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  1. Color panel does not cycle Tab focus, causing all panels to be hidden. on MacOs

    Illustrator version: 2026 (30.2.1/30.3)

    Steps to reproduce:

    1. Create a new document.
    2. Open the Color panel (Window > Color).
    3. Click on the first numeric input field (e.g., C value in CMYK mode).
    4. Press Tab repeatedly to move focus through the fields.

    Expected result:

    Focus cycles through all input fields within the Color panel — after reaching the last field, Tab returns focus to the first field, keeping focus inside the panel. This is how other panels (e.g., Character, Transform) behave.

    Actual result:

    When Tab is pressed from the last input field, focus escapes the Color panel entirely. Because Tab is also…

    20 votes

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  2. Keyboard Increment field in Preferences no longer gets focused when dialog opens, new Search field does

    Unrequested extra Search function in the Preferences window in update 29.7
    I (and many others) were eagerly awaiting the update because the jumping fonts were a nightmare on the production floor! But who asked for an extra search function in the preferences window? Now I have to press Tab 4 times before I can quickly adjust my Keyboard Increment. As an artworker, I use this function about 10 times a day, so that's an extra 40 times pressing Tab (approximately 800 times a month)... why, why, why?

    38 votes

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  3. W-Hの数値がリンクアイコンがアクティブなのにリンクしない

    Illustrator ver.28 以降
    macOS14.7.2

    再現手順
    1. Illustratorを起動して、新規ドキュメントを開き、アートボード上に矩形を描く。
    2. コントロールバーのWをクリックしてパネルを展開する。
    3. Wの欄に数値を入力し、タブキーでHに移る。
    4. リンクアイコンがアクティブになっているにも関わらずWとHの数値がリンクしない。親元のコントロールバーでは正常にリンクしている。

    期待する結果
    リンクアイコンの表示どおりWとHの値がリンクする。

    実際の結果
    片方の入力にもう一方が追随しない。

    代替の手順。
    数字を入力する前にアクティブになっているリンクアイコンをクリックしてオフにし、再度クリックしてリンクをアクティブにする。
    起動後1度だけこの手順を行うと以降は正常に動作する。

    [EN]
    Step to reproduce
    1. Launch Illustrator, open a new document, and draw a rectangle on the artboard.
    2. Click W on the Control Bar to expand the transform panel.
    3. Enter a value in the W field and press Tab to move to H.
    4. Despite the link icon being active, the W and H values do not link. They link correctly in the parent Control Bar.

    Expected Result
    W and H values link as indicated by the link…

    8 votes

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    The issue seems to visible at our end after closing the Illustrator and reopening the file. However, it is just the value does not get updated in the pop up panel. The transformation change on the object happens fine and is reflected properly in the properties panel as well. Let us know if you are experience similar behavior or not.

  4. 25 votes

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  5. Rich tool tips keep popping up

    Rich tool tips are always randomly opening and staying open something even when I am on other side of screen. Hard to take a screen shot, as when I click to screen shot the tool tips disappear. It's been happening on 2 different machines running Sonoma for about 1 year. Never used to happen.

    2 votes

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  6. Color Mixer in Control and Properties panels gets broken after using Tab

    The Color Mixer in Properties and Control works oddly. Here, I try to navigate my fields with Tab, and then drag one slider — boom, it all breaks: sliders vanish, active fields become visually inactive, closing it becomes very hard...

    I feel like it started happening when the generative virus put its tendrils into Ai.

    21 votes

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  7. 文字パネルのカーニング設定のドロップダウンのチェックマークが1つ前の選択オブジェクトの設定を表示する

    macOS14.7.2/iMac27inch
    ver.27以降で確認

    Step to Reproduce
    1. ドキュメント上にエリア内文字を3点用意し、それぞれの文字間のカーニングを設定を「和文等幅」「オプティカル」「メトリクス」に設定する。
    2. 選択を解除し、「和文等幅」を設定したものを選択する。
    3. 再び選択を解除し、「オプティカル」に設定したものを選択する。
    4. 文字パネル上では「オプティカル」が表示されているが、ドロップダウンをプレスすると「和文等幅」の項目にチェックマークが付いている。
    5. 選択を変更しながらドロップダウンのチェックマークを確認すると、一つ前に選択していたものにチェックマークが付いている。

    期待する結果
    文字パネルに表示された項目と同じ項目にドロップダウンのチェックマークが付く

    実際の結果
    1つ前の状態を表示する。

    これは文字パネルのみの不具合です。プロパティパネルは正常に表示されます。

    EN
    Steps to Reproduce
    1. Place three textFrames in the document, and set the kerning each textFrames to “和文等幅”, “Optical” and “Metrics” respectively.
    2. Deselect all textFrames, then select the one set to “和文等幅”.
    3. Deselect all characters again, then select the one set to “Optical”.
    4. Although “Optical” is displayed in the Character panel, when you click the drop-down menu, the “和文等幅” option is checked.
    5. When you check the checkmark in the drop-down menu while switching selections, the…

    4 votes

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  8. Scroll wheel is very slow and unresponsive in Adobe Illustrator 30.0

    Since updating to 30.0 today, the UI seems very slow, particularly when using the scroll wheel to navigate the canvas.

    8 votes

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  9. Blue share circle is misplaced under the icon

    This blue circle is very distracting and It just looks super weird. I don't know if you guys purposely did this or if it's a UI glitch with the latest update, but if you guys can get this fixed asap it would be helpful. It's SUPER distracting while trying to focus in on work.

    5 votes

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  10. Pressing Tab in Color panel glitches

    When adding a color to a object via the Color panel, normally you could use tab to move to the next field in the CMYK color options. Now and for the past few versions released it glitches any time you use Tab.

    To get it to work you now have to type in the number for C, click enter then click in the M, Enter/click Enter and so on, which is time consuming. If you don't do it this way it glitches after hitting.

    In the video i linked, the first try is using Tab, then the 2nd where it…

    2 votes

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  11. Artboard Width & Height inputs vanished from the top Control panel / bar

    Input fields to resize artboards were removed from upper tool bar. PUT IT BACK.
    Now to access the width and height you must go to the Properties panel. Why are we making extra steps? Fix this

    3 votes

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  12. Canvas not visible when opening or creating files in Adobe Illustrator

    I’m experiencing an issue where the canvas (artboard/work area) does not appear when I open an existing file or create a new document in Adobe Illustrator.

    The application itself opens normally, and the UI loads (menus, toolbars, panels), but the main canvas area where the artwork should be displayed is completely missing or blank.

    Steps to Reproduce:
    - Open Adobe Illustrator
    - Create a new file OR open an existing file
    - Illustrator loads the interface normally
    - The canvas/artboard does not appear

    Expected Result:
    The canvas/artboard should be visible and ready for editing.

    Actual Result:
    The canvas area is…

    2 votes

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  13. Offset Path command is missing in Swedish and Italian version

    I couldn't find the function Offset Path (Förskjuten bana) on the Swedish version of Illustrator 30.1.
    I'm on MacOs Sequoia 15.7.3

    It is usually located at Object > Path > Offset Path (Objekt > Bana > Förskjuten bana)

    Tried to reinstall illustrator.
    Tried rebooting.
    Tried clear preference and cache in Mac library.

    When we uninstalled the Swedish version and Installed an English version (North America) it showed up and is working.

    3 votes

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  14. Command + Spacebar to Zoom stopped working when Perspective Grid is active

    Like the title says — make the Command and Space (zoom) work again while the Perspective Grid is active.

    2 votes

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  15. アートボードパネルで選択を外したアートボードがアクティブになる

    macOS14.7.2
    Illustrator ver.30.3

    アートボードパネルで選択状態からクリックして選択を外すとアクティブなアートボードになる。選択を外す操作の場合は該当アートボードをアクティブにするべきではない。 

    再現手順
    1.新規ドキュメントを開きアートボードを2つ追加する。この状態では3つ目のアートボードがアクティブになる。
    2.アートボードパネル上でShiftキーを押しながら2つ目、1つ目のアートボードを順番に選択する。ここまでで、アクティブなアートボードは1つ目になる。
    3.アートボードパネル上では3つのアートボードが選択された状態となっている。
    4.Commandキーを押しながら2つ目のアートボードをクリックする。アートボードパネル上では2つ目のアートボードの選択が解除されるが、クリックされた2つ目のアートボードがアクティブになる。
    アートボードパネル上では1つ目と3つ目が選択された状態であるが、2つ目のアートボードがアクティブになることで、実質的には3つのアートボードが全て選択された状態になる。
    この状態で前面へペーストを行うと全てのアートボードにペーストされる。

    期待する結果
    アートボードパネルで選択を外したアートボードをアクティブにしない。

    実際の結果
    アートボードパネルで選択を外したにも関わらず、アクティブなアートボードになることで、実質的には選択を外した状態とはならない。

    EN
    When you click a selected item in the Artboards panel to deselect it, that artboard becomes active. Deselecting an item should not make that artboard active. 

    Steps to reproduce
    1. Open a new document and add two artboards. In this state, the third artboard becomes active.
    2. In the Artboards panel, hold down the Shift key and select the second and first artboards in that order. Now, the first artboard becomes active and In the Artboards panel, all three artboards are selected.
    3. Click…

    3 votes

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  16. 押し出し3Dオブジェクトに適用されたグラフィックを制御するための丸いフレームが欠落しています

    グラフィック2を選択して移動させたいのにジオメトリが動く。
    グラフィック2のみ動かせる方法ないですか?

    2 votes

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  17. Numeric fields don’t accept typed input (e.g. Stroke width) in 30.1

    Reporting a UI regression in Illustrator 30.1 affecting numeric input fields.

    Issue
    In fields such as Stroke Width (Properties panel) and others, cannot type numeric values directly like we used to.

    • Arrow keys and scrubby dragging work
    • Typed input is ignored (caret often never appears)
    • This makes precise values (e.g., 240 pt) extremely impractical

    Environment
    * Illustrator version: 30.1
    * OS: (macOS / Windows – occurs on both, per community reports)
    * Panel affected most often: Properties (Stroke, Transform, etc.)

    Notes
    * The former “Scrubby Sliders” preference appears removed or always-on
    * The issue behaves like a focus/caret bug,…

    2 votes

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  18. Persistent Toolbar Rich Tooltips

    Tooltips are particularly buggy when using more than one monitor, they tend to persist and keep animating whilst users are attempting to focus on what they are doing within the interface.

    10 votes

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  19. 2026 Illustrator UI Bugs EVERYWHERE!!!!!

    Seriously, do you guys even use your own products? These issues are not buried, they are very apparent. Take a look at the attached screenshots. Gradients have been broken for a while now.

    Also, this new version is full of bugs. I have to restart Illustrator immediately after opening for the bounding box to work, half the time adobe fonts are broken and wont sync.

    Windows 11, i9, 4080 super, 64gb ram, 2gb download speed... I have all the things you need for a fast and efficient workflow, but Adobe's legacy code mixed with all the new bugs from the…

    2 votes

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  20. 線幅と効果を拡大・縮小がリセットされる

    29.5.1にてアップデート後
    線幅と効果を拡大・縮小がリセットされる。
    環境設定も拡大縮小時もチェックボックスを入れていたのに気づかない間にリセットされる。

    4 votes

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