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)
8252 results found
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Saving in older illustrator format scales 10 times down
When saving a file in an older illustrator format, now the file appears 10 times smaller. As a signmaker working with sign software that doesn't accept newer ai or eps files this is VERY MUCH unwanted. I can scale it back to 100% in my sign making software but only manual. Not by alttering the comma in the scaling. This isn't accuracy I often need. Please undo this downscaling. Me, and a lot of colleagues, work for decades this way.
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Document Raster Effects settings not being honored on all affected objects
Illustrator 30.1 on MacOS 14.6.1
Changing the Document Raster Effects settings used to affect all objects with pixel effects, at current it appears not to anymore and one has to manually force an update of the Drop Shadow effect for example.Regards,
Pfaffenbichler3 votesConfirmed in house, scheduled for fixing
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Delete Artboard should not spam in History when only one artboard remains
While deleting artboards rapidly works now s it should, I can’t but notice that even when the only artboard is left, the Delete Artboard command and step still fires up and pollutes the History panel. With the only artboard left the command should just do nothing (until Ai team decided to invent the artboardless canvas and break all the things).
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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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Live Shape center in the bounding box prevents Snap to Point from working
As reported here — https://www.reddit.com/r/AdobeIllustrator/comments/1p6pyau/what_do_i_not_understand_about_snap_to_point/ — modern Illustrator is having problems when dragging live shapes by the center, expecting this center to snap as a point to another points.
Live shapes like start, ellipses, rectangles, now have the additional widget controls displayed over the bounding box — to alter the shape on canvas. Well, this fat dot in the middle seems to obstruct the REAL center point shapes get when created.
That’s why disabling the bounding box helps — the fat dot vanishes with it, exposing the real center point (Attributes panel control it being on or off).
That’s why…2 votes -
Artwork was deleted after switching between files.
AI 30.1 MacOS
All my artwork was deleted when I switched back from another file that I copied art from, including guides. Tried Undo multiple times with no luck. Had not saved file.
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“Split Into Grid” creates a single live grid object now instead of independent paths and it's awful.
Recent versions of Illustrator changed “Split Into Grid” to create a single live grid object instead of independent paths. This completely breaks established illustration, print, and production workflows (stickers, dielines, laser cutting, icon sheets).
Please restore the previous behavior or add a preference/checkbox to output individual paths by default. Illustrator is an illustration tool, not a layout app.
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Breaks in gradients/gradients not rendering/pixels missing
I'm having issues with exporting artwork from Illustrator, which features a stroke (100pt, round cap) with a gradient (2x colours in gradient, applied along the stroke).
My operating system:
MacOS Tahoe 26.2The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop):
• V30.1and a version 2x updates before
• A member of the Adobe support group tested my supplied file against other versions of Illustrator and found it is reproducible in at least Illustrator 2023.The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues:
1. Selected File > Export > Export as
2. Selected ‘PNG’ from format dropdown
3. Selected ‘Use Artboards’,…4 votes -
Updating the Share for Review link uses the previously saved version
When attempting to update the Share for Review link of a file, Illustrator updates the review link with a previously saved file instead of the most recent version of the current file being worked on.
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open File A in Adobe Illustrator.
2. Save File A and create a Share for Review link.
3. Open File B (or another Illustrator file).
4. Make changes to File B and save it.
5. Click Share for Review and choose Update Link.Expected Result:
The Share for Review link should update the review link for File B.Actual Result:
The…2 votes -
Copy-pasting mesh between files results in rasterized image
When copying and pasting a mesh from one file to another, it turns into a raster image. However, simply dragging and dropping the mesh object works fine
Adobe Illustrator 30.1
macOS Tahoe 26.2 (25C56)4 votes -
Area type centering option not working, text jumps to top of frame
When creating text frame with area type (it is not threaded nor multiple columns) set to center vertically, the text jumps to the top and will not center align at all. This is a function I have used in 2025 with no issues and now it will not work at all in 2026.
3 votesThis problem is reportedly fixed in the latest Beta Build 30.5.0.18. You can update and test if it’s truly gone.
However, please not there are some known issues with this particular build:
- Opening recent files from Home Screen Recent section is not working (opening recent files from File > Open Recent Files works fine).
- Generative Expand does not open its own HUD when used after Generate Vector, Generative Shape Fill, or Sketch to Vector. Instead, the previous tool's HUD is displayed and Generative Expand remains inaccessible. Workaround: Ungroup the generative content first, then apply Generative Expand.
- Half of Astute Graphics plugins can’t get loaded. Both teams are now aware of the problem.
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Unable to lock aspect ratio when using the Scale tool
In version 30.1, scaling a graphic with the Scale tool while the aspect ratio is locked no longer works correctly. When holding the Shift key and dragging the mouse at a 45° angle, the graphic snaps back to its original size instead of maintaining proportional scaling. This breaks the previously working workflow for scaling graphics while preserving aspect ratio.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Select a graphic to scale.
- Choose the Scale tool.
- Click and hold the mouse button on the graphic.
- Hold down the Shift key and drag the mouse at a 45° angle.
Observed Result:
The graphic flickers rapidly, alternating between the original and scaled sizes, and ultimately…
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Can't add Anchor Point to front object
Illustrator 30.1 on Mac Ventura 13.7.8
I'm trying to add an Anchor Point on a Path (orange) on the front, at the same place where there's an Anchor Point on a Path (black) in the back, but when I approach the (selected) front Path with the Pen, / or * appears instead of + and it either continues the Path below or starts a new Path above.
My only option to add an Anchor Point to the orange Path is to cut it and rejoin it.
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Illustrator freezes when clicking “New File” on Windows
Illustrator (v29.x ,v30) freezes every time I click “New File”.
The application works correctly if I open an existing .ai file.
GPU acceleration is disabled.
Fonts tested. Drivers updated.
This seems related only to the New Document screen.2 votes -
Live Paint + Eyedropper recolors entire Live Paint group (macOS)
Product/Version: Adobe Illustrator 2026 — v30.1
OS: macOS 26.2 (Build 25C56)Issue:
When a Live Paint group is selected, using Live Paint Bucket (K) and Option/-click to temporarily switch to the Eyedropper samples a color but also recolors all faces inside the Live Paint group to that sampled color. This prevents using the Eyedropper to “pick a color to paint with” without changing existing fills.Expected result as in previous versions: Option-click while using Live Paint should only sample/set the active paint color, without changing existing faces in the Live Paint group.
Actual result: All faces in the selected Live…
4 votesThis issue is resolved in Beta build 30.3.0.73
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UI freezes when clicking Save file with multiple artworks, no recovery files, version 30.0 on Tahoe 26.1
This new 30.0 update is terrible, my team has lost countless hours!
As soon as you click save, the UI freezes, and doesn't allow you to save.
After clicking the task manager in order to restart the app, the file doesn't show up in the recovered files. NOTHING!
It is the worse version of Illustrator EVER. I was contemplating going back to the LTS version, but we have already done too much work in this newer version, and are certain that when we open those files, in the OLDER (But better) version, there will be issues, we saw it already…1 vote -
With 'Use Preview Bounds' enabled, resizing an object would instantly jump to geometric bounds, while the bounding box hugs preview bounds
When 'Use Preview Bounds' option is enabled, Illustrator included strokes of the selection into the bounding box.
However, if we try to resize a selection, Ai would make the object suddenly larger, as if the option to respects preview bounds is disabled — take a look at the GIF attached.If we also enable the 'Scale Strokes & Effects' (not shown), we can somewhat understand, why the team chose to do this — if the preview bounds were used to resize with both options enabled, we would get the selection move slightly to respect the scaling of the stroke... but…
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Placing Illustrator file in InDesign
Placing files with bleeds create in Illustrator 30.1 and 29.8.4 moves the artwork down-left without respecting the bleeds.
Illustrator 29.5 works correctly.2 votesThe problem got resolved by resaving the original file. If this ever happens with new files again — please comment.
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Hitting Tab key after changing artboard name in Artboard palette
If I rename an artboard in the Artboards palette and press tab (e.g. to rename the next artboard), the new name only changes in the Artboards palette.
The artboard name visible on the canvas, and the one used when exporting files, is still the old name.
If I press the Return key after making a name change in Artboards palette it works as expected.
Would like to be able to Tab through the list and make changes.
Illustrator v30.1, MacOS 26.1
3 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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Pasted symbol into new doc and that new symbol layer appearance overrode everything
Very unexpected /confusing issue with Illustrator today.
I cut and pasted a symbol from one document into a new doc. I tried to apply a new color to the symbol and it wouldn't work.
The appearance panel showed the objects as black, the objects on the pasteboard were brown, and when I selected them, the fill color in the toolbar showed yellow.
I broke the link to the symbol and tried to apply that yellow color to the compound path—it wouldn't work.
I released the compound path and tried to apply yellow to the individual objects—it still wouldn't work.
Rebooted…
1 vote
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