Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
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- Your expected result and the actual result
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Color settings become unsynchronized when any image gets placed in document
After the 30.2.1 update, (mac os 26.3.1, Win 11) I noticed a very strange and annoying behavior in Illustrator. It's about Color Settings. I use "Europe General Purpose 3" and I apply it via Bridge to all apps, i.e. Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator. Everything works and when I look in those apps color settings — I see "synchronized" everywhere. However, if I place any image in Illustrator — "synchronized" immediately changes to "unsynchronised". Even if I change to "Europe General Purpose 3" in the settings dropdown (in Illustrator) again and save the Ai document - when it opens, I see…
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編集モードでグループ外のテキストオブジェクトにスポイトツールを重ねるとオブジェクトがアウトラインで複製されてしまう
確認したバージョン:
Illustrator 30.1.0
macOS, Windowsどちらも再現を確認できました。
Illustrator29.8.4 では再現しませんでした。再現手順:
a. テキストオブジェクトを作成
b. もうひとつのテキストオブジェクトを作成
c. 何かパスアイテムを作成
d. b とc をグループ
e. d をダブルクリックしてグループ編集モードに入る
f. スポイトツールに持ち替えて、shiftキーを押しながら a のテキストオブジェクトにマウスカーソルを重ねる
g. a のテキストオブジェクトのアウトライン化されたものが複製されている求められる結果:
何も起こらないこと検証作業の動画を添付します。
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stack eyedropper tool whth shiftkey on an out-of-group text object in Group editing mode, the object will be duplicated in the outlineConfirmed version:
Illustrator 30.1.0
macOS, Wind Both ows were able to confirm the reproduction.
It was not reproduced in Illustrator 29.8.4.Reproduction procedure:
a. Create a text object
b. Create another text object
c. Create something path item
d. make group with "b" and…31 votes最新の30.3一般リリースで修正されたとのことです。アップデート後、ご確認いただき、問題がまだ発生する場合はご報告ください。
Claimed to be fixed in the latest 30.3 general release. Please update, check, and comment back if it still happens.
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Artboards & Content are displaced after saving and opening a file
After saving & opening a file with multiple art boards, many of the artboards and/or their content is shifted around the canvas. I already tried all kinds things, even creating a new file and copying everything over. The bug happens again and again – and it's unpredictable, sometimes it's just one element, sometimes it's half of all the content.
Working with Version 29.8.1, the file is in large format mode, Mac OS 25 (latest). Not saving on a cloud synced folder.
When saving the same file into Adobe Cloud, the bug doesn't seem to occur... at least for the last…
35 votesSeems to work fine in 30.2.1
Please comment back if it misbehaves at your side still.
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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…15 votesExpected to be fixed in the latest Beta Build 30.5.0.64, now availibale in CCD.
Please try to update and see if this is really fixed.
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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:
- Create a new document.
- Open the Color panel (Window > Color).
- Click on the first numeric input field (e.g., C value in CMYK mode).
- 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…
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Files saved are missing images when imported into Photoshop, InDesign, other apps
Lately I am having problems with linked files in Illustrator not showing up when I open the file in Photoshop for instance, even though everything looks fine in Illustrator in the original file. I have to go into the Links menu and relink everything one at a time and resave to make it work. I also notice that the file size is smaller when the linked files don't work.
I tend to use linked files a lot and have for years so this isn't a case of unfamiliarity with the tool.
Any suggestions are welcome.
Windows 11
Illustrator 30.2.1
Photoshop…7 votesThis has been fixed in the latest version - 30.3.
This fix would not correct the existing damaged files but should not happen on new files saved from newest version. Existing files can be corrected by resaving them in latest version.
Please check at your end and let us know.
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Selecting several objects at once in Layers is broken
As documented in other reports, this remains broken. It may work ONCE, based on no discernible pattern, but never again in dozens of tries.
This afflicts both platforms.
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Illustrator 2026 Version 30.3 and later: The bottom of PSD files appears black when placed
In Illustrator 2026 Version 30.3 and later, when placing CMYK PSD files (containing only a background with no layers), the bottom of the image turns black and the image does not display if the file size exceeds a certain pixel threshold.
Testing shows that data exceeding approximately 24,000 x 24,000 pixels (over 2 GB) results in the portion exceeding that size appearing black. Even when exported to PDF, the black area remains.
Additionally, the thumbnails in the Links panel and when selected also appear black.Data created in previous versions that worked fine also displays a black bottom on linked…
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Exif rotation information is not reflected in the image placed by substitution
Confirmed version:
Illustrator 27.9.6, 30.3.0 macOS 14.8.3Issue:
When placing an image with Exif rotation information, the orientation is different depending on whether to place it as a new one or a replace.Verification procedure:
1. Place an image with Exif rotation information on the document
2. Create a rectangle and rasterize it (means to ensure that you are not affected by the state before replacement) (fig.1)
3. Select the rectangle of process 2 and replace it with the image file of process 1 (fig.2)
4. Comparison of the results of process 1 and the results of process 3Ideal…
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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 votesReported as fully fixed in general 29.8 build.
If it’s still broken for you — please comment.
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Transform Each for linked images affects the firstly selected ones only, ignoring those added to a selection later with a marquee
As found by @SugarT2O (https://x.com/SugarT2O/status/2064603604322066447), when selecting linked images in several steps, adding them to selection with Shift held, Ai would apply Transform Each only to the first selection made, ignoring those added to the selection with subsequent marqueeing.
Steps are quite simple.
1. Add 2 linked images in a document.
2. Select one on canvas (a click is fine)
3. Hold Shift and marquee (not click!) the other one
4. Call Transform Each and input something like 150% in WidthNotice only the first image selected is affected.
A ridiculous bug!11 votes -
Illustrator 30.3 Font Handling Issue
The new 30.3 update for Mac introduced "improved font handling in Illustrator (macOS) for better consistency and reduced reliance on unsupported system resources"
However, this seems to have broken auto font activation with the Typeface font manager.
Is there a way to get this fixed?
Thanks!
7 votesAs reported, the issue has been resolved with the Typeface 4.3.1 update. Hope the Typeface team comments on the nature of changes made.
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Font changes from the current one to the previously used while typing
I'm working on a document in which I used Avenir font, but for the most I use Myriad Pro. When I click with the Type tool I see in the character box I'm with the default font (Myriad Pro) and start typing. Then noticed I'm now in Avenir font!
This bug is brand new with the latest update (29.1), I didn't add any issue of that type before.
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225 votesThis issue has been fixed in 29.2 release. Please update your Illustrator to latest version through Creative Cloud Desktop.
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In version 30.5.1, Illustrator stopped writing color settings to ACEConfigCache2.lst, the file used for color settings synchronization.
Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat, and Bridge use ~/Library/Preferences/Adobe/Color/ACEConfigCache2.lst to store and synchronize their active color settings preset names.
Up through Illustrator 30.5, Illustrator correctly wrote its own color settings information to this file. However, starting with version 30.5.1, it not only stops writing its color settings entry, but also removes the Illustrator 2026 entry from the file entirely.
Illustrator 30.5.1 still appears to read color settings written by Bridge and can apply the corresponding preset correctly. However, given that it no longer maintains its own entry in ACEConfigCache2.lst, I would like to ask whether this behavior is intentional or if…
10 votesIt’s believed to be fixed in the latest Beta 30.7.0.40.
Please update and check!
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Compatibility Issue in Illustrator v30.2 - PostScript Error <a1a1>
Critical Update: This issue is not limited to specific files. Every single file saved or exported from version 30.2 encounters the same <a1a1> error, even when the document contains only a simple primitive shape (e.g., a single rectangle). This indicates a systemic failure in the PostScript generation engine of the v30.2 build on my system.
Description
Since updating to Adobe Illustrator v30.2, I have encountered a critical compatibility issue. Even when saving files for lower versions (Legacy formats), recipients are unable to open them. The files trigger a specific PostScript error regardless of how simple the vector data is. This…18 votesThe fix has been pushed into the latest 30.3 general release. Please update, check, and comment back if it still happens.
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Fonts changing in files when opened in Illustrator 29.5.1
Existing files created in illustrator (on a different desktop) when opened in v29.5 & v29.5.1 display incorrect fonts - the font is changed to a completely different font (e.g. Myriad Pro will be changed to Times New Roman) throughout the document. All the text in that font family is changed, but other fonts used in the document will display correctly. The font is installed correctly on the system and the changed font can be changed to the correct font by selecting the font from the illustrator font list. The thumbnails display correctly in Bridge before opening in illustrator. Reverting illustrator…
63 votesThis fix is included in Illustrator v29.8.2.
If you reopen files that were not saved while the font change issue was present, the problem should no longer occur.
Please let us know if you continue to experience the issue in any new files created with v29.8.2.
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Files don’t save! Saving starts and never finishes and can’t be cancelled
The saving process starts as soon as I ask for it, but then it never finishes.
This issue is happening since I download the latest version (29.7.1)The problem is not even letting me to close the program in the computer because "Illustrator is currently saving the document and will close it once the save process is complete" signal is appearing so I need to finish the task from the task administrator in the computer
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35 votesThe team expects this to be fixed with the latest Beta build. Please try to install it and see if solves the problem.
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Illustrator forgets to undo the document color mode switch
Here’s a simple test.
1. Create and RGB-based document — the title says 'RGB'
2. Draw something
3. Change the color mode of the document into CMYK — the tab’s title changes accordingly (notice the History displays the generic 'Undo' instead of expected 'Document color mode CMYK')
4. Draw something else again
5. Start undoing steps, either with Cmd/Ctrl+Z or with the History panel. When you reach up the first object drawn, the tab’s title should display RGB — but it still says CMYK! ...and if you hover over the title, the hint appears saying it’s RGB (or not!) ...and…29 votes -
Incorrect (reversed) text order when copying text from PDFs without Illustrator editing capabilities
pre - TLDR:
Illustrator no longer preserves the visual reading order when copying fragmented text from PDFs without editing capabilities, instead using an incorrect internal sequence.Incorrect text order when copying text from PDFs without Illustrator editing capabilities
MacBookPr 2024 - macOS Tahoe 26.3
Adobe Illustrator 2026 - 30.3Hello,
I would like to report an issue in Adobe Illustrator that seems to have been introduced in recent updates.
Initial situation:
When opening a PDF that was not saved with Illustrator editing capabilities, it is expected that continuous text blocks are split into multiple individual segments or lines. This behavior…11 votes -
Swatch pattern reduces scale when copied from one illustrator document to another
When I copy a CAD drawing from one illustrator document to another, the pattern swatch scale in the CAD reduces.
I've noticed it doesn't happen with every swatch, only some. Sometimes the CAD itself will also reduce scale.
I have also noticed that if I create a new document I won't have this issue, however when I paste it into an already existing document, this is when the problem is usually occurring.
I have doubled checked the canvas size for both documents, and they are the same.
This is in version 30.2.1.9 votesWe have this issue fixed in our latest release - v30.3
Please update your Illustrator to this version and try it out.
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