Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
When reporting a bug, please provide a detailed description with the following:
- Details of your operating system
- The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop)
- The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues
- Your expected result and the actual result
- Upload your Illustrator file or a video (screen recording or gif, this helps us most to reproduce the issue and resolve it)
8259 results found
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Navigator is not navigating
Illustrator 30.2.1. Macbook
In the Navigator panel so I can see my artboard and all the items in it. But when my view is for example in the upper right corner, and I click on the lower left corner, because I want my view to pan over there, it only brings me a little bit more to the left. It seems like a big bug and the Navigator is now sort of useless. In previous Illustrator editions it was working perfectly.
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Multipoint Freeform Gradients Uneditable
Randomly all gradients in Illustrator with multiple points become uneditable, I cannot click on "Edit gradient" button and if I manage to it does nothing. Point on gradient temporarily come up when in Gradient panel, but disappears when I click off. I have reset the application numerous times.
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Illustrator 30.6 repeatedly requests macOS "Access data from other apps" permission on every launch
Every time Illustrator is launched, it triggers a dialog asking for "permission to access data from other apps" that requires a click to continue working. Every time! This is nuts. Granting this permission once should be enough.
Illustrator (30.5.1, MacOS Sequoia 15.7.7)
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Transparency mask bugs with "Gaussian Blur" effect applied inside the mask
I've got an object with a transparency mask applied which contains a "Gaussian Blur" effect, when I want to align it with the Properties panel"(copy of the first object - pasted on second object), the effects change totally (I need to change the blur from 80 to 30 to have nearly the same effect.
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Image Map URL Links Disappear in PDF Export
Issue occurs in Illustrator 2025 (29.6) and later versions
Description:
URL links configured through the Attributes panel’s Image Map feature are not preserved in exported PDFs, despite enabling the “Preserve Hyperlinks” option in PDF export settings.Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a new document
2. Create an object (e.g., rectangle, text, etc.)
3. Select the object and enter a URL in the Attributes panel → Image Map
4. Create a new layer above the current layer
5. Export as PDF with “Preserve Hyperlinks” enabled in export settings
6. Open the exported PDF in Adobe AcrobatExpected Result:
URL links should…28 votesHaving a layer above the layer with hyperlinks now works as expected in Beta 30.0.0.114
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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.
22 votesExpected to be fixed in Beta 30.7.0.63
If it works there as it should, and especially if it doesn’t — please comment.
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Drop shadows in .ai files hide original object
When drop shadows are applied to placed images and the file is saved, only the drop shadow shows up both in the preview on MacOS, as well as when importing to InDesign or Photoshop. RGB or CMYK (in Illustrator) doesn't matter, the placed object is always missing.
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Memory error after exporting in EPS (ID -108)
On Illustrator 30.6 every time I export a multipage file to eps format, every artboard as a single file, the file exported are ok, but if I return to the original AI file to save the changes I receive a memory error (see the screenshot) then is not possible to save the AI file no more, and I have to use the SAVE AS command to save a new AI document from the original.
This bug appeared in Illustrator 30.6iMac PRO 2017 3.2 GHZ
MacOS 15.7.7
Radeon Pro Vega 56 8 GB3 votesThe team is able to reproduce it and is going to fix it. Thank you for the report!
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"Save each artboard to a separate file" creates AI files with hidden layers and missing linked files
Adobe Illustrator 2026
30.6.0 (Windows 11)I discovered an issue when saving an Illustrator document with multiple artboards as separate AI files.
- Create an Illustrator document with multiple artboards.
- Place artwork on each artboard, including linked images/files.
- Go to File > Save As.
- Choose Adobe Illustrator (.ai).
- Enable "Save each artboard to a separate file".
- Save the files.
Expected result:
Each generated AI file should contain all artwork from the corresponding artboard, with all layers remaining visible and all linked files preserved.Actual result:
When opening the generated AI files in Illustrator, the files initially appear to…2 votes -
Adobe Illustrator 2026 Crashes with Uncompressed TIFF (Compression: None)
Dear Adobe Illustrator Engineering Team,
I am reporting what appears to be a compatibility regression or TIFF parsing issue that causes Adobe Illustrator to crash consistently when opening documents containing specific TIFF images saved with Compression = None (Uncompressed TIFF).
Adobe Illustrator 2026 on Windows
Standard TIFF, no compression
Interleaved (RGBRGB) pixel order
IBM PC (Little Endian) byte orderIllustrator crashes immediately when opening or placing TIFF files saved without compression.
The same files become fully functional after being re-saved using LZW compression, without any changes to image content, dimensions, color mode, bit depth, or metadata.
This behavior strongly suggests…
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DXF import size issue 2026 that works in 2024
Opening DXF in latest version 2026 at original size or 1:1 does not work, results are close but not exact. Works fine in version 2024. However, if saved as a PDF from 2024 with accurate sizes, when opened in version 2026 the size is not accurate, a few thousands off. Have many files that were created using 2024 and if I need to make adjustments for any reason opening in 2026 will result in size issues.
Windows 10 64 gb ram.2 votes -
Shapes move when scaling
Window 11 Pro
Ai verion: 30.6Make a square and add a stroke. Align stroke to center. Grab the top path with selection arrow and pull down. The square will decrease in size but the bottom of the square will move down a little. It should stay in place. This happens with outside aligned stroke as well, but not inside.
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メモリ食い過ぎ。強制終了せざるを得なくなる。新機能や生成AIはいらないから安定を希望する。
メモリ食い過ぎ。強制終了せざるを得なくなる。新機能や生成AIはいらないから安定を希望する。使用するかしないか選択できるような改善が必要。
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New Glitch in Smart Guides, highlighting perspective grid-like points
Theres a new update glitch in smart guides, when I have an object selected, a bunch of perspective grid-like highlights.
This setting is connected with object highlighting in smart guide settings. If i shut off object highlighting in Illustrator>Preferences>Smart Guides>Object Highlighting, the issue stops.
Seems like just a new bug glitch in a recent illustrator update.
2 votesClaimed to be fixed in Beta 30.4.0.187 — please update and check if the problem is gone.
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Opacity Slider Not Visible If Docked to Bottom
If you dock top panel with tools and actions to the bottom you can't see the slider for Opacity at all. Other menus like "Stroke" and "Style" are popping up just fine.
- Windows 11
- 30.6
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Illustrator stops responding when opening files with nested Grid Repeat objects
I use Adobe Illustrator. I've been trying to open saved files its stop responding. This issue been two days. I tried restarting, but nothing worked
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Strokes inside symbols don't show correctly when exported as a PNG
Here's a problem that I've noticed a number of times. It seems to happen intermittently and the really annoying thing is that it doesn't show up in Illustrator, only in exported PNG images.
Strokes within symbols don't always display correctly when they are exported as a PNG. It seems to happen when the symbol is rotated or scaled. It doesn't always happen. I can't work out what specifically makes this happen or not happen. It's only a problem on static symbols rather than dynamic symbols. Static symbols are generally better suited to my workflow.
A short video to show the…
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Export for Screens Inaccurate on Large-Size Canvas
The export for screens, scaling by width option does not always export at the right size. For example, I will input 2000 pixels, but the exported images will be 20,000 pixels. Sometimes, it does output 2000 pixels as desired. I believe the pattern may be whether the file is a large-sized canvas or not, the large-size canvas being the inaccurate export. For the time, I have been using "200" to get 2,000 pixels. However, this feature is essential for exporting mockups of large-format prints as the true size is too large for sharing. Usually I am exporting JPG. I am…
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Using Image Trace with specific settings generates large black blob made of gigantic black circles
Image Trace yields a black blob when adjusting the settings now. For instance, it renders a details drawing into a clump when changing the settings to have 1% for the corners slider. This bug is in AI 2026 only.
4 votes -
Images disappear or become corrupted after drag and drop on Mac
Illustrator 29.4
Drag and drop from a Browser to an Artboard
Use Cmd Shift 4 and drag a screendump to an artboard
Drag and Drop from Photoshop a layer with transparency to an Illustrator artboard.Saving and opening the Illustrator file makes it disappear or gives some distorted lines.
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/screenshot-disappears-in-illustrator-29-3-and-up/m-p/15237401#M439060
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/illustrator-29-4-images-disappearing-after-save/m-p/15246575#M439583
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/image-disappears-after-dragging-and-dropping-from-photoshop-to-illustrator/m-p/15247056#M43960935 votesI am happy to share that we have fixed this bug in our latest release – 30.4 which is available worldwide now.
You can update to the latest release using Creative Cloud desktop App: https://helpx.adobe.com/in/creative-cloud/help/creative-cloud-updates.html
Thank you for all the feedback. Keep it coming!
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