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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653 results found
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Arabic text engine: keep letter shaping when converting to outlines
When Arabic text is converted to outlines in Illustrator, the letter shaping occasionally breaks on ligatures, and copy-pasting shaped text from InDesign into Illustrator still loses joining in some fonts. A more reliable Middle Eastern text engine, with a shaping check before outlining, would save a lot of manual rework for designers producing Arabic signage and transport guides.
Most of my Arabic layout work is for public information posters — timetables, tariffs and wayfinding.
A preflight warning when a glyph would lose its contextual form would be a small but valuable addition.
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Stroke / Fille indicator sometimes in not in sync occasionally
On Illustrator 30.5.1 (Windows 11), the fill/stroke indicator in the toolbox occasionally renders out of sync with the internal active-paint state. The indicator shows stroke brought to the front, but clicking a swatch edits the fill instead of the stroke. Pressing X two or three times forces the indicator to repaint, and afterwards the behavior is correct again.
Steps to reproduce:
1. Press X so that stroke becomes the active paint. The indicator shows stroke in front, as expected.
2. Switch tools, use the Eyedropper, create a new object, or press D.
3. Click a swatch (or pick a color…2 votes -
Some manipulations with floating dock panels breaks the preferred width behavior
Docking manipulations with panels make them loose their ability to restore preferred widths.
Please see this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcjfNzw_q2w&t=313sDo not hesitate contact me, if you will have a questions.
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テキストの色が変わってしまう
白にしていたテキストが、次ファイル開くと黒くなっていたり、その逆もあったり。最近多すぎます。
2 votes -
A border around active artboard, colored as a guide
Complaint! The new highlighted border around the active artboard is extremely distracting when trying to assess a design as a whole. This was not present until a recent update. Please add an option to disable this highlight entirely, or at minimum let us customize its color and width.
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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 -
GPUプレビューのバグ
テキストオブジェクトに「パスのオフセット」効果を適用
塗りにパターン(水彩スウォッチ)を使用
結果: 「GPUで表示」がグレーアウトし、CPUプレビューで描画が欠ける(ズームで消える)
環境: Illustrator 2026、Apple M1 Pro1 vote -
Fonts not "resolving"
The fonts do not resolve, get picked up and installed, or re-installed on resolve missing fonts. I have to "resolve" them several times or delete and then reinstall. The whole process takes quite awhile. I wish the fonts would not go away, although "Anton" said it was still installed on my web font profile and my CC app.
2 votes -
Poor support for copies made with <use> syntax when importing SVGs
Adobe Illustrator has a well-known, long-standing bug when importing SVG files.
In the SVG code, to reduce file size, I originally used a syntax called
<use>(array copy) to generate the 91 vents, fan screw holes, and 36 gear teeth. However, Illustrator has very poor support for this "copy syntax," causing it to "lose" all of these elements during reading, resulting in an empty panel and bare circles.2 votes -
New guides are useless to me.
At the very least, automatically put them into their own layer where I can easily find them and then lock them if I wish. I also find your feedback system to be punitive to your customers.
2 votes -
Move feature does not start at "0"
Pressing Enter used to allow you to move an object by putting in the values. Now.....many times, it will jump to the position but act like that is the "starting" point rather than the original position. It's quite bothersome and wastes a lot of time trying to move objects by the move feature.
2 votes -
Restore Sequential Artboard Numbering for Exported Files
Dear Adobe Illustrator Development Team,
I would like to provide feedback regarding the recent change to artboard export naming behavior in Illustrator.
In previous versions, exporting multiple artboards could automatically preserve the artboard order by adding sequential numbers to the exported filenames, such as:
File-01.png
File-02.png
File-03.pngThis was a simple and efficient workflow because the artboard order already exists within the document.
With the current behavior, exported files increasingly depend on individual artboard names. As a result, users may need to rename artboards simply to maintain a clear sequential file order.
For designers working with catalogs, calendars, presentation boards,…
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Pasting text appears centered even if current text box is left aligned
When i copy paste text from another app and paste it in illustrator it automatcly appears centered even if the current text box had left aligned text.
2 votes -
Transform dimensions - Constraint applied even though it is disabled
When transforming the dimensions in the 'Transform' window, the constraint option (chain icon) is applied even though it is disabled. One measurement - width or height - cannot be altered without the other following along.
I have been able to fix this by closing the application completely, but this is happening repeatedly.2 votes -
Adobe Illustrator freezes and crashes when using the Dimension Tool
I’m experiencing an issue with the Dimension Tool in Adobe Illustrator. Whenever I activate the tool and try to use it, the entire program freezes and then crashes. This is interrupting my work.
I’ve attached a screenshot showing the tool and its options. Could you please help me identify the cause and resolve the issue?
Thank you.
2 votes -
Illustrator -PDF Preview missing Texts
After a coworker uploaded her art files to the Adobe Cloud Project and shared them with me. When I go to download the file, the PDF preview shows only the images/vector art, but all the text is missing in Preview!
2 votes -
Blend objects based on Paintbrush strokes render incorrectly and Illustrator crashes
The document worked correctly approximately two weeks ago.
The artwork contains many lines created with the Paintbrush Tool. Some of these brush strokes are used as source objects for Blend objects.
Current problem:
All Blend objects that are based on Paintbrush strokes are rendered incorrectly. Colors and/or stroke appearances change significantly after opening the file.Normal objects and non-blended artwork appear correctly.
The document was originally displayed and saved correctly approximately two weeks ago. The problem appeared after recent Illustrator updates.
Tests performed:
Illustrator 30.8.1:
Blend objects based on Paintbrush strokes render incorrectly.
"Save As" becomes extremely slow / Illustrator…
2 votes -
Links Panel / Relink feature freezes and stops responding during batch production work
When working on repetitive batch production tasks (such as updating multiple Amazon product listing variations where images are continuously relinked and embedded), the Links panel / Relink feature frequently breaks or stops responding entirely. Clicking the "Relink" button or using the context menu does nothing, effectively freezing that specific panel's functionality.
Currently, the only workaround is to completely shut down Adobe Illustrator and reload multiple project files, which heavily disrupts high-volume production workflows and wastes significant work time.
2 votes -
AI files with 'Create PDF Compatible File' show missing artwork when opened in PDF viewers (Illustrator 2026, Windows 10)
After updating to Illustrator 2026 for Windows, AI files saved with the "Create PDF Compatible File" option turn out to be incomplete sometimes when opened in any PDF viewer, with missing parts in both raster images and vector artwork. Saving the file several times often fixes the problem, but the only reliable workaround is to save the document as a PDF with the "Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities" option enabled, instead of saving it as an AI file.
Windows 10 Pro 22H2, Illustrator 30.8.1
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Illustrator changing font weights when opening in different operating systems
When saving a file in one system and opening in another (MacOS 15.7.7 to Windows 11 Pro 25H2, and vice versa), Illustrator doesn't apply the right weight that was used when the file was saved. For example, it applies the text in bold, when it was saved in light.
Also, when linking the same file in a InDesign document, the preview has a different appearance.
The font family I'm using is IBM Plex Sans, downloaded from Google Fonts.
Both on Illustrator 30.8.1 and InDesign 21.5.1.
3 votes
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