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)
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Illustrator will not start. Adobe Illustrator quit unexpectedly during the previous launch....Run Diagnostics or Launch Ilustrator
Illustrator was working fine for the last year on this computer and yesterday decided it did not want to start anymore. All other adobe products open just fine, except illustrator. I've been searching for the last hour for answers and nothing. What gives adobe.
I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling, adobe cc cleaner, deleted prefs, and still keeps crashing.
Here's what happens:
1. Click on launch Illustor from Creative Cloud app. The Creative cloud app blinks for a second as if its trying to open illustrator but nothing.
2. Click on Launch again. Popup - Adobe Illustrator quit unexpectedly....Click Run Diagnostics…3 votesPlease get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – https://helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here.
Warm Regards,
Ashutosh Chaturvedi | Sr. Quality Engineering Manager – Illustrator -
Pathfinder Minus Front releases compound shapes from their compoundedness except when the compound is a negative space.
Pathfinder Minus Front releases compound shapes from their compoundedness except when the compound is a negative space.
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Snap to Point causes jumping with long Guides
I'm using very long guides to create a custom angled grid, and use Snap to Point to snap paths to intersections of those guides. However, sometimes the Snap to Point causes "jumping", i.e. it tries to snap to the intersection, but when it does, it scrolls the document a tad upwards, and hence goes immediately out of snap. Sometimes it even causes jumps of hundreds of millimeters. It doesn't always happens, but only with some guides intersecting in some points. I cannot really say what actually makes it happen.
I created a test file to where I isolated only three…
3 votesI wonder if you can still replicate the issue.
You never shared the test file you said you had, so it’s somewhat hard to replicate this. Also a video would be helpful as well.
Can you please try again?
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Some shortcut keys is not working well
Some of the shortcut keys is not working well when drag file from computer to illustrator.
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Node.js: Server-side Javascript has stopped working Windows is checking for a solution to the problem
I went online to and followed the steps in Control Panel under Programs and Features. And the javascript message continues to pop up. Please advise
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Illustrator shows spinning circle - tried everything
I can use the mouse, but the cursor has a spinning wheel even outside Illustrator, and the menus don't work. I've been through checklists about install/reinstall, remove user preference folder, in Illustrator as in other products, I've tried moving all the fonts I could from the fonts folder. I've rebooted multiple times. I've tried reinstalling Illustrator. After doing all this, I get error messages such as "The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error (SExi)", "The operation cannot complete because of an unknown error (CANT)". I'm currently also using After Effects - I removed the user preferences using the…
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No DPI resolution in export file when export for screens
When export I use export for screen, there is no DPI resolution in the exported files.
Illustrator 21.1.0 - macOS
1. Create a new document
2. Create a simple element like a rectangle with 200 x 200 pixel
3. Set the document size to 200 x 200 pixel
4. Export it for screens
5. Generate 3 diffrent files with the scale factor of 29, 58 and 87 pixel
6. Save / Export the files
7. Open the file in preview or Photoshop
8. You can see that the images doesn't contain any DPI information3 votes -
The "HDV 1080" preset needs fixing
The "HDV 1080" preset resolution is 1920x1080. Small point, but the resolution of HDV is 1440x1080, so the naming of it is kinda wrong. I think in Photoshop, AE & Premiere, it's referred to as the "HDTV 1080" preset, so I think it's probably a mistake/typo by someone at Adobe.
Also, the preset gives you an extra artboard which is 14400 x 14400 px for some reason (I imagine it's also a bug), so when you try to export your file, it always defaults to exporting this artboard unless you delete it. Again, small thing but clearly a mistake and…
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Link location mistaken for other document's link location
When opening a specific document, links are found missing.
When I open the document nevertheless, click on a link and check the location, the path it shows is one that was used in a previously opened, unrelated document.
When my colleague opens the document on her computer, everything is fine.
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Illustrator won't open more than one file at a time.
I have version 21.1.0 (64 bit) running on Windows 10 (more system details in attached png). I am not able to open more than one file at a time. What happens:
- I open a file.
- I double click to open another AI file (other file opening methods have same results).
- Nothing happens. One file remains open. I might see the spinner mouse for a sec but the second file never opens.
- If I try to close the first file, leaving Illustrator open, and open a new file, Illustrator becomes unresponsive and I have to close it via the Task Manager.
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3 votesPlease get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels.
Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here. -
Hitting Enter/Return to confirm after modifying values (Stroke, Opacity, Etc) in the Top Toolbar Opens a Move Dialog Box Instead
When modify values such as opacity in the toolbar, i have always hit enter/return to confirm changes. As of recently however, this now opens a Move dialog box instead of submitting my changes. (See the attached gif for an example)
If there is something wrong about my workflow please let me know, but I don't currently see any other way of confirming these types of minor edits.
After several rounds of cancelling the move dialog, the changes will miraculously go through, but there doesn't seem to be any rhyme or reason as to why. As you can imagine, this is…
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Fonts Slow EVERYTHING Down
Fonts are the slowest feature in programs from MS Office to Adobe. This problem just caused me to lose work because AI shut down while trying to figure out how to manage a standard font with which I was working. Thanks for nothing AI and your simpleton font generators. You're fired.
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FILE Corruption - Illustrator will not open AI files. Adobe CC/Windows 10.
just trying to open AI files to work in ILLUSTRATOR. POS won't open. After reboot, won't open. How was the subscription model supposed to be better?
3 votesPlease get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels.
Since this is not a generic issue that we can reproduce at our end, we will need someone to look into your machine to figure out what is going on here. -
Zoom artefact
Illustrator 21.1.0
When I use a very high zoom (25 500 %), paths appear distorded or even disappear.
It happens when GPU rendering is off as well as when it's on.
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Undo Button Stops Working
When using the pen tool, if I move the object or try to undo an incorrect anchor placement I cannot undo what I've done by using keyboard commands or Edit > Undo
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Missing items when saving as PDF, when exporting as PDF, and when placing .ai files in InDesign
I have a significant problem with items that are missing from my .ai document with any of the following:
- save as PDF
- export as PDF
- Place an .ai file in InDesign
I have tried all of the various workarounds I've found online, including turning off Save in Background and Export in Background. I have tried Flatten Artwork. I have tried moving the items into other layers. I have even tried making a new document and copying/pasting the affected pages into that document.
The items are even missing in the QuickView file preview. ... But all of the relevant items are…
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Texto desbordado
Estoy usando Illustrator 2026 Versión 30.8.2 y la aplicación de para las tipografías RightFont 2026 Versión 10.2.1 (ambas actualizadas) y cuando creo un archivo que contiene cajas de texto con un área específica y utilizo 1 sola tipografía en Bold para los títulos y Regular para el párrafo general y solamente agrego 1 caracter numérico con desplazamiento vertical (ya que expresa un exponente), al guardar el archivo, lo hace de forma correcta, pero al cerrarlo y abrirlo al día siguiente, las cajas de texto aparecen con el texto desbordado a pesar de mantener las mismas características de tracking y escala…
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Severe object dragging lag in Illustrator 30.8.2 after macOS 27 update
Environment: macOS 27, Adobe Illustrator 30.8.2
Problem: Since upgrading to macOS 27, dragging objects with the mouse or trackpad no longer works smoothly in Illustrator. The cursor moves normally, but the selected object remains stationary for several seconds before suddenly jumping to a new position.
Steps to reproduce:
Open Illustrator and create a new document.
Draw a rectangle or create a text object.
Select the object and attempt to drag it with the mouse or trackpad.
Expected: The object follows the cursor continuously and without delay.
Actual: The cursor moves normally, but the object does not respond immediately and subsequently…
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Excessive Illustrator file size
I recently updated to latest Illustrator version, and for some unknown reason files are now saved with a way too much size.
For example - a blank file, brand new, is more than 1.5 MB and a file with 4 very simple vector elements is more than 12MB.
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色が変わらない
図形の枠線をアピアランスのカラーでからコードを指定してエンター押してプレビューに戻ると色が反映されていない。
2 votes
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