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1. Spotlight search breaks when Illustrator is open on macOS 26

   • Operating System:
     macOS Tahoe 26 – MacBook Air M2

   • Illustrator Version:
     Tested on 2024 release and 2025 release (latest)

   • Steps to Reproduce:
     Start macOS.
     Launch Adobe Illustrator (either 2024 or 2025 version).
     Attempt to search for any file or folder using Spotlight.
     Observe that Spotlight shows no results.
     Perform a full Quit of Illustrator.
     Try Spotlight search again.

   • Expected Result:
     Spotlight should function normally and display search results even while Illustrator is running.

   • Actual Result:
     Spotlight fails to display any results while Illustrator is running, and only resumes working after quitting Illustrator.

   • Additional Note:
     Apple has reviewed this issue and marked Spotlight as “working as designed”, which strongly suggests the conflict originates from Illustrator’s side and needs to be addressed within the application.

   • Operating System:
     macOS Tahoe 26 – MacBook Air M2

   • Illustrator Version:
     Tested on 2024 release and 2025 release (latest)

   • Steps to Reproduce:
     Start macOS.
     Launch Adobe Illustrator (either 2024 or 2025 version).
     Attempt to search for any file or folder using Spotlight.
     Observe that Spotlight shows no results.
     Perform a full Quit of Illustrator.
     Try Spotlight search again.

   • Expected Result:
     Spotlight should function normally and display search results even while Illustrator is running.

   • Actual Result:
     Spotlight fails to display any results while Illustrator is running, and only resumes working after quitting Illustrator.

   • Additional Note:
     Apple has reviewed this issue and… more

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2. Se borro todo

   Estuve trabajando bastante tiempo con archivo recuperado porque ya se había trabado el sistema pero logre recuperarlo, y ahora voy a entrar a ese archivo que tenia guardado y todo, y no tiene NADA osea mi laburo de meses desapareció de la nada.
   Que hago???????

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3. Custom art brush results in way too many anchor points when expanded

   As reported here by Peachtears13: https://www.reddit.com/r/AdobeIllustrator/comments/1kei4zn/custom_art_brush_results_in_way_too_many_anchor/

   Having a simple path (with minimum amount of points), applying a simple art brush (with minimum amount of points), and then expanding it gives a ton of extra points, hardly needed to define resulting shapes.

   It worked MUCH better in CS4... and then became much worse in CS6 (or perhaps in CS5) — take a look at the images attached.

   Yes, there are tools to deal with the mess afterwards: native Simplify, plugin VectorFirstAid... but it should not be like this in the first place.

   And please, do not 'solve' it by throwing in another hidden Simplify like you did to deal with Variable Strokes!!! This leads to loosing symmetrical point pairs across the stroke, it makes it work slower while editing! Just do better math, optimize each cluster but keep their edge-points intact! Look at the CS4 again, dust off from some old code!

   As reported here by Peachtears13: https://www.reddit.com/r/AdobeIllustrator/comments/1kei4zn/custom_art_brush_results_in_way_too_many_anchor/

   Having a simple path (with minimum amount of points), applying a simple art brush (with minimum amount of points), and then expanding it gives a ton of extra points, hardly needed to define resulting shapes.

   It worked MUCH better in CS4... and then became much worse in CS6 (or perhaps in CS5) — take a look at the images attached.

   Yes, there are tools to deal with the mess afterwards: native Simplify, plugin VectorFirstAid... but it should not be like this in the first place.

   And please, do not 'solve' it by throwing in… more

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4. Bezier handles become invisible

   I use the latest version of Illustrator cc 2025, on Windows 10.
   This problem has been going on for several, many versions back so it is not a version problem, but an Illustrator problem.

   When I work on a file for a long time, for example creating brands, so the entire table is full of tests, ideas, etc..
   I noticed that after working on the document for hours, days, it gets to a point that the BUG appears...

   As shown in the photo, the yellow vector on the right is the original document. I cannot see on that vector and on all the others present the handles of the bezier curves, the anchor points, the corners widget... Many times (not in this case) the snap to the paths no longer works (which are already not very precise)... etc..

   If I then create a new document and copy and paste the vector from the document with the bug, the handles magically appear and everything works again. (Orange vector on the left).

   I repeat, it is not a version problem, it has been years, many years (maybe since CC2020 that I noticed this problem).

   Does this happen to others? How did you solve it?
   I hope Adobe solves it. (Ai has too many Bugs 😥 )

   I use the latest version of Illustrator cc 2025, on Windows 10.
   This problem has been going on for several, many versions back so it is not a version problem, but an Illustrator problem.

   When I work on a file for a long time, for example creating brands, so the entire table is full of tests, ideas, etc..
   I noticed that after working on the document for hours, days, it gets to a point that the BUG appears...

   As shown in the photo, the yellow vector on the right is the original document. I cannot see on that vector and… more

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   Resolved (Comments Open)  ·  AdminEgor Chistyakov (Admin, Adobe Illustrator) responded

   Happens when Cmd/Ctrl + H gets accidentally pressed, which is a hotkey for View > Show / Hide Edges command.

5. Partial selection of points is lost (the whole object becomes selected) when Undo and/or Redo are used

   Procedure:

   1. Make a complex selection of several points of an object with the Direct Selection Tool (white arrow)
   2. Double-click the Direct Selection Tool in the Toolbar (or press Enter) to bring up the transform dialog
   3. Enter values and confirm transformation with OK
   4. Undo
   5. The selection switches to entire object.
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6. Brushes become a lighter tint of black in an RGB document when expanded or rasterized.

   Brushes like Art Brushes are based on a CMYK document. They were created with C0 M0 Y0 K100.
   When these brushes are used in an RGB document with an RGB black (0/0/0) for the stroke, the result will be around a lighter 10% black than expected because the CMYK black will be converted to RGB.
   You can check that by expanding, rasterizing or Output Preview in Acrobat.
   If they had been created in the CMYK document with a 100% Grey instead of CMYK values, they would have converted to the darkest black in an RGB documents (greyscale always keep their values when converted between RGB and CMYK documents).

   Brushes like Art Brushes are based on a CMYK document. They were created with C0 M0 Y0 K100.
   When these brushes are used in an RGB document with an RGB black (0/0/0) for the stroke, the result will be around a lighter 10% black than expected because the CMYK black will be converted to RGB.
   You can check that by expanding, rasterizing or Output Preview in Acrobat.
   If they had been created in the CMYK document with a 100% Grey instead of CMYK values, they would have converted to the darkest black in an RGB documents (greyscale always keep their… more

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7. Lorem ipsum placeholder text spelled incorrectly

   This is silly, but the placeholder word "consectetur" is spelled incorrectly as "consectetuer"

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8. Pasted symbol into new doc and that new symbol layer appearance overrode everything

   Very unexpected /confusing issue with Illustrator today.

   I cut and pasted a symbol from one document into a new doc. I tried to apply a new color to the symbol and it wouldn't work.

   The appearance panel showed the objects as black, the objects on the pasteboard were brown, and when I selected them, the fill color in the toolbar showed yellow.

   I broke the link to the symbol and tried to apply that yellow color to the compound path—it wouldn't work.

   I released the compound path and tried to apply yellow to the individual objects—it still wouldn't work.

   Rebooted Illustrator. Didn't help.
   Rebooted computer. Didn't help.

   Restarted Illustrator, went into the original symbol, and went into the symbol, cut and pasted the paths into the new doc—still wouldn't work.

   THEN... I noticed I was pasting the paths onto an empty layer named new symbol 2, so I pasted the paths onto a new layer and the colors were correct!

   SO DEVS, I don't think this is a logical workflow. There is no indication on the appearance panel that a color was applied to a layer, so it's near impossible to tell what's going on.

   Very unexpected /confusing issue with Illustrator today.

   I cut and pasted a symbol from one document into a new doc. I tried to apply a new color to the symbol and it wouldn't work.

   The appearance panel showed the objects as black, the objects on the pasteboard were brown, and when I selected them, the fill color in the toolbar showed yellow.

   I broke the link to the symbol and tried to apply that yellow color to the compound path—it wouldn't work.

   I released the compound path and tried to apply yellow to the individual objects—it still wouldn't work.

   Rebooted… more

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9. Gradient does not rotate with object when using corner handles (manual transform)

   When an object with a gradient is rotated manually using the bounding box (corner handles), the gradient does not rotate with the object.
   However, using the Rotate tool or Object > Transform > Rotate results in correct gradient behavior.

   This silent inconsistency leads to invisible errors in print output — especially in professional workflows.

   🧪 The bug was tested on multiple Illustrator versions, macOS and Windows, fresh installs, and clean preference files. It is reproducible.

   🔗 Forum discussion with video + .ai file proof:
   https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/gradient-not-rotating-with-object-during-manual-rotation-caused-an-88-000-try-print-job-loss/m-p/15408772

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10. Color picker picks a color behind the OK button

    When using the eyedropper in Color Picker, when you click OK it samples the color behind the OK button instead of the one selected with the eyedropper.

    Apple iMac M1 Sequoia 15.3.2 (24D81)
    Illustrator 29.4

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11. Offset Path and Aligned Strokes get rendered partially with a specific handle configuration

    When a curved segment of a path has diverging handles that are oriented in different quadrants across the X axis (this is my guess), like it’s shown in the attached document and the GIF, Illustrator renders the result only up to the horizontal tangents of the path. Same thing happens if you try to toggle Align Stroke options (they seem to use the Offset math).

    Adding and extra point on the rendered segment helps, but it’s not really a solution.
    The bug is quite old and perhaps it’s time to get it fixed?

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12. Enclosed Mode toggle button in Control and CTB

    Illustrator now has a dedicated option to permanently toggle Enclosed Selection Mode, in Preferences > Selection & Anchor Display > Select Objects only within Marquee.
    However, there’s no hotkey we can assign to this option (or any other option in Preferences!) or a button outside or Prefs — in Control panel or Contextual Task Bar... Properties I don’t mention, since it’d certainly want me to have nothing selected.

    Originally by Derek Watson.

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13. 29.7.1アップデートにおけるテキスト入力について

    半角入力では問題なく行えますが、日本語の入力時にリアルタイムで反映されず、画面左上で文字が表示され、Enterを押すと入力されるという仕様になっていました。（添付画像参照）
    また、以前のバージョンではAlt + 右 / 左向き矢印キーでカーニングできていましたが、出来なくなりました。
    改善していただきたいです。

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14. Smooth Tool oversmooths

    Manual use of the Smooth Tool over smooths no matter what I set the fidelity to.
    This tool used to be so helpful in smoothing out rough areas or sharp corners but the new Illustrator 2025 (Desktop) PC version way over smooths.
    This makes everything a blob instead of providing the polished finishing touch it used to give.
    Now I have to manually remove unwanted points to achieve and retain desired shapes.

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    Completed (Comments Open)  ·  AdminIllustrator Engineering (Software Engineer, Adobe Illustrator) responded

    Hello All,

    We’ve implemented a fix for the previously reported issue in the latest release, version 29.0.1. Please check this update at your end and share your observations.

    Your feedback on the effectiveness of the fix is crucial for us to ensure stability and quality.

    Regards,

    Aishwarya G Gadodia

15. EXPORT AS JPEG (at least) 150 dpi's option is not working properly

    PLEASE CHECK - it says 150 dpi's but the file is less. If I do the same in a previous version of illustrator, it is accepted.

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16. Constant random crashing of application (version 29.5.1) with no obvious operation as the cause (on MacOS 15.5)

    I am experiencing random crashes in any file with the latest version of Illustrator (29.5.1) on the latest version of MacOS (15.5). | have also been having similar (although not as often) crashes in InDesign (again, latest version 20.3.1). Meanwhile, I see stories that you are about to increase the subscription prices for access to generative Al tools, while the stability of your software--the basic usability is in question. Not acceptable.

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17. App Lag when using Recolor

    I am working with Adobe Illustrator 29.7.1 on Windows.
    When using the Recolor dialog the app stops responding to any command or action I take outside from the artwork display.
    The app also doesn't inform me if there is a crash or that the app is not responding.
    Thanks in advance

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18. Copying (Ctrl+C) a Radial repeated object with a drop shadow causes crash

    Illustrator 29.61

    I was able to re-create the crash with the following steps:

    Create New Document.
    Create 5 basic shapes, group them.
    From the application menu, go to Object->Repeat->Radial and apply it to the group.
    
    Double click on the original group to isolate it, from the appearance panel add a fx drop shadow to the grouped object.
    Exit isolation.
    select the repeated group and copy it
    Crash.

    Playing around with this, the crash only occurs when you add the drop shadow after applying the radial repeat. The easy solution is to apply the drop shadow prior to applying the repeat.

    I did not test other fx options.

    Illustrator 29.61

    I was able to re-create the crash with the following steps:

    Create New Document.
    Create 5 basic shapes, group them.
    From the application menu, go to Object->Repeat->Radial and apply it to the group.
    
    Double click on the original group to isolate it, from the appearance panel add a fx drop shadow to the grouped object.
    Exit isolation.
    select the repeated group and copy it
    Crash.

    Playing around with this, the crash only occurs when you add the drop shadow after applying the radial repeat. The easy solution is to apply the drop shadow prior to applying the repeat.

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19. The name of the missing link gets trimmed from the left side in the file name field in the dialog

    But why the name of the link in File Name field in the dialog gets displayed trimmed from the left side, even though the input has PLENTY of space in my dialog window?
    This behavior is not new.
    I have my guesses that it’s a legacy behavior, to make sure the name is seen on a smaller screen in the smallest dialog... but Ai probably knows the size of the dialog window and can calculate if it fits?

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20. Linked transparency ignored in document color mode CMYK

    I've noticed that, at least as of Illustrator version 30.1, transparency in linked files is ignored while the document color mode is CMYK and the View Preview mode is GPU. It does not seem to matter if the original is in CMYK mode or not.

    To reproduce the issue, create two Illustrator documents. In the first, draw a few objects on the artboard, setting the transparency for a few of them to anything noticeably different, and save it as Test1.ai. On the second document, set the document color mode to RGB, set the View Preview mode to GPU, and place a linked file of Test1.ai. It should look normal, as designed. Now, change the document color mode to CMYK and notice how any transparency becomes ignored. However, the second document will export or print the design correctly. You just cannot Preview it correctly using the GPU.

    I tried to post the Illustrator files to test with. But, UserVoice crashes whenever I try it.

    I've noticed that, at least as of Illustrator version 30.1, transparency in linked files is ignored while the document color mode is CMYK and the View Preview mode is GPU. It does not seem to matter if the original is in CMYK mode or not.

    To reproduce the issue, create two Illustrator documents. In the first, draw a few objects on the artboard, setting the transparency for a few of them to anything noticeably different, and save it as Test1.ai. On the second document, set the document color mode to RGB, set the View Preview mode to GPU, and place… more

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