Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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- 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
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8297 results found
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Scribble Effect Not Showing Up in Menu, But Still Accessible
Before, the Scribble effect used to be found under Effects > Stylize. In the 2026 version, it's gone. Only Glowing Edges appears under Stylize. But when I search for Scribble by hitting the magnifying glass icon and typing it in, I can access the effect and still use it. Some people still use this effect for making ikat-inspired shapes, for example...I think it was removed from the menu by accident. Please readd it under Effects > Stylize.
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SVG fehlende Pfade beim öffnen/importieren
MacOS: 26.5.2 (25F84)
Illustrator 30.7SVG wird nicht korrekt geöffnet/importiert, es fehlen Pfade!
Wenn die Datei vorher in Inkscape neu gespeichert wird z.B. als PDF ist alles vorhanden.(leider kann das svg nicht angehängt werden!?)
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Libraries not showing fonts.
My libraries now all update to having this generic font when I upload designs with text. And online, all my previously saved designs now all have the same font rather than the fonts they were previously. When I drag them back onto an artboard, they convert back into the previous font, so it's something to do with the libraries preview, I believe.
1 vote -
Reflecting a JPG freezes the program
When I try to reflect a JPG it freezes and program gets frozen. It never happened before, but now it doesn’t work.
1 vote -
Eyedropper not copying font style from source to target on Mac when Option key is held
The Eyedropper also not lifting font style from source to target when holding down option key on Mac.
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Glyphs panel behaves differently for COLRv0/1 spec color fonts
Illustrator has been supporting COLRv0/v1-spec color fonts since early last year, which has been great to use, but lately I have been wondering if one feature of the Glyphs Panel is more a bug than intended.
When using a static COLRv0-built font, the Glyphs Panel is filled with separate "layered" characters of each glyph in black/white. With a high amount of characters this leads to an extremely cluttered panel.
When using one of my own COLRv0 designs, I noticed that while the static version has all these extra layers (see the images attached), a variable COLRv0 font doesn't preview any…
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Repeat makes some objects without a stroke loose fill
When several objects with no stroke get selected and then converted into a Repeat Grid object, all but the first object vanish.
Thanks to Ashraful Islam for spotting this.3 votes -
Pasting a single CMYK channel value modifies all CMYK channels
Illustrator version: 29.8.9
Operating System: Windows 11Description:
When I copy a single CMYK percentage value (for example, the K/Black percentage) from one object using the Color panel and paste it into the corresponding CMYK field of another object, Illustrator also changes the other CMYK channel values automatically.Expected result:
Only the pasted CMYK channel (for example, K) should change, while the remaining CMYK values should remain unchanged.Actual result:
Illustrator modifies the other CMYK channel values as well, even though I only pasted a value into a single channel.Question:
Is this the expected behavior (a feature), or is…2 votes -
Saving AI to EPS, different outcome when opened in photoshop
Sonoma 14.8.7
Illustrator 30.6
I saved a multi spread AI document as single pdf files. Each spread contains one specific number.
I open one eps-file in illustrator the expected number (50) appears.
I open the same eps-file in photoshop a different number appears.
Screenshots attached: 472 votes -
リンク切れしたEPSを「ファイルを開く際に置き換え」すると、保存後の再オープンで画像が一枚画像化される
発生環境
OS：macOS
Illustrator：30.6
ファイル形式：AI
リンク画像：EPS
症状
Illustratorファイルを開く際、リンクしていたEPS画像が見つからない場合に表示される「リンクされたファイルが見つかりません」等のダイアログで、「置き換え」から別のEPS画像を指定すると、その場では正常に編集できます。
そのままAIファイルを保存してIllustratorを終了し、同じファイルを再度開くと、画像が正常なリンク画像として扱われず、ファイル全体が一枚の画像のような状態になってしまいます。
最初に開いたときは、Illustratorの通常の編集機能が使用でき、保存も正常に完了するため、保存直後には異常が分かりません。再度ファイルを開いたときに初めて問題が確認できます。
再現手順
AIファイルにEPS画像をリンク配置する。
AIファイルを保存する。
リンクしているEPSファイルを移動または名前変更し、リンク切れの状態にする。
IllustratorでAIファイルを開く。
リンク切れのEPSについて表示される「置き換え」で、新しいEPS画像を指定する。
Illustrator上では正常に表示され、通常どおり編集できることを確認する。
AIファイルを保存する。
Illustratorを終了する。
同じAIファイルを再度開く。
画像が一枚画像化されたような状態になり、正常なIllustratorデータとして扱えなくなる。
正常に動作するケース
以下の場合には、この問題は発生しません。
Illustratorを開く際に「置き換え」を選択せず、「無視」してファイルを開く。
ファイルを開いた後、リンクパネルからEPSを置き換える。
元のEPSをそのままリンクした状態で保存・再オープンする。
EPSを削除し、新しい画像を「新規配置」する。
EPSをTIFFに変換してリンク配置する。
PSD画像を、ファイルを開く際の「置き換え」で指定する。
新規作成したAIファイルに画像・背景・文字を配置し、EPS 1個を開く際に置き換える。
複数のEPSで再現
特定のEPSファイルだけの問題ではありません。
複数の異なるEPSファイルについて同じ操作を行うと、同様の問題が発生しました。
また、複数の画像を配置したAIファイルでは、複数のEPSを開く際に「置き換え」で指定した場合にも問題が発生しました。
一方で、新規作成した単純なAIファイルにEPSを1個だけ配置した場合には再現しないケースもありました。
別のIllustrator環境でも再現
この問題が使用しているMac固有の問題ではないことを確認するため、別の環境でも検証しました。
別のユーザーの環境：
Illustrator 30.2.1
同じように、AIファイルを開く際にリンク切れしたEPSを「置き換え」で指定すると、保存時に
「保存を試みましたが失敗しました」
というエラーが表示され、保存できませんでした。
さらに、別のEPSファイルでも同様の保存エラーが発生しました。
また、以前使用していたIllustrator 2025でも、同様の操作で「保存を試みましたが失敗しました」というエラーが発生していました。
重要な点
以上の検証から、以下の可能性は低いと考えています。
特定のEPSファイルの破損
特定のAIファイルだけの破損
古いバージョンで作成された台紙だけの問題
使用しているMac固有の問題
特に、異なるEPSファイル、異なるAIファイル、異なるIllustratorバージョン、別のMac環境でも同様の現象が確認されています。
現時点では、
「リンク切れしたEPSを、AIファイルを開く際のダイアログから『置き換え』で再リンクする処理」に関連したIllustratorの不具合
ではないかと考えています。
なお、ファイルを開いた後にリンクパネルから同じEPSを置き換える方法では正常に動作します。
調査・修正をお願いいたします。1 vote -
Action shortcuts lost when saving, deleting existing, and adding back to action panel.
MACOS Tahoe 26.5.2, Illustrator 30.6
I deleted my personal action set from the actions panel, and when I re-imported them the (extensive) set of shortcuts were missing. No shortcuts were added. Using version history I re-added a saved set from a few days ago, and it only brought in some of the shortcuts that were saved with the set at the time. I frequently save/delete/add my actions because they change based upon the job at hand and I run out of F keys. I have never had an issue with lost shortcuts until today.
2 votes -
Selection tool broken
Using the selection tool. I can click an object and get the bounding box but can not move or drag the object. Arrow keys do work to move it but I can not move it by mouse. This reoccurs upon restart.
2 votes -
Can’t rearrange a selected object and bring it to front
Arrange tools are completely busted. I am trying to move a selected object to front. The shortcut (shift, cmd, ] or [) does not move the selected object at all. The menu option also results in nothing.
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Harmony Rules display all selected colors when recoloring artwork
- Mac Studio M1 Ultra 128GB, Tahoe 26.5.1
- Illustrator 30.7
I want to premise this is likely a minor bug and doesn't really affect everything, but me+ others previously reported a color guide bug on 30.6 and there is a current bug with Recolor Artwork, so I assume this inconsistency might be helpful information.
With a group of shapes selected (any amount), select Recolor Artwork with the Color Guide panel open.
Once the Recolor Artwork menu opens, the Color Guide Harmony Rules panel is updated to contain every color within the selected artwork group.
Rather than display the harmony group related…
2 votesA new request has been made based on the discussion, A simpler way to populate Color Guide panel with tints and shades of currently selected artwork’s colors
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Illustrator doesn’t always show Cancel button in progress dialogs for some effects, possibly Windows only
I use effects a lot, and sometimes while experimenting with appearance I get quite heavy calculations triggered (on accident or intentionally). And surely sometimes i want to cancel the execution... but these often miss it (at least on Windows).
The developer of the plugin says:
Illustrator is responsible for creating and updating the progress dialogue -- a plugin simply indicates that it wants one.
And they have it fine on Mac.1 vote -
Extension windows are frozen when app is closed (not quit) and reopened.
I create Illustrator extensions for our internal users and one of the users reported an issue with the extensions being frozen.
I looked into the issue and determined its an issue that effects all Illustrator extensions and out of my control. When a user has an extension loaded and closes the window but leaves the app running with no windows open, when they go open another file the extensions are reloaded but are frozen.Reproduction Steps:
1. Open Illustrator
2. Window >> Extensions >> Select an extension
3. Perform an action in the extension (example: scrolling)
4. Close the Illustrator…1 vote -
Text changes colour at random
A file appears correct in Illustrator 2026 and correctly produces a PDF (save a copy) when the original Illustrator file is still open. Yet when the Illustrator file is then saved, closed and then reopened, the Illustrator file has errors with the colour of text changing at random. This is happening on multiple computers running MacOS (Silicon). This error only happens in Illustrator 2026 and not 2025.
The text that changes varies, even within one document. Sometimes it is a single piece of text that changes, sometimes it is all of the text. The colour it changes to is random,…
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Recolor not working with Color Books
- Windows 11 Pro 25H2
- Adobe Illustrator Desktop v30.7
- 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.
- 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!
9 votesAll - thanks for reporting the issue. We are working on fixing this issue. We will update here once the fix goes to Beta build and then GA builds.
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3D and Materials is very buggy in Illustrator 30.7
I had no problems using this Effect up until recently, the update from 30.2.1 to 30.7 didn't solve it.
Numbers and cursors are glitchy: text fields cannot be used to input a value in the Y and Z rotation of the 3D Effects window.
3D and Materials applied to text makes the text clip out and loses its outer edges when using Ray Tracing (reproduced with different fonts, always the same issue).
Doesn't make a difference if the text has been outlined or not.
I believe that somehow the Perspective is turned on and stretches the letters or adds spacing…
2 votes -
Illustrator 30.7: "Error reading linked file" after using Generative Expand on linked PNG images (reproducible in new documents)
I found a reproducible issue in Illustrator 30.7 related to Generative Expand.
Steps to reproduce
Create a new Illustrator document.
Place a linked PNG image.
Use Generative Expand.
Save the document.
Close Illustrator.
Reopen the document.Expected result
The document opens normally.Actual result
Illustrator always displays:"An error occurred while reading the linked file..."
After clicking Ignore, the document opens normally and Illustrator briefly displays:
"Links have been updated."However, the same error appears every time the document is reopened.
Additional tests performed
Reproduced in a completely new document.
Updated Illustrator to version 30.7 → issue remains.
Re-linked the…2 votes
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