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)
677 results found
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Cannot turn on GPU performance, NVIDIA card
Cannot turn on GPU performance on Nvidia card
My card: Nvidia gt 610m, before illustrator can turn on GPU performance but now I can't. I had to try reinstall app and driver Nvidia, update windows but nothing.
Please fix it, thanks2 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.
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Consistent repeat crashes
Consistent repeat crashes. I'm on a MAC High Sierra. I know my Illustrator 21.1 will at least crash around 10am and 3pm EVERYDAY. It goes through phases where it will crash 4 times a day.
I am merely opening an Illustrator file from my desktop or in a folder on my desktop that is 1mb -5mb most times when this happens. When clicking on the file and waiting for this small file to open and nothing happens I realize that it's locked up.
I check the task manager and sure enough it's not responding and I have to force quit…
2 votesWe are closing the ticket due to lack of response.
If your problem is not solved, please get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels – helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Please give a reference to this post so that we can identify you.With Best Regards,
Raghuveer Singh
Illustrator Team -
Placed .tiff file making vector image disappear
In my line of work we have "distresses" that we place over the vector image that we've created. The distresses are .tiff files and with the last update have began making the vector image disappear. When printed everything is fine. However most of the time we also have to export as a .png to send our customers a proof and we have to export several times before getting a .png we can use.
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Object > Expand = Crash
I have the most updated version of Illustrator CC - whenever I use the expand tool, illustrator crashes.
I've reinstalled, restarted my computer - can't seem to figure it out.
2 votesWe are closing the ticket due to lack of response.
If your problem is not solved, please get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or any of the other support channels – helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Please give a reference to this post so that we can identify you.With Best Regards,
Raghuveer Singh
Illustrator Team -
type/color changes having difficulty taking
v.22.0.1 64-bit on win 10
never had these issues before today, but basically some changes are selectively not taking, are reverting back to previous. 2 examples:changed type font from Clyburn to Hummingbird (from Tk), change takes, saved work, then went to move type and reverts to Clyburn. so copied layer with Hummingbird, locked it, hid it, then made change, still switched back. closed/rebooted Illustrator, was back in Clyburn. however, made change and it finally took, however could not change between Hummingbird Regular and Bold.
working with ellipses in a logo in CMYK. placed ellipse with gradient stroke. copied layer,…
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anchor point and handle display - no visible difference on screen
With CC 2018 update there is NO visible difference with ANY of the 3 options of the ANCHOR POINT AND HANDLE DISPLAY dialog in preferences.
THEY ALL LOOK EXACTLY THE SAME ON THE SCREEN!!!!!
2 votesWith version 22.1 there is feature preference added for anchor point and handle size under "Anchor Points, Handle, and Bounding Box display".
You can update to latest version of Illustrator to use the feature.
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2-finger track pad zooming glitch/delay on mac
Using 2-finger zoom with macbook pro track pad there is a major delay in Illustrator CC 2018.
2 votesHi,
Please get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – helpx.adobe.com/support.html . We have also noticed that your GPU is turned OFF. Please get in touch with a support personnel so that he/she can help you out with this.
Thanks & Regards
Nitish Agarwal
Illustrator Team -
Illustrator 2018 not working
Illustrator 2018 is not working. How can I downgrade to 2017?
The whole artboard is flashing everytime I move the mouse. The rulers are flashing. Portions of the vectors are just disappearing. I have rebooted my computer twice. Illustrator 2018 is not working.2 votesI am closing the ticket due to lack of response.
Please get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – helpx.adobe.com/support.html . Please give a reference to this post so that we can identify you.Warm Regards,
Mohit Agarwal | Lead Software Engineer – Illustrator -
Pixelated lines
Wondering if anyone has experienced this issue before? I just installed AI and using the Adobe presets (I haven't changed anything). The lines are viewing very pixelated...how...why?! Is there a setting I need to change?
2 votesPlease get in touch with us at any of the other support channels – 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.
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Cmd + Tab doesn't bring the main window to front
When I use Command+Tab to navigate between programs, I have to hide all open programs to see Illustrator's interface. The open palettes will display, but not the the document window, toolbar, application bar. When I try to hide Illustrator, only the palettes respond. Illustrator is generally sluggish with High Sierra.
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Radeon RX 580 not detected by Illustrator 30.8.2 on Windows 11 25H2
Radeon RX 580 not detected by Illustrator 30.8.2 on Windows 11 25H2
Description
Adobe Illustrator 30.8.2 does not detect my AMD Radeon RX 580 GPU.
Under Edit > Preferences > Performance, Illustrator displays:
“Compatible GPU: Not Available” and the GPU Performance option is unavailable.
System configuration
- Adobe Illustrator: 30.8.2
- Operating System: Windows 11 Home 25H2
- GPU: AMD Radeon RX 580 Series
- VRAM: 8 GB
- AMD Driver: Adrenalin Edition 26.5.2 WHQL
- WDDM: 3.1
- Direct3D DDI: 12
- RAM: 16 GB
- Architecture: 64-bit
Problem
Windows correctly detects the Radeon RX 580 and DirectX is…1 vote -
Illustrator on macOS 26.5 hanging on start
In the past few weeks I'm seeing Adobe Illustrator both 2025 and 2026 are not responding on mac at start up. It's variable, yesterday it was fine, today it's not. Extremely unproductive and disruptive.
Sometimes the first document selection screen appears but then goes to Not Responding.
macOS 26.5
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Windows Explorer freezes when Saving As PDF
- Fresh install of Windows 10 Pro. Fully up-to date (as of Feb. 27, 2026). DXdiag attached.
- Illustrator 30.2.1 (64-bit) ** Only Illustrator and Photoshop installed (via Creative Cloud application)
- Open AI file
- Save as.. PDF
- Choose a PDF option, click Save
- Click Windows Start Menu icon (or any other icon on the task bar) - Windows task bar (explorer.exe) will be unresponsive
- To remedy, Ctrl-Alt-Del and open Task Manager -> Right-click Windows Explorer -> Restart
I literally have to do this every time I start Illustrator. It then seemingly stay stable for awhile, but then will randomly lock up Windows…
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Illustrator Flickering/Losing Focus when Clicking Quickly (Both CPU/GPU Modes)
Illustrator flickers when clicking quickly (or just in general) both when using GPU rendering and CPU only rendering (see attached files). It seems to lose focus on Illustrator and I can see whatever background applications I am using (e.g. Google Chrome). The problem happens in both fullscreen and windowed mode.
It seems like they have the same problem in this post and standard fixes by disabling GPU Performance doesn't work: https://www.reddit.com/r/AdobeIllustrator/comments/1muf4mt/adobe_illustrator_problem/
Illustrator 30.0
Windows 11
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) Laptop
CPU: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370
iGPU: AMD Radeon 890M
dGPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti1 vote -
Dimensions of newly created objects have numerous decimal places and don’t get adjusted afterwards
After leaving the computer on for a week with software running in the background, when trying to draw a new rectangle, the dimensions will show numerous decimal places. Moreover, when attempting to adjust the dimensions afterward, the values will jump erratically.
The background backup process of the software occupies main operational resources, resulting in lag.
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Shift Constraint is not working properly when editing proportionally or duplicating using Option drag Shift command. Illustrator v. 29.6.1
Shift Constraint is not working properly when editing proportionally or when duplicating using Option drag Shift command. I'm surprised that as many updates as we are required to do, that the glitches and bugs are so prevalent than they used to be before constant updating. I'm beginning to think that updating isn't really about making the product better, but to keep folks paying their subscriptions.
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Drag and Drop lag
Whenever dragging vector objects in a file, Illustrator lags, the waiting circle appears, and takes several seconds to place the object where I dropped it. Working becomes almost impossible when a simple task such as this takes this long. Illustrator 29.6.1, macOS Sequoia 15.6.
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Illustrator "froze" when adjust object in transform panel
- Mac Mini 2024 (Sequoia 15.5)
- Adobe Illustrator 2025 (29.6.1)
- Tried moving the selected object using "Transform" panel - X,Y value
- Adjusted the "Y value" by 1mm - the app dialog "Progress - Transforming Objects..." pop up and nothing happen, app just froze.
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Cuando necesito arrastrar un objeto, se congela el programa
Cuando necesito arrastrar un objeto, se congela el programa, incluso cuando son objetos livianos, como vectores.
Windows 11 Home
Illustrator 29.6.1 (64 bit)1 vote -
There is a delay and lag when copying in Adobe Illustrator 2025 29.5.141
When using Adobe Illustrator 2025, there is a delay and lag when copying. When performing a Ctrl+C copy of graphics or text, or when manually dragging, there is a delay and lag in the response, and the copy does not appear immediately. If a zoom operation is performed during a Ctrl+C copy, the delay and lag become even more pronounced.
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