Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
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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.
1 vote -
Recent Colors is adding the [None] swatch as K=0 and apply white
When fill is focused, setting [None] adds the white (K=0) chip into Recent Colors sections.
Doesn’t happen for strokes.4 votesFix available in prerelease build now - version 29.8
To be rolled out in general build soon.
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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.
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3 votes -
The default text color in Swatches Info is rich RGB black when used in a CMYK document
Create a CMYK document with Print profile.
Create a Swatches Info object.
Notice the black text in it is way too sharp on edges.
Select text and check its color. It’s RGB 0 0 0, displayed in CMYK something like 91,17 78,69 61,95 97,45 (depending on the profile used, of course).
It makes zero sense to use RGB Black in a CMYK document... in a live object especially.Yes, black color is not defined with Normal Paragraph Style, but is properly defined when a text is created with Type Tool. Why doesn’t this function know about it?
9 votes -
Add “...” to the menu items of the modal dialog
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In macOS apps, it is customary to append “...” to menu items that require the user to perform additional actions after selecting the menu item (e.g., modal dialogs). This is found in the Human Interface Guidelines | Apple Developer Documentation.
Illustrator 2025 (29.4) followed this rule, but Illustrator 2025 (29.5) has departed from this rule for a few items.
- File > Generate Vectors
- Object > Generate Vectors
- Object > Gen Shape Fill
The change should be allowed if it is intentional, but seeing that the other items still follow the rules, it…
8 votes -
用紙サイズ指定で手差し印刷ができない
- 使用アプリ: Adobe Illustrator
- 前の環境：Windows10 / llustrator 28.4.1
- 現在の環境：Windows11 / llustrator 29.5.1 または 28.7.7
- 印刷機：富士フイルム DocuPrint C4150 d
問題：
前の環境では手差し印刷できるのですが、現在の環境では手差しトレイから印刷できません。
手差しトレイからではなく、標準のトレイから違うサイズの用紙を出してしまいます。行った手順：
印刷時にプリンタの詳細設定（左下の「プリンター（U）…ボタン→その他の設定）で・「用紙トレイ選択」を手差しのトレイに設定
・「原稿サイズ」を「ユーザー定義用紙」に設定
（バグを確認したのは、A3より少し大きめの306x437mm）また現在の環境では、データを再印刷する際に、印刷の詳細設定がリセットされてしまいます。
（前の環境では詳細設定が引き継がれていた）
印刷のプリセットを設定したとしても、毎回プリセットを読み込むのが面倒です。
こちらについても、印刷設定の保持ができるように改善していただきたいです。1 vote -
The Default File Location option in missing in Preferences > File Handling
Whenever we install Illustrator anew and try to save a document for the first time, we are given a choice — to save into Cloud or save locally. The default choices is Cloud and 'Don’t show again is checked) — Adobe actively wants users to use their system, I get it. However, if one makes a mistake and wants to alter this choice later — they can’t do it anymore.
At some point we had this option exposed in Preferences > File Handling, but later it started to randomly disappear for users, with the same build used. The support can…
2 votes -
中韓フォントの文字組みを変更してもアキが変わらない
フォント「思源黑體 TW」の文字組みを「なし」や「行末約物半角」などに変更しても、アキ量が変化しない現象がありました。
上記現象が発生したバージョンは下記の通りです。OS：Windows 10 Pro
Illustrator CC：V 29.1、V 29.2、V 29.3.1（V 29.2.1、V 29.3は調べてません）
なお、V 29.0、V 28.7.3 は当該現象は発生していません。問題発生時の手順：
・スクリプトを使いCSVデータを読み込んで文字情報を取得、文字をイラストに書き込む
・文字入力後、フォント「思源黑體 TW」へ変更
上記どちらでも問題が発生します。想定していた結果：
添付をご参照ください。
V29.0文字組み「なし」.png
V29.0文字組み「行末約物半角」.png実際の結果：
添付をご参照ください。
V29.1文字組み「行末約物半角」.png
V29.1文字組み「なし」.png
この２つの全角、半角のアキが同じ（変化がない）となっております。
（どれを選んでも「なし」と同じ状態です）他のフォント（下記）で試してみましたが、アキ量の変化は確認できました。
・源ノ角ゴシック JP
・A-OTF UD新ゴ Pr6N L
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・游ゴシックIllustratorフォーラムにも投稿し他の方にもご検証いただいたところ、日本語以外（繁体字、簡体字、ハングル）のフォントで同様の現象が起きているようです。
また、InDesign20.1(2025)でも同様の現象が起きているようです。バグであれば是非ともご対応いただけると幸いです。
よろしくお願いいたします8 votes -
Many issues in Illustrator 2025
Hi everyone,
I'm experiencing a range of serious issues in Illustrator 2025 when working with AI or PDF files (many of which originate as PDFs and are then converted to AI for editing). Here's a breakdown of what's going wrong:⚠️ Main Problems:
Error ID: -128 when pasting text
Every time I try to paste text into a text box—whether copied from a browser, a PDF, or even another Illustrator file—I get an error saying:
Can't paste the type. ID: -128
This makes it impossible to replace or update any existing text areas.Can't move objects: transformation too large
When…2 votes -
ファイルを開くと、テキストや画像がボックスと分離し、位置が変わっている。
既存のファイルを開くと、画像やテキストがクリッピングマスクされた状態になっており、パスレイヤーは元々の位置にあるが、画像やテキスト自体は横にズレた位置に移動し、表面上何も見えない状態になっている。
1 vote -
Copying selection in Layers panel no longer works
Illustrator 29.5.1 on Mac Mini M4 running Sequoia 15.4.1: Dragging the colored square in the Layers panel from one layer to another with the Option key pressed no longer copies the selection to the new layer. It just moves it to the new layer.
1 vote -
Moving a segment with Direct Selection won’t display an alignment guide to another segment
Smart Guides stopped working properly with the Direct Selection tool in v29.6.1.
For example, if moving a path segment with the Direct Selection tool, construction/alignment guides no longer appear relative to surrounding elements.
In the attached screen recording, an alignment guide should appear in relation to the left vertical sides of the two rectangles. You can see the intersection label is also missing when the paths touch one another. FWIW, the feature works in v29.6 and Beta with the same settings.
On a related note, holding the Command + Shift with the primary Selection tool is also disabled now.
Please…
2 votes -
割注指定の文字と通常の文字の間のカーニングおよびトラッキングができない
「割注で2段に指定した文字」と「通常フォントサイズの文字」の字間をカーニングおよびトラッキングで広げることはできますが、詰めることができません。環境設定でトラッキング「100/1000em」で設定もしています。割注設定している文字の字間は詰めることはできるのですが…。
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Scroll wheel over Opacity input field only affects selected object if the input is NOT focused
- Switch to the CPU preview, or use the GPU preview and turn off 'real-time drawing & editing'.
- Make an object. Keep it selected.
- Hover your cursor over the opacity numeric input box in Transparency or Properties. Play with your scroll wheel. Watch the opacity change.
- Click in the input box. Keep the cursor over it. Play with your scroll wheel. The number changes but the object does not, until you hit return.
- Try this in Illustrator 2020. Observe that in both steps 3 and 4, the object changes opacity regardless of whether you click on the opacity input box or…
3 votes -
Object size (width/height) swapped in control bar.
See attached screenshot. Control bar shows the width and height of the object/rectangle incorrectly. 'Transform' box shows correct info, but control bar swaps the 2 dimensions.
2 votesShape’s width and height differ from path's width and height, as explained in comments.
To deal with the second half of the problem, vote for this request to make Offset Path to respect the original position and the direction of a path.
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Saving Process
I recently updated my Illustrator, and I've encountered a new error. When I try to save my project, the saving process won't complete, and there are no options to cancel it. Also, it is not shown on the tasks panel. I have to open a new document and save that as a new file. After a few rounds of saving, the problem occurs again, and I have to force stop the app to prevent further issues with recovered documents.
I would greatly appreciate your help in solving this problem. Thank you.
3 votes -
Create Gradient and Create Swatch Info don’t get played in actions
Swatches panel’s flyout menu now has two new commands, Create Gradient and Create Swatch Info.
When we try to record these into actions, they get added fine — but once played, nothing happens at all: no gradient gets built, no color legend appears on canvas.
As always, these new additions don’t get integrated into the application enough... Please don’t abandon them!11 votes -
2025 Paragraph styles broken opening files created in previous versions
Opening up previously formated files (2024) with Character/paragrah styles applied is useless in 2025!
1 vote -
SVG files open altered
My files are continuously saving incorrectly. They look great when I save, but when I close out and open it later, things are not as they were. Anchors/handles jump out of whack, stylized effects disappear, rasterized images go blank or disappear; it is maddening. I cannot use this program if my files do not reopen as I saved them. They are exactly right when I hit save, but upon reopening, or opening in another program, they are altered in infuriatingly time-consuming ways.
Possible related symptoms -- upon saving a file, Illustrator regularly tells me my file has been modified outside…
1 vote -
Request for Improvement: Kerning Delay with Complex Background Data in Illustrator 2025
I am experiencing performance issues with Adobe Illustrator 2025 (latest version) in the following environment:
Environment: MacBook Pro 2024 (32GB RAM, SSD), macOS Sequoia
File Setup: Approximately 30 artboards with the same complex background (vector data or high-resolution images)
Issue: Kerning and text spacing adjustments result in a ~1-second delay per operation. Hiding the background does not resolve the issue, but removing it eliminates the delay.Attempted Solutions:
Disabled Navigator panel and layer thumbnails
Toggled GPU performance on/offRequest: Please optimize performance to ensure smooth kerning operations even with multiple artboards and complex background data.
2 votes
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