Illustrator (Desktop) Feature Requests
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Support video placement for UX design
Being able to import videos and make a design on top of a looping video would be super helpful for all of us product designers that need to see how the movement of the video impact on a design. This can help in websites and apps, and for presentation purposes it would be nice to be able to export the video.
Right now to test a background video on a design you have to export the design and work on a new file inside a video editor.3 votes -
Adobe Draw File Management
I use Adobe Draw every day, and I keep all drawings for one project together in one file. There is no function to change the order that files or folders appear in the app, nor is there a search function, and and so if I am still working on a drawing I created yesterday in a folder that I opened 4 years ago, I have to visually search through hundreds of drawings every time I open the app or move back and forth through different projects.
Pretty please, introduce either a 'sort by last opened' option, and/or a file/folder search…
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Paste svg content from clipboard, not underlying xml content
There are several design tools that can put SVG text on the clipboard including Illustrator. Please support pasting that content from the clipboard as content, not xml text. XD does this correctly, so Illustrator should too.
3 votesWe have the fix available in the latest release. Please update Illustrator using Adobe Creative Cloud application to the latest build for version Illustrator CC 22.1.
Please refer to our knowledge base FAQ – https://illustrator.uservoice.com/knowledgebase/articles/1844590 if you face difficulty in update.
Or get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.htmlWarm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
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Search for text on artboard/canvas
I know illustrator has good navigation features. But when designer provide project files to client for example on envato market. First pain for client is to understand document patterns. I want to make help instruction inside illustrator document but search feature is required to navigate to different sections.
For example: 1000+ icon set, search is required for such big documents.
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Text thread marker (out port) is too small
The size of the red controller [+] which allows you to create a new threaded text is so small that is almost impossible to click. I think it could be bigger in order to improve the usability. In fact, many of those options can be bigger.
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最近使用したものの一覧にファイルパスを表示する Display file path for Recently Used items
最近使用したもの一覧はインターフェースとして便利ですが、同一ファイル名を使用したりするケースでは判別がつかず、ファイル管理上、危険が伴うので、ファイルパスを表示するなど、どこかにユニーク情報を入れてほしい。
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Artboard delete tool
This is really nitpicky but the little X at the top right of the artboard tool is too small and more often than not I end up creating a new artboard around the object at the top right of the artboard. Possibly make the cross larger or move it somewhere else to remove this problem?
3 votesHi,
We are pleased to inform you that your request is available in the latest release of Illustrator version 22.0.
Visit your Adobe Creative Cloud Application and update. If you do not see an update on the application please check for update from the flyout options on the application after clicking on three vertical dots. For step by step process please visit: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/download-install-app.html#CheckforupdatesWarm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator
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Image Crop Feature
This is a bug with regards to Image crop feature in Illustrator.
While I try to unembed a cropped image (in Illustrator) and link to a PSD source file, the source PSD file gets flattened or layers get merged to a single layer. The source PSD file gets altered and damaging it.
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Save to older version of EPS or AI
CS6 does not appear to allow the user to save to older versions of EPS or AI. Many vendors and designers are still using older versions, and the inability to save to older versions is creating a lot of problems.
3 votes
Neeraj Nandkeolyar
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It should be possible to do so through File > Save As… then select the Format as .ai or .eps, then click Save. In the next dialog select the desired version from CC to Ai3.
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Being able to use pathfinder on more complex forms.
Being able to use pathfinder on more complex forms. To easy create shadows and things for characters by copy and paste and then using subtract from pathfinder.
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Illustrator - Trace image and turn in to an editable path instead of shapes
I would love to be able to take my drawings and use the live trace feature (or maybe even a feature within the Illustrator app??) that would allow me to trace my hand-drawn sketches (on paper) and turn them into line paths instead of outlined shapes. This way, I don't have to trace my images again, once they are in Illustrator. It would be a huge time saver!
3 votesThere are options for image tracing in AI. Extended panel gives you an ability to select Strokes instead of Fills. Tweaking these can help you with that. Please comment back if you think these should be refined.
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Add "List View" for Artboards in Export for Screens
Currently, the "Export for Screens" dialog only offers Grid and Compact views, which truncate long artboard names. Because of this, it is impossible to distinguish files by name, forcing users to memorize artboard numbers just to select them for export.
Please add a third view mode — "List View" — right next to the existing view buttons in the bottom-left corner. It should display artboards vertically from top to bottom with their full, unabbreviated names and a scrollbar on the right, similar to the standard Artboards panel.
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Let the Layers panel show a small thumbnail preview for each layer
In a file with many layers I often lose track of which layer holds which artwork, because the Layers panel only shows names. A small thumbnail preview next to each layer name would let me find the right layer at a glance without expanding or selecting each one. This would be especially helpful in complex illustrations with dozens of similar-looking layers, and it would save a lot of clicking around.
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Make the Discover Panel Undockable and Repositionable
Please make the Help / Discover undockable and repositionable. I just started with Illustrator, and had to get a second screen to accommodate the multitude of panels. This new version just came out and the Discover panel is now locked to my primary screen, taking up valuable room when it was able to be repositioned before. I got this new screen to solve this problem, and the new version has thwarted me!
That issue aside, I do appreciate the overall improved interface. 😎
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Add a default view option for alpha or chronological order in "My Files".
Please allow those of us that do not utilize chronological order as a sort, to default the "My Files" section by alphabetical order! It used to have a default, but somewhere in the last 5-7 iterations of Illustrator, it was removed - there needs to be default views baked into this software.
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Do not force manually edited round corners into arcs when another round corner is made
Suddenly (Since updating to 30.8.1, but continued still in the same fashion after updating to 31.0) when I micro adjust a point from a pulled corner, and then go on to the next sharp corner to pull a radius, it adjusts the other corners automatically. I am NOT clicking any other keys when this occurs.
I have been using this rounded corners/radius feature since it was first released, and the corners adjusting individually is a KEY part of my workflow. I am struggling to navigate how to prevent this, it continues even if the shape is expanded (preserving stroke). Previously…
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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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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
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