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)
623 results found
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Unusual GPU clock usage
after the recent update, i am experiencing an unusual bug with the Nvidia control panel.
its setting the power management to maximum no matter how i tried to change it to normal state.
its overiding the nvidia command2 votes -
Difficulty editing Adobe Stock vector images
It's been a struggle to make changes to some of the vector images downloaded from Adobe Stock
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Objects are invisible WHILE DRAGGING in 30.8.1
Illustrator 30.8.1 new version — new bugs.
Objects are invisible while dragging.2 votes -
Keeps not showing parts of my artwork.
I open a file, everything is fine, i start moving things around and suddenly parts of the artwork just disappear or they loose colour, when you move the cursor over it it shows that the shape is there but will not allow you to colour it move it or do anything with it. I thought it might have been a one-time thing, but it's happened for the past 3 days in a row on several different files.
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Typing a new font size for a dimension in Properties moves the text caret at the first position after entering the first digit
After annotating the graphic dimensions, when changing the annotation font size, focusing the input box and entering 50 results in the number 05, which is incorrect.
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优化运行内存占用
- Adobe Illustrator 2026 (version 30.7) consumes excessive memory upon launch—just enabling it uses up to 900MB.
- A file with 80 artboards, all containing text, sized at 263mm wide by 359mm high, experiences lag when dragging 5 or 10 artboards; there is noticeable delay. After creating outlines for the text and clicking X to exit, the software crashes.
- Saving a document with 80 artboards as a PDF does not allow background saving.
- A file with 110 artboards, each 263mm wide by 359mm high and filled entirely with text, causes extremely high memory usage. Copying and pasting operations are sluggish. We request…
2 votes - Adobe Illustrator 2026 (version 30.7) consumes excessive memory upon launch—just enabling it uses up to 900MB.
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Blend Orientation Bug
The blend path orientation no longer works. Despite selecting a blend orientation based on the page, it always reverts to the path orientation.
1 voteCan you help us with some screenshots or video depicting the issue?
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Illustrator 30.3+ silently substitutes installed fonts without reporting them missing (prepress risk on macOS)
This is reproducible with a single existing AI file by opening it in 30.2.1 and then opening the identical file in 30.3+ on the same Mac without changing any fonts.
Starting with Illustrator 30.3 on macOS, Illustrator silently renders some installed fonts as Myriad while continuing to report "Missing Fonts: 0." This creates a serious prepress issue because converting text to outlines permanently outlines the wrong font with no warning.
I am using Monotype Connect Fonts to manage fonts.
Versions tested on the same Mac with the same AI file and same font environment:
29.8.10 - WORKS CORRECTLY
30.2 -…3 votes -
Broken Link / Gaussian Blur dialogs displayed together make Illustrator UI disabled
I’ve been experiencing this Illustrator bug for years, and it has consistently behaved the same way.
It only happens when I already have one or more Illustrator documents open and then open another file with a broken/missing linked image. If a Gaussian Blur progress window appears in front of the missing-link warning, Illustrator becomes stuck afterward: the dialogs disappear, but the canvas can no longer be interacted with and nearly all menu commands are grayed out. I can still save using cmd+s, and switch between documents, but can’t interact with anything on the canvas. Can click the toolbar too, but…
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Artboard Names changes revert if names are tabbed between.
When updating multiple artboard names via the Artboards Panel, pressing Tab advances to the next artboard name. However, if multiple artboard names are changed this way, and the changes are reflected in the panel, these changes are not reflected in the export artboards panel, and clicking in to edit any artboard name again causes them all to revert to their previous names.
Illustrator 30.7 (this has been a persistent issue since 24)
Apple Mac Studio M1 Max2 votes -
Saved file reopens with some layers and data missing
After saving my work and reopening the file later, some layers and data are missing. Around 40% of my completed work is disappearing, even though the file was saved properly.
Please help me recover the missing data and identify the cause of this issue.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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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…
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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 -
Illustrator 30.6 freezes indefinitely while editing AI files with embedded PNG images
Since updating to Illustrator 30.6, Illustrator randomly freezes while editing AI documents.
The freeze is not a normal slowdown. The application becomes completely unresponsive and can remain frozen for several minutes or even indefinitely.
I have already tested:
Reinstalled Illustrator.
Tested multiple NVIDIA driver versions.
GPU Performance enabled and disabled.
System Compatibility Report shows No conflicts.
Illustrator correctly detects the RTX 4060 GPU.
The AI files are not unusually large.
Removing one placed PNG/PSD image sometimes eliminates the freeze, even though the image size is normal (around 1500–2000 px).CPU and GPU usage remain very low while Illustrator is frozen.
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2 votes
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