Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Rotate Shortcut
Since the update, I haven't been able to use the rotate shortcut of 'ctrl+~ - Rotate tool'. This was a GAME CHANGER!! Please bring back!! But also 'ctrl+~+ arrow keys.
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please add a SEARCH INSIDE of the cloud PROJECTS FOLDER , you can search in YOUR FILES but not in Projects ????
please add a SEARCH INSIDE of the cloud PROJECTS FOLDER , you can search in YOUR FILES but not in Projects ????
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Bounding box handles for thin objects - please make same as in Indesign
In Indesign when you select a thin small object you see all transform handles - in corners and on the edges ... so you can change only width of the object without impacting height.
BUT
in Illustrator when object is too small only corner handles are shown. So I need to zoom in a lot for those middle handles to show up. And it's frustrating sometimes.. because you can grab by corner of course and depend on those automatic guidelines who doesnt allow object to change in 2 dimensions, but it doesn't work if there are too many objects.
So…1 vote -
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 devides the image into those four categories. This could save so much time in tracing maps/drawings/scans.
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Provide angle / rotation in Info panel
For Paramteric objects, like text object, Ai knows the rotation, if applied. Please give the user that information in the Info panel, when a rotated parametric object is selected.
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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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Scrolling on input box (like stroke weight) no longer works on unfocussed input box (mac)
Before the last update, when scrolling on an unfocussed input field, like dimensions or stroke weight, it would increase or decrease the value. Now you have to click and focus on the input field, increase or decrease by scrolling, and then click outside the box or press enter to confirm. This slows down my workflow since I change stroke widths a lot and there's already very few ways to change stroke width (like a hotkey for example).
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Dark mode for Outline mode.
I tend to work in dark workspaces in Illustrator, switching between outline and preview mode often. Please allow the abilty match your background color to your workspace and keep the lines white instead of black. Many times i hae zoomed in on an area, switched to outline mode, and have been flashbanged by my UI.
Any sort of customization for this would be amazing. thank you.1 vote -
Make Clipping masks 'Expandable', just like Pathfinder
Clipping masks are hard to expand. Please make the Expand function work for Clipping masks too,
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Add a feature to BLOCK ALL AI INTRUSION
Add a setting in the User Preferences that does NOT get updated automatically with every update that blocks ****** AI intrusion into the desktop Illustrator app. There is no reason to push this garbage on to users that do not want it. We should have the right to block from infecting our Illustrator app that we pay monthly for.
For example: The Crop feature was recently Enshitified by adding AI generative fill. If I want AI generated fill, I can go to the Firefly website and use that. CROP means to snip off part of an image NOT add to…1 vote -
The copy, paste, and paste in place functions stop working
The copy, paste, and paste in place functions stop working after a few uses. This has been happening for a few days. I installed Illustrator on another PC and the same thing happens; I also installed an older version, but it still happens.
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Make the font size the real size
Have an option to make font size match the actual size. Example: A typical sans serif font was chosen and specified to be a 6 inch in the font size box. In order to get the letter to that height I have to create a rectangle 6 inches tall or make two horizontal guides six inches apart and then keep increasing the font size until the height matches the rectangle. In my test case I ended up with a font size of 8.9 inches to get a 6 inch letter height. All of the dedicated sign programs I've used in…
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Scroll value changer
A feature we just had.. after the latest update seems we have lost it. When you go over a value window you could place curser over value and scroll and the value would go up or down and switch to 10 count when holding Shift. The idea is to get that feature back :)
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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.
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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.
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Packaging file allows you to include a PDF
When packaging files, it would be very helpful to also export a PDF, just as in Indesign, so users could quickly review design without launching Illustrator.
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No me deja editar el punto de ancla y no deja redondear los vectores
Por este medio solicito que arregle eso o una solucion al problema
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Distort & Transform
x축 대칭
x-axis symmetry그룹했을 때 맨 끝의 고정점을 기준으로 그룹전체가 대칭이 되었으면 합니다.
When grouped, I would like the entire group to be symmetrical with respect to the fixed point at the very end.
영상을 참고한 후 이 문의사항을 확인하였으면 답장 부탁드립니다.
Please reply if you have reviewed this inquiry after referring to the video.1 vote -
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.
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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…
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