Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Reflect tool also reflects Art Brushes
When using the Reflect tool on a selection, it currently doesn't mirror the Art Brushes used within the artwork.
It would be a significant time saver (especially when an artboard contains lots of Art Brush strokes) if the Flip Across checkbox within the Stroke Options screen automatically switches/toggles when reflecting an artwork.See attached screenshot for visual explanation.
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Add more space character widths
I would like to see the space characters menu expanded to include the Sixth, Eighth, Quarter, Third.
2 votes -
Tutorial History
Add a tutorial history so that the user knows the tutorials watched and they can continue from where they stopped. It'll cause less friction and also encourage users to watch more tutorials.
Adding an award system like medals can make the user feel less intimidated of the software (especially for a beginner) and tell them that they are a certain level of ready to use the software.
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A simpler way to populate Color Guide panel with tints and shades of currently selected artwork’s colors
Currently we can populate the Color Guide panel with the shades and tints of the selected artwork only by calling Recolor dialog and clicking OK.
I think having a way to reset your chosen harmony rule when selecting an object without using Recolor Artwork would make a lot of sense. If you can imagine not knowing that workflow, that is why I thought it was a bug. Perhaps a 'Reset' item in the list, or an option in the panel’s menu would be a clearer way.
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Don't put Turntable button into the Transform panel
The Turntable button should not be in the Transform panel at all. You might as well put the 3D Revolve option and other transformation effects in there.
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Synchronize Gradient Angle Across Multiple Objects While Preserving Individual Gradient Colors
I would like to suggest a native Illustrator feature that allows designers to synchronize the angle or direction of gradients across multiple selected objects without replacing each object’s individual gradient colors.
For example:
Red → Orange — 30°
Blue → Cyan — 120°
Green → Yellow — 240°After applying Match Gradient Angle → 30°:
Red → Orange — 30°
Blue → Cyan — 30°
Green → Yellow — 30°The key requirement is that each object keeps its own gradient colors and color stops. Only the gradient angle or direction is synchronized.
This would be especially useful for vector…
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Native Math Type
Can we get a native Math type text editor inside Illustrator (or Creative Suite). The LaTeX or Math Type apps are really difficult to use inside Illustrator.
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Improve the preview quality when placing a file
When importing a file to place it, the quality can be quite disastrous and it can be difficult to know if the version being imported is the right one, if the only difference is in the details.
Alternatively, a larger window with a zoom effect upon hover would make this feature exceptional.
I love pixel art but this feels ancient and in dire need of an upgrade.
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Alternate colors to improve row legibility
When Panels contain lists, it would greatly improve accessibility and legibility to alternate the hues of the entire rows.
In the mockups attached, it is much easier to follow each line and click the corresponding circle for each layer than if the rows were all the same color.
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Add an option to preserve the color of the Clipping Mask when creating a Clipping Mask
I would like the "Object > Clipping Mask" menu to have two options:
1 - "Make transparent Clipping Mask" (keeps current behavior)
2 - "Make Mask (preserve color)" : Makes a clipping mask but doesn't strip the color of the object used as a mask.I create a lot of illustrations where I use dark shapes for colouring inside and shading, and then clip the shadow's bleed outside the shapes with a clipping mask - it doesn't mean I need the object's color removed.
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Global on/off feature switches
I'm a design professional and I've been using Photoshop and Illustrator for decades.
I have no use for AI features. I do not want them. I do not need them.
I never need to "Share for Review" or "Edit in Firefly Boards."
I have no desire to see / manage notifications.I can add/remove tools from the tool panel. I can customize all the things that appear in the control bar. But I cannot hide / remove features like share, notifications, and generative AI.
My pencil tool has a blue "notification" dot on it, which I cannot get rid of.
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Randomize options for symbol sprayer
I like to use the symbol sprayer to quickly place a cluster of shapes, but it never looks organic because every symbol is identical. I wish there were settings on the symbol sprayer to randomize the size and rotation of the symbols, similar to settings you might choose when editing a brush in Photoshop or Fresco.
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Please allow Compound Shapes in patterns
Patterns are super restrictive. Compound paths are obviously allowed, but compound shapes, being just a tiny bit more complex (from a user’s POV) aren’t.
I had a specific task where I had to invert some patters from being black or transparent to transparent on black. Using subtract compound shapes was the easiest method that would allow the original intact. Now I have to double them. A minor workaround... scratch that, it’s not. Duplicating pattern swatches is a nightmare.1 vote -
Save a Graphic Style in CC Library with a right-click or from the Graphic Styles window
It's a huge waste of time to save Graphic Styles as a .ai file when it would be so simple to save Graphic Styles in the CC Library to centralize everything across hundreds of docs.
Having to locate a file and open it and locate the element and select the Graphic Style and drag it from the Appearance Panel to the Graphic Styles window and then saving it to a file is an incredibly long and cumbersome process.
Right-clicking an object and "Save Object Style to CC Library" would allow a user to discard a file if they don't need…
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Opt/Alt-clicking Recent Colors should apply these to a selected gradient stop
Opt/Alt just doesn’t work when Recent Colors are clicked to assign one to a selected gradient stop, it works only for the actual swatches.
Also, there is a report clicking ordinary swatches with Opt/Alt doesn’t always do this as well: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/51498197
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Support SVG 2.0 for import and export
When importing SVG 2.0 files into Adobe Illustrator, some attributes will not be properly recognized and get lost.
SVG 2.0 is gaining wider adoption in modern design and web workflows. If Adobe Illustrator, After Effects and other industry-standard creative tools do not implement full SVG 2.0 compatibility soon, it will create major unnecessary frictions for users. Designers will constantly need to manually modify files and roll back to outdated SVG 1.1 syntax to make their assets editable across the toolchain. This breaks the seamless handoff between design and development that modern vector workflows rely on.
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Smartly bring relevant panels up from under other ones based on context
AI's interface can clutter easily, resulting in panels hiding under other panels. In some cases this can be solved by some intelligent context sensitivity. E.g: when Type is selected, please bring the Character palette to front; when a Path is selected, bring Stroke forward. For Tools, something alike can happen: a context sensitive section in the Tool palette, presenting all relevant tools.
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Random image being added while editing a text box
I'm using Illustrator and a random image is added while I'm editing text. It deselects the item I'm editing and creates an image out of nowhere.
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Allow for "New from Template" to remember the last folder used
New from Template directs us to a dedicated folder that is buried deep inside of Ai’s bowels. It probably is handy for Ai to check it, but it’s now comfortable for us to access it to store the files within. Plus, different projects can have different templates, stored in their relative folders, and an option to make the last folder sticky can be helpful.
Original request by Junior Rocha
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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
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