rotation of the image.
IE: if an image is rotated 30 degrees, I want my crop bounding box rotated 30 degrees too.
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In the Export for Screens Dialogue Box, please add a select all button as well, rather than just 'Clear Selection.'
See Attached. This would be awesome sauce.
2 votesThe dialog has 'All' option at the top of the panel already. If you still need a button, please comment and upvote.
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Bring back the original “Reset Bounding Box” workflow
In previous versions, the Reset Bounding Box command made it possible to quickly redefine the orientation of the bounding box after rotating an object. This allowed users to flatten or stretch rotated objects directly with the bounding box handles.
In Illustrator 2026 this workflow no longer works reliably. In many cases Reset Bounding Box is disabled, making a very common transformation much more difficult than it used to be.
Please restore the previous behavior, or provide an equivalent workflow that is just as fast and intuitive.
This is not a new feature request—it is a request to restore a long-established…
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Make GenAI tools to be able to use selected artwork as context
As a branding designer, I often build my layouts directly in Illustrator before using AI tools.
Illustrator's generative AI tools, especially Text to Vector Graphic, should be able to use selected Illustrator objects as design context.
Currently, the AI generates new content without understanding the editable artwork already on the artboard. It ignores selected text, vector paths, colors, gradients, and layouts, which makes it difficult to maintain a consistent design language in professional branding workflows.
I suggest adding a "Use Selected Artwork as Context" option. This would allow the AI to understand selected Illustrator objects and generate graphics that match…
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Adding strokes to images easier
On either links or embedded image files, it would be super helpful to be able to add a stroke to it instead of the messy workaround of drawing one or adding multiple, RAM-hogging glow effects with no blur to the get that effect.
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Improve how Links panel works with images placed in opacity masks
In Ai opacity masks are powerful, but behave as a parallel reality we don’t have any control until we go there. Many workflows are crippled because of this, but here’s just one.
Look at the GIF.
I have a document with two linked images.
One is just placed on canvas, another one live inside of the opacity mask for a path.The Links panel shows me both images (fair), but I don’t know which one lives in the 'secret opacity dimension'.
Then, if I select an image in the panel and click 'Go to Link', Ai would select the image…7 votes -
Add the "Align to center vertically and horizontally" button to Properties panel
I really liked the neewly added "Align to center vertically and horizontally" button, I often had to use two buttons to center in the artwork the objects, but now I miss that option in the Properties panel, which is always present.
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Illustrator 2025 (29.8.7) flatten layers of PDF saved in version 2026 (30.5.1)
Let's say you have Illustrator 2026 (30.5.1) and you save an artwork as PDF preserving editing capabilities, the artwork has layers, some of them are hidden.
When you reopen the artwork in the same Illustrator version all layers are in place and you can continue to edit the artwork.In the save as Ai dialog it appears that the Illustrator file format is the same from 2020, but if you open the same PDF with Illustrator 2025 (29.8.7) or Illustrator 2024 (28.7.10) all layers content collapse to a single layer (Layer 1) and the objects inside hidden layers are lost.
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Make Turntable keep strokes live and unexpanded
Turntable is really starting to pick up steam for us, apparel designers. We can use it for additional views sometimes needed by factories (side views, a glimpse at the inside of a garment that is lined with a different color etc.)
It would be even more incredible if it didn't expand your outlines.2 votes -
I hate how this entire software is organized
This software is beyond confusing and incredibly user UNfriendly, im sure its not hard to add a ******** "Crop" feature
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Allow isolating a blended object
I can isolate a blend, to avoid selecting things around/above/below it.
This includes a spine (if exists) and all the blended objects.If I want to isolate further, to edit a single object, without affecting other objects in the blend or the spine, Ai won’t let me.
Please allow isolating further, like in a group.Related requests:
— Make Isolate work for components of a compound paths/shapes — https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/40684777
— Allow to isolate a compound path when only a part of it is selected — https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/406848371 vote -
Allow to create a document from template (.ait) from the New Document (File > New) dialog
Illustrator allows us to use File > New from Template, that opens an OS dialog into the dedicated (hardcoded) template folder...
This folder is buried in guts of the app, requires permissions to write into on Macs, detached for the local storage in general.
At the same time, modern New Document dialog offers large thumbnails and various options to create a new document... but nothing to support custom templates (not presets!)...actually, we can go there with the More Settings button (often hidden under the scroll line), press 'Templates...' button in More Settings dialog, and get the same OS dialog.…
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Add Artboard option for Create Sub-Folders in Export for Screens, next to existing Scale and Format
When exporting something like logos, it might make sense to keep all formats exported from one artboard together in a sub-folder.
So if we make a primary logo, it can be put into a folder called 'Primary Logo', to have all the formats exported from an artboard. One design — multiple file formats. Currently that needs to be done manually. So an 'Artboard' sub-folder option would be nice.
Thanks to Jon from Crusoe Design Co. for the idea
2 votes
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