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  1. MAJOR ISSUE: The new update does not let you decouple horizontal and vertical sizes!!

    The new update does not let you decouple horizontal and vertical sizes. I've unlocked them and toggled every possible option. Ex: I have a 3x5 shape, and want to make it 4x5. It will ONLY make it 4x6.7516 in. HUGE ISSUE.

    39 votes

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  2. PPI info and Color mode in the Control panel are hidden behind a clickable “i”

    As reported in the Illustrator forum, the image resolution info normally displayed in the Control panel is now hidden behind a clickable "i".
    https://community.adobe.com/questions-652/why-is-the-ppi-preview-in-essentials-classic-now-a-clickable-i-instead-of-just-showing-automatically-1641814?tid=1641814&postid=7757530#post7757530

    21 votes

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  3. Turntable tooltips don’t allow to use Transform panel

    I understand Ai want to advertise generative features more.
    But putting the Turntable button (a 'speculative gambling machine') into the Transform panel (a dedicated panel about coordinates, sizes, 'parametric parameters' (sorry for the pun)) — is not OK.
    The tooltip bubbles up occasionally and covers the panel. It won’t get hidden with 'Disable Rich Tooltips' option being disabled, while BEING one.

    There are plenty of other places.
    A generative menu, Control (where we can disable in with customizing a panel), in Properties’ Quick Actions (that we can keep below the line... why not customize? — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657/suggestions/31999108), or CTB (why…

    34 votes

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  4. Image Tracing accuracy decreased in version 2025

    The accuracy of image tracing has decreased in version 2025. Even if I change the settings to fine, it is converted to a coarse path, and I cannot express the details like in previous versions. Please improve it as soon as possible.
    A similar problem happened with the Pencil: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/48978824

    10 votes

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  5. The ExtendScript debugger cannot be attached. Please fix the previous version as well

    Please refer to the link for the symptoms.

    Previous thread
    Illustrator 30.8: ExtendScript debugger cannot attach — ESTK endpoint never responds

    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/51665947-illustrator-30-8-extendscript-debugger-cannot-att

    This matter was completed with "Fixed in Beta Build 31.0.0.29".
    The current version has passed without being modified.

    I'm in a lot of trouble with this.
    In addition to the latest version, I have to continue to use the old version at the same time for my DTP work.
    Please also correct 29.8.11 and 30.8.2.

    <にほんご>
    ExtendScript デバッガがアタッチできません。従来バージョンも直してください

    症状についてはリンク先を参照してください。
    この件は「Beta Build 31.0.0.29 で修正されました」で完了されてしまいました。
    現行バージョンは修正されないまま過ぎ去ってしまいました。

    これでは、私はとても困ります。
    私のDTP仕事は最新バージョンのほか、旧バージョンも同時に使い続けなければならないのです。
    29.8.11 と 30.8.2 も修正してください。

    14 votes

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  6. Drop shadow of characters out of sync in Japanese

    An ancient bug (since CS3) with the drop shadows applied to specific type objects using Japanese (often with quotation marks) become too much spaced. There are workarounds with the Outline Objects effect injected, but this should just work from the box.

    Sources:
    https://www.dtp-transit.jp/adobe/illustrator/post_1637.html
    https://www.ddc.co.jp/dtp/archives/20130124/180000.html
    https://n-yuji.hatenablog.jp/entries/2009/01/30
    https://x.com/shibuyamiam/status/2112666907812012321?s=20
    ...many of these

    15 votes

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  7. Illustrator 30.7 Bug – First Color in Recolor Artwork “Current Colors” Incorrectly Appears Gray

    After updating Adobe Illustrator to version 30.7, I am experiencing an issue with the Recolor Artwork feature. The first/original color in the Recolor Artwork panel is being displayed as gray, even though the actual artwork color is green.

    Before the update, the color was correctly recognized and displayed as green. This issue appears to have started after installing the latest Illustrator update.

    Expected behavior: The original color should be correctly recognized and displayed as green in the Recolor Artwork panel.

    Actual behavior: The first/current color is incorrectly displayed as gray, which affects the recoloring process and makes it difficult to…

    9 votes

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  8. Transform tools (Scale, Envelope Distort) apply & perform the last transform when using dialog with no option to undo

    Having a persistent problem, only solved by restarting Illustrator once it happens. No ideas on what triggers the problem.

    When I open the Scale tool dialog on a selected object, the previous scale values are immediately applied and executed. Canceling the dialog does not undo the transform.

    Changing the scale values in the dialog operates on the object, but at the new size.

    In other words, opening the Scale dialog immediately scales the object with the last used setting, and then applies the new scale values to the already transformed object.

    This has also happened with the Envelope Distort tool.

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    7 votes

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  9. Recolor not working with Color Books

    1. Windows 11 Pro 25H2
    2. Adobe Illustrator Desktop v30.7
    3. Steps: Select artwork to be recolored>in the recolor advanced options diaglogue panel select the color book (doesn't appear to matter which one)>results are that some or all of the "new" colors are 50%black.
    4. Until yesterday when I updated Illustrator to the most recent version, recoloring cmyk or rgb colors to a specific color book, specifically my old pantone+ solid coated color book as that's what I use for work, returned the expected pantone+ solid coated equivelant colors consistently. Help please!
    11 votes

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  10. 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…

    30 votes

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  11. Swatch window is unresponsive/acting strangely?

    I'm finding since updating to Illustrator 30.8.2 (Mac OS 27.0.1) that the swatch windows are behaving strangely? For example, if I select a colour in the swatch window, two will 'highlight' or sometimes not at all, or when I select a colour as part of artwork on an artboard, the colour doesn't highlight in the swatch window?

    I'm also having trouble dragging colours to reposition them within the swatch window?

    Is this a known issue?

    2 votes

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  12. 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

    関連記事：
    https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator%E3%83%95%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0-discussions/%E3%82%B9%E3%83%9D%E3%82%A4%E3%83%88%E3%83%84%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%81%A7%E3%83%86%E3%82%AD%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88%E3%82%AA%E3%83%96%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%AF%E3%83%88%E3%81%8C%E8%A4%87%E8%A3%BD%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B/td-p/15672267?profile.language=ja

    検証作業の動画を添付します。

    <Translation>
    stack eyedropper tool whth shiftkey on an out-of-group text object in Group editing mode, the object will be duplicated in the outline

    Confirmed 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

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

    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.

  13. 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。

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    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 votes

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  14. Can’t change a gradient stop from swatches

    There is a bug that stops you from changing the colour in a gradient stop from your swatches. The only way to get around it is to use the eye dropper tool. This is a must fix and has been missed on multiple updates recently!

    5 votes

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  15. Illustrator 30.8: ExtendScript debugger cannot attach — ESTK endpoint never responds

    Summary

    In Illustrator 30.8.0, the Adobe ExtendScript Debugger extension for VS Code (v2.1.0) can no longer attach to or launch scripts. Rolling back to 30.7.0 fixes it completely, with no other change to VS Code, the extension, or the launch configuration — so this is a regression introduced between 30.7 and 30.8.

    The failure is narrow and specific: in 30.8, Illustrator's ExtendScript debug (#estk) channel accepts the debugger's <connect/> handshake but never sends any response. The message is delivered successfully — the core library returns status: 0 with a valid serial number — and then nothing…

    7 votes

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  16. 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 votes

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  17. 新機能で追加されたパターンの一つが壊れている

    30.8.1で新たに追加されたパターンライブラリについて、「イリュージョン＞錯視9」がパターンになっていません。

    7 votes

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  18. Severe object dragging lag in Illustrator 30.8.2 after macOS 27 update

    Environment: macOS 27, Adobe Illustrator 30.8.2

    Problem: Since upgrading to macOS 27, dragging objects with the mouse or trackpad no longer works smoothly in Illustrator. The cursor moves normally, but the selected object remains stationary for several seconds before suddenly jumping to a new position.

    Steps to reproduce:

    Open Illustrator and create a new document.

    Draw a rectangle or create a text object.

    Select the object and attempt to drag it with the mouse or trackpad.

    Expected: The object follows the cursor continuously and without delay.

    Actual: The cursor moves normally, but the object does not respond immediately and subsequently…

    2 votes

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  19. Harmony rules selector bug

    When I open the harmony rules selector in the Color Guide, it always shows the rules for the color red even if I have selected any other color.

    10 votes

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  20. 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…

    22 votes

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