Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Add an option to not remove the appearance of a path when converting it into area type
By default Ai strips the appearance of the path we click with the Type tool, both for type-on-path and for making it an area type. Works, but confuses those who are used to the way InDesign handles it, with its area-type-only approach and frames concept. InD keeps the appearance of the path, keeping the user data. I think Ai should allow to do the same, at least for the area type.
On the same track — there is a request to keep the appearance of clipping masks: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/36749056
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Give users explicit control over relative and absolute asset paths
This request is different from the relative-path fallback introduced in Illustrator 28.5. That implementation adds automatic recovery when an original file cannot be found. I’m requesting user control over how a document stores and resolves its links.
Users should be able to choose relative or absolute paths, see which mode each link uses, and change that choice through the Links panel.
For example, when I duplicate Project A as Project B, I want to choose relative links so Project B uses its own assets—even while Project A remains accessible. For a shared asset library, I may deliberately choose absolute…
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Grid Repeat Needs Option for Different Directions
Presently, a Grid Repeat assumes that the source item is always in the top-left corner of the Repeat. There are many practical situations where the source object should be repeated in a different direction than towards the right/bottom. Users might be tempted to put negative offset numbers into the Grid Options, but alas, this results in unexpected behavior. The X and Y offsets already have icons next to them that indicate the offset is relative to positive-X and positive-Y directions -- this feature request asks that the X and Y directions can be toggled to be in either a leftward…
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Create a new export setting for Export for Screens
I want to add a "JPEG 70" setting to the list of available export settings in Export for Screens. I see "100, 80, 50, 25" but I want to use 70. Please add a way to create a new export setting for Export for Screens.
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Make font searching better for designers
Hi Adobe team,
I’m a working designer, and choosing a typeface is one of the most time-consuming parts of nearly every project I do. The font menu has changed very little in twenty years, and I think there’s a real opportunity to make this part of the workflow much better.
The problems I run into every day
The list is hard to browse. The menu window is small, so I can’t see the font names and the results on the page at the same time. Weights and styles shift depending on the family, which makes comparing difficult.
The menu doesn’t…2 votes -
生成拡張メニュー
生成拡張機能はオフにできるオプションも設けてほしい。右クリックメニューにも追加されたようなのでいつも使うコマンド（重ね順）へたどり着くのに大変邪魔になる。意図せずターンテーブルを作成し始めると、キャンセルもできないので作業に結構なタイムロスが発生します。
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Change the Gradient panel back!
The new update ruined the Gradient menu panel. Its terrible, I want to access and save my gradients from the gradient panel not go back and forth between the gradient, swatch and libraries to find my gradients. With every update adobe programs are getting worse and worse. I've working with illustrator and photoshop for 20+ years and I am about ready to start using free software.
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Add 'Cancel' option to Turntable
There is no option to cancel Turntable once started. This is incredibly frustrating considering how many different locations the Turntable button is in. I often use the quick reflect buttons on the transform panel and continuously find myself clicking Turntable on accident because it is right below it. I then have to wait up to a minute for Turntable to finish before I can continue working. This also completely wastes my credits every time because the generations are unwanted. Genius business model.
This could also be remedied by moving the Turntable button itself like Ton mentions here. I am all…
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Text on a circle - with top and bottom arcs of text married together uniformly
Provide a simple text on circle interface that builds text on the top and bottom arcs of a circle. Its is not simple to do this accurately, keeping the circular alignment and the font size the same, using traditional methods. A tool that could marry the top and bottom arcs together, with control of each arc for advanced control, or simply mirroring the top and bottom text arcs in a uniform way would be a great time saver.
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Add "type on path" option when you right click on text that is on a path
When I'm working with text that is already on a path, I'd like to be able to right-click to get to the "Type on Path" options. Would be very convenient and faster.
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Several last effects used like in Photoshop
Photoshop today remembers 5 last used filters, allowing us to quickly run one from the Filter menu.
Illustrator only offers the last one used only, like Ps used to... a while ago now.
Please expose more effect history.2 votes -
Library assets in Illustrator Should Carry Asset Properties
I would like Library Assets to carry all properties with them when bringing them into open artboards. For example a blue rectangle with a 0.25 pt inside stroke and a name "xyz2" should be just that when imported into a Layer.
Currently "xyz2" comes in as <Clip Group>, with properties of a rectangle clipped together with another rectanglular shape that is not an outline, but an expanded appearance, and now I have three parts instead of one, minus the description.
I'm checking out "xyz2" but getting "x" 'y" "z" "" "2"2 votes -
Add a toggle button group in Control to switch between text and path of an area type
The Control panel doesn’t have a button to quickly switch between the area type as a wholesome object and its path (similar to what InD has and to the toggle we see when working with clip groups).
To select the path only, we now have to actually use Direct or better Group Selection tool and aim precisely. This is a crucial step to 'extract' the path with no text, that was discussed here: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/517518121 vote -
Favorites for presets (like swatches and brushes)
First of all, I am really excited about the new textures and brushes released in the latest versions.
It occurred to me that it would be useful to add a "favorite" flag for each of these tools.
This way, a "favorites" folder or filter could be created, making it much faster to locate the resource.
Also, I was wondering if the texture previews could be made even larger, so they can be viewed more quickly.Thanks.
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When duplicating an artboard when there is no more space on the canvas, Illustrator will ask and rearrange your artboards to make space.
I need to duplicate an artboard, but because I have been sketching all over it says there is no room. But I can see that if I rearrange the artboards tighter together there will be space. Instead of saying "there is no more space on the canvas" what if it asked you if it is okay to rearrange the existing artboards closer together to make more space on the canvas?
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The invisible 'stroke path' effect in the Appearance stacks of strokes should be made visible.
There is an invisible effect in an Appearance stack on a stroke wherein the stroke is actually rendered along the path. It is possible to place effects above or below this invisible effect by dropping the effect on the stroke's entry or within the stroke's expanded entry.
It is very useful to be able to place effects before or after strokes are rendered, but it's very confusing to deal with when a crucial effect is invisible. If you create and place the effects the wrong way then a list of steps that used to work, or that work for the…
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Display a warning about missing fonts when saving a file
Display a warning when saving a file if there is a font issue—either via a pop-up or perhaps during the saving process, similar to the warning about pixelation at 72 dpi.
We get a warning during assembly, but once the assembly is complete and we create versions within that assembly, we don't reassemble it, and we no longer get any warnings about missing fonts. The only thing to do is to manually check whether the “Resolve missing font issues” option is enabled or not, and not everyone does that.
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Retrouver la fonction aléatoire dans le filtre Distorsion/Tranformation > Esquisse
C'était TRÈS utile pour générer des formes différentes sur la base d'une même forme et rapidement obtenir des variantes de la même «famille». Ça a existé, sous CS, puis disparu…
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Convert Text Frame to Shape
Convert text frame to regular shape while preserving geometry and appearance
Please add a command to convert a rectangular text frame into a regular vector shape while preserving its exact dimensions, position, fill, stroke, and stroke weight.
For example:
1 Select a rectangular area-text frame with a stroke.
2 Choose Object > Content > No Content (similar to InDesign), or another appropriate command.
3 Illustrator converts the text frame into a regular rectangular vector path.
4 The exact geometry and appearance remain unchanged.This is particularly useful when working with Illustrator files that contain text frames which need to become…
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Add a spacing option for Alt + Click Dimension tool
Add a spacing option for Alt + Click Dimension tool,
2 votes
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