Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
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Can't select linked png/bmp files when they have transparent backgrounds.
Placing several linked BMP or PNG files with transparent backgrounds causes them to become randomly unselectable by clicking on them. You have to go to outline mode, find and select the edge of the image, or select with marquee tool and then carefully unselect the extra objects. Either way, it cannot be moved except to click on the edge of the images frame. This has been an issue for years. I think I may have even posted about it before, but can't find that now. IMO this is an issue that should be escalated as it such a basic operation…
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Home and End buttons in Find and Replace misbehave
Pressing Home and End buttons in all Find and Replace input fields should properly place the cursor at the start and the end of the text, instead of picking first and last values from the dropdown lists (like in happens in the Font Browser).
Home and End should pick the first/last items ONLY when the dropdowns are expanded!5 votes -
メッシュを使ったグラデーションを回転するとひび割れのような線が入る
メッシュを使ったグラデーションを回転するとひび割れのような線が入るのを改選してほしい
メッシュを使ったグラデーションをラスタライズすると、ひび割れは消えるが、かなり拡大しないとわからない穴が開いていて、そのままプリントしてしまい、製品作り直し大きな損害でした。
ひび割れ 1枚目画像
ラスタライズ時の穴 2、3、4枚目画像2 votes -
Frozen Libraries Panel in Illustrator 30.1
This has happened to me in various CC programs, but Ilustrator is the one most persistent. Basically I have Illustrator open most of the day and am switching between various apps in my workflow. Most commonly, when I return to Illustrator after it has been open for a while the CC library panel will be frozen. I am unable to click on anything in there, and if I resize the panel it distorts the contents. Sometimes the panel is partially frozen and I find out by trying to apply a color swatch, but instead the click opens a graphic asset…
2 votesExpected to be fixed in the latest 30.8.0.7 Beta build. Please update and check if it now behaves as it should.
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Can’t edit colors in a selection
When going to edit a color CMYK mixture the mixtures go blank and then it acts as if their is no fill color. I am trying to edit the CMYK mix to match the PMS mix and it keeps glitching after my latest update. You can see in my image that even though the color is slected it shows no color in the fill or a question mark.
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Clearly inform about specific words "violating" community standards when generating art
I think when 'one or more words' violate the guidelines, Illustrator should clearly inform us what words these are exactly.
I guess this can be used for a bad cause, like to gather the database of restricted words... but I don’t understand why normal users should suffer because of this.13 votes -
SVG import bug: cannot import images via SVGs exported from Figma
Here's an example SVG with four images (all referencing the same image -- this is a simple checkerboard raster (I tried using a more visual example, but the base64-encoded strings for photos seem to be too big for UserVoice)).
- I believe this is first plagued by the same problem as https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/50819006-svg-import-bug-svg-parser-is-incorrectly-depend . If I import as written here, all fills show up blank in Illustrator.
- Once I reorder the defs to be at the top, I can see that the image is somewhere in here, but it is not rendering correctly in my file (see screenshot), presumably because of the…
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SVG import bug: fails to import shadows exported from Figma (using filters)
Examples (all of these should render drop shadows or inner shadows, but import as plain circles without shadows):
Drop shadows:
…<svg width="294" height="305" viewBox="0 0 294 305" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"> <g filter="url(#filter0_d_0_3)"> <circle cx="127.021" cy="127.021" r="127.021" fill="#FF7575" fill-opacity="0.6"/> </g> <defs> <filter id="filter0_d_0_3" x="0" y="0" width="293.126" height="304.293" filterUnits="userSpaceOnUse" color-interpolation-filters="sRGB"> <feFlood flood-opacity="0" result="BackgroundImageFix"/> <feColorMatrix in="SourceAlpha" type="matrix" values="0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 127 0" result="hardAlpha"/> <feOffset dx="27.9167" dy="39.0834"/> <feGaussianBlur stdDeviation="5.58335"/> <feColorMatrix type="matrix" values="0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.252 votes -
SVG import bug: <use> element does not work
Example:
<svg width="355" height="355" viewBox="0 0 355 355" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
<use href="#mypath" x="100" y="100"/>
<circle id="mypath" cx="127.021" cy="127.021" r="127.021" fill="#FF7575" fill-opacity="0.5"/>
</svg>
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Share for review comments are misaligned - about 5mm off.
Share for review comments are sometimes misaligned - about 5 mm below the actual comment.
In the case of text errors usually few lines below the actual error-comment.
Web interface shows the comments in the right place, but something bad happens when illustrator reads the comments back in. Its persistent in every illustrator version i have.
The same bug keeps following me in different illustrator versions. I'm not sure what is causing this. One time i suspected some file specific bug, but it keeps reappearing in newly created files. Might it be related to bleed settings? I don't know. But…
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Pen tool can't close paths in draw behind mode in certain scenarios
I'm drawing with the pen tool in draw behind mode. However, every time I start a path on where an anchor is of another path above it is located, I won't be able to close the path by clicking the starting anchor point. It will instead just create another anchor point in that exact same spot and continue the path.
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Select and Unlock objects on canvas option breaks Direct Selection
With 'Select and Unlock objects on canvas' enabled (and at least one object locked) Direct selection no longer can move points (and select them with single clicks).
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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!
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Exporting PDFs makes a single file instead of many for each artboard
I am experiencing an issue exporting PDFS under export for screens. I have 2 artboards which I have named, but when I export it only exports 1 artwork and names the PDF the actual file name instead of the artboard name. Other file types, png, jpg, etc seem to be working but not PDFs.
Running illustrator 30.1
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Documents preview not updated properly in Indesign
When I save an Illustrator file, import it into Indesign, then make changes to the file, save it again and update the link in Indesign, some parts are not updated in the preview (see attached image). This doesn't happen every time, seemingly at random.
I have resolved this by first saving as an older version and then again as latest version, but that's not a real solution.
Somebody told me to uncheck 'Save in background' in settings, this also solved the problem but again, is not a real solution.I have this problem simultaneously with the (already known) problem where…
2 votesThe related issue (Duplicate layer – http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/50611952), which might have been causing this problem, has been resolved, and the fix is now available in our latest beta version, 30.2.12.
We kindly request you to update and share your feedback.
We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused
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Can’t drag an element to a different layer
All of a sudden i cant move an element from one layer to a different one. Only if i manually open the whole layer and drag exact element to a different one.
Saving - quitting - opening again - does not help
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Color assets from Libraries cannot be applied to objects in Illustrator 30.0 (2026)
After updating to Illustrator 2026, clicking a color swatch from the Libraries panel no longer applies the color to selected objects. The color swatch highlights but does not change the object’s fill or stroke.
- Drag-and-drop from Libraries to objects or the Swatches panel does nothing.
- Issue occurs with fill and/or stroke targeted.
- Behavior worked normally in previous Illustrator versions
Steps to reproduce:
1. Open Illustrator 2026.
2. Open the Libraries panel (Window → Libraries).
3. Select an object on the artboard.
4. Click a color swatch in Libraries.Expected result:
The object’s fill or stroke should change to the selected…3 votes -
Swatch panel and gradient panel won't open at the same time. Can't change color of gradients.
Just upgraded to Illustrator 30.0 and now the swatch panel and gradient panel won't open at the same time. Can't change color of gradients. I've tried resizing, stretching... everything. This wasn't a problem until the upgrade to 30.0.
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GPU glitch / flicker / spinning wheel lag while moving artboards (since Illustrator 29.8.3 - 30.0)
There is an annoying bug with GPU glitch / flicker / spinning wheel lag while moving artboards (since Illustrator 29.8.3 - 30.0)
- Choose artboard tool
- Move artboard
glitch and laggy movement
How to fix this?
(It is absolutely NO option to turn of GPU ussage!)iMac Pro 2017
Prozessor 2,3 GHz 18-Core Intel Xeon W Grafik Radeon Pro Vega 64 16 GB
Speicher 128 GB 2666 MHz DDR4
macOS Sequoia 15.7.11 vote -
Save as opens an empty window
When I try to SAVE AS, an empty window pops up with no options to save or navigate. This just started happening with the last update.
1 vote
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