layers in folders
Given that Photoshop can group layers into folders, illustrator should have the same capacity to bring the experience closer together.
It would allow for greater flexibility when editing artwork. F

15 comments
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Leo commented
Why isn't this feature yet there? Come on, I'm paying for your software...
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Anonymous commented
Almost 2.5 years later... and Adobe goes the way of Quark Xpress.
Hello, Adobe?... <crickets>
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Anonymous commented
Keeping the hope alive... It's almost as if the folks at adobe are completely out of touch with how professionals actually use their software... as if it's just bunch of programmers and bean counters over there who don't have an artistic bone in their bodies and only see 0's, 1's and $'s....
Nah... that can't be...
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Anonymous commented
Illustrator (still) doesn't have folders.. omg..
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Clay Jensen commented
I cannot support and encourage this enough. Like other people here I have been using Illustrator since 1.0 and this is the number one improvement that I would make. Please add layers and allow them to be imported or shared with PSD files. This feature is way overdue.
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David Becker commented
Please PLEASE add this much-needed feature to Illustrator. To not be able to group layers together is quite frankly ridiculous, especially given that Photoshop has had this feature for more years than I care to remember.
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Anonymous commented
For the love of Art Adobe, Please!
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Anonymous commented
When is this feature coming? I can't believe this doesn't have hundreds of votes.
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Anonymous commented
Got to agree, I have been using illustrator since the first version, layers should have shown up a long time ago.
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jst nt commented
+1
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Geoff Davis commented
+100 for this simple feature. I've been using Adobe products since the 90's. Folders for layers should have been put in decades ago. If nothing else, at least this would make layers easier to visually organize and show/hide through hierarchical display. And sub-layers are not a substitute.
Why this hasn't been added already is beyond me.
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Anonymous commented
Please add the option to put layers into folders. I can't believe this feature isn't available across the board by now.
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Matt Gorner commented
100%. For organization of complex artwork (especially when using Illustrator for GUI design mockups) this is essential.
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Francesco Vision commented
That is a must. For complex projects it is a mess without organising layers in folders (different art-boards must share different layers also). I tried with sub-layers but there are some down-side effect. For example compatibility with other adobe products like Animate, it put each sub-layer in the same layer when importing an illustrator file.
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Dave Nagy commented
Agreed! It would also let us finally organize massively complex illustrations. Both Photoshop and InDesign have this feature, c'mon guys!