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
- 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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Applying a material to an extruded object says it’s not enough RAM
I apparently don't have enough RAM to do this. I'm trying to add a material to the border of the left file, it's a fill not a stoke... I have 96GB of RAM.... I am apparently using 26GB of memory. 70 Gb of RAM Should really be enough for almost anything I would think. Please let me know if there's a way I can use these tools if not I'll have to go back to my client and say "Adobe can't do it" once again.
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Text style in a mess when editing text. They appear ok in Preview mode. I can't complete the task or job.
I am trying to edit this text in illustrator 29.7.1. Each time a type, make an amendment to the existing text it scrambles all of the settings and messes everything up (please see screenshots of before and after). I've tried to output to PDF but this also displays in a mess. Please let me know if there is a fix so I don't have to abandon this job and start again. Thanks, D
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Show pixel grid above 600 zoom not working
I am tying to do pixel based artwork and I want to see the pixel grid when zooming in at high values. There is an opition in preference panel to show pixel grid above 600 zoom which is not working
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Slow PDF management
Ai 29.7.1
Very slow redrawing/UI of imported [small] PDF1 vote -
Joining two paths completely ruins brush width/variable stroke width profiles
- Draw a path with a pressure-sensitive brush. Draw another one that begins near where the first one ends.
- Select the ends of both paths. Object > Join.
Wonder why the resulting pressure profile bears no resemblance to what you had on screen before the join.
Draw a path with a variable stroke width. Draw another one that begins near where the first one ends.
Select the ends of both paths. Object > Join.
Wonder why the resulting width profile bears no resemblance to what you had on screen before the join.
I think it might be just grabbing the pressure/width profiles from the topmost stroke and applying that to the entire joined path. Which is not what I think anyone would expect, I feel like the expected behavior is that a new stroke has a pressure/width profile generated by appending the first path's profile to the second.
I'm super surprised there isn't an entry for this in UserVoice that I can find. Maybe I'm just no good at searching this thing. Maybe there's a ton of bug reports in the old bug database from before uservoice. Remember that thing? Where it was just a form on Adobe's site that you could type stuff into with no idea if anyone ever saw it? Wikipedia tells me UserVoice launched in 2008, two years before variable-width strokes were introduced in 2010, but I dunno when Adobe started using it. And of course this behavior has existed for pressure-sensitive brushes since 1998 when brushes were first introduced back in Illustrator 8. I dunno when the Join tool first appeared, I started with Illustrator 8 and I assume it goes back to like v1 or 2.
Anyway. Now there's a bug for this. I wrote it up because a new user just asked what they assumed was an incredibly stupid noob question on the Illustrator subreddit and I got to tell them that no, they're not missing a weird corner of the docs, Illustrator just bungles this incredibly basic operation because Adobe has had zero attention to detail for twenty-seven years.
- Draw a path with a pressure-sensitive brush. Draw another one that begins near where the first one ends.
- Select the ends of both paths. Object > Join.
Wonder why the resulting pressure profile bears no resemblance to what you had on screen before the join.
Draw a path with a variable stroke width. Draw another one that begins near where the first one ends.
Select the ends of both paths. Object > Join.
Wonder why the resulting width profile bears no resemblance to what you had on screen before the join.
I think it might be just grabbing the pressure/width…
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Error al crear cuadricula
Tengo windows 10, Ram de 8GB, Disco ssd de 900GB, procesador corel i5.
Ajusto los divisores de la cuadricula pero al crearla, los divisores verticales cambian aleatoriamente la cantidad, por números mucho más grandes. Adjunto video.1 vote -
The vertical text get reversed in an exported PDF
July 2025 PDF export worked now when I export a PDF if a number is vertical it won't read it correctly for ex. 42 will read it as 24 it only happens with vertical text numbers
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Morisawa Fontsの和文バリアブルフォントDriveFluxが使えない
いつのバージョンからかMorisawa Fontsの和文バリアブルフォントDriveFluxが急に使えなくなりました。macOS 15.6、Illustrator 2024 29.7.1を使用しています。2024の最初の方は使えてたんですが、どこかのマイナーバージョンアップで急に表示されなくなってしまいました。2025でも使えません。モリサワに相談したところ「こちらではどうしようもないのでAdobeさんに相談してください」とのことでした。ちなみにMonotypeの和文バリアブルフォントは問題ありません。ご対応お願いします。
1 vote最新の30.3一般リリースで修正されたとのことです。アップデートしてフォントが正しく表示されるか確認し、問題がまだ発生する場合はコメントでお知らせください。
Claimed to be fixed in the latest 30.3 general release. Please update, check if the font now works properly, and comment back if it still happens.
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AI2025 v29.7.1 bug: SVG 1.1 is not accurately rendering
AI2025 v29.7.1 bug: SVG 1.1 is not accurately rendering vector files. Even upping the decimal places, it's downsampling vectors and oversimplifying more detailed curves. Reverting to SVG 1.0 works fine. Please fix this!
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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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Gaussian Blur preview is slow to calculate
Gaussian Blur is just so difficult to use, and preview NEVER works.
When it's activated, to make a change on the objects or font that it is applied to, requires that I always turn it off first and turn it back on later. There is always a long delay for it to appear. The Gaussian blur needs to be redesigned so it is as dynamic and powerful as the feature in Photoshop.
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Scale Tool won't deselect
After scaling a pattern within a shape using shift + back quote key you cannot deselect to accept the changes to the patterns scale. I cannot click on any other tool to get out of the glitch. It only stops when I press control + alt + delete.
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Properties panel fields don’t accept numeric input until focus resets (MacBook Pro, Illustrator 2025, macOS Sequoia 15.5)
On my MacBook Pro (2023) running macOS Sequoia 15.5 with Illustrator 2025, I’m running into a recurring focus bug in the Properties panel numeric fields (Width, Height, Stroke Weight, etc.).
Steps to reproduce:
1. Select an object.
2. Click once in the Width (W) or Height (H) field in the Properties panel.
• The field highlights, but no blinking text cursor appears.
3. Attempt to type a number.
• Input is ignored — Illustrator interprets the keystrokes as shortcuts instead of text.
4. Workaround:
• Open the Transform panel (Window > Transform) and type numbers there.
• After doing this, the Properties panel fields suddenly allow input again (cursor blinks and numbers can be typed).Expected result:
Clicking into a Properties panel numeric field should always place the text cursor and accept number input.Actual result:
Single-clicking sometimes only highlights the field without giving text focus, preventing numbers from being entered.System details:
• MacBook Pro 2023
• macOS Sequoia 15.5
• Illustrator 2025 (please see About Illustrator for exact build/version)Impact:
This slows down workflow significantly when adjusting object dimensions, since numeric entry is inconsistent and requires panel switching as a workaround.On my MacBook Pro (2023) running macOS Sequoia 15.5 with Illustrator 2025, I’m running into a recurring focus bug in the Properties panel numeric fields (Width, Height, Stroke Weight, etc.).
Steps to reproduce:
1. Select an object.
2. Click once in the Width (W) or Height (H) field in the Properties panel.
• The field highlights, but no blinking text cursor appears.
3. Attempt to type a number.
• Input is ignored — Illustrator interprets the keystrokes as shortcuts instead of text.
4. Workaround:
• Open the Transform panel (Window > Transform) and type numbers there.
• After doing this,…1 vote -
Perspective Selection tool
Moving an object I want to put in perspective leaves an afterimage, what does not disappear and contains parts of the background.
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Character Panel Type, Leading and Scaling sizes have extra added decimals
Ai 2025 v29.5 / Mac Sequoia 15.6 / M1 Macbook Pro / 32GB RAM - but happening on other macs with different configurations as well but same Ai version.
We're noticing extra decimals are being added as shown in the attached screenshot. Despite choosing sizes from the drop-downs and then saving the file, the decimals return. I see a few others have posted about this previously but I haven't seen any resolution posts. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.1 vote -
Layer Assigned Color Changing Post Update
Hello, After the update (August 12, 2025?) my Adobe Illustrator template layers change to black after saving a new project. I have built a template with many layers and assigned a color to each layer. After the update, when I open the template and save it as a new project, or simply update the template and save it, all layers that had an assigned color change to black. Is this a bug or an issue on my end?
Details of your operating system: Windows 11 Home
The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop): 29.7.1
The steps you were taking when you experienced the issues: Opened template. Started working on project. "Saved as" (.ai). Opened again. Layer colors changed.
Your expected result and the actual result: Layers assigned color did not change.
Upload your Illustrator file or a video (screen recording or gif, this helps us most to reproduce the issue and resolve it): (Attached)Hello, After the update (August 12, 2025?) my Adobe Illustrator template layers change to black after saving a new project. I have built a template with many layers and assigned a color to each layer. After the update, when I open the template and save it as a new project, or simply update the template and save it, all layers that had an assigned color change to black. Is this a bug or an issue on my end?
Details of your operating system: Windows 11 Home
The version of Adobe Illustrator (desktop): 29.7.1
The steps you were taking when you…1 vote -
Restore Highlighted Ruler Markers when moving objects
This is a feature that was there before the last major updates. To explain, previously when you say, make a duplicate of one object and drag it across the artboard, you would see the little marker move across the ruler while holding the object. Since it is now gone, there is heavy guesswork going on when I'm trying to move close to a specific distance. This request is in regard to this tool only. I know all about distributing objects, etc. I'm just looking to restore this little feature that dropped from this tool.
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I think its a Paragraph Style bug thats affecting the latest version of Illustrator 2025 version 29.7.1
I recently updated to version 29.7.1 of Illustrator 2025. All of a sudden my template file started crashed Illustrator at startup. The file opens in Illustrator 2024 - but not 2025. Troubleshooting the file - slowly deleting bits and pieces from the template file I managed to discover that the bit that was crashing Illustrator 2025 was a single block of text. The block of text has a Paragraph style in it and I think it might be this which is causing the crash (or it could be something else? Fonts). I've isolated the block and pasted it into the attached file. It should open in 2024 - but will probably crash the 2025 version.
I recently updated to version 29.7.1 of Illustrator 2025. All of a sudden my template file started crashed Illustrator at startup. The file opens in Illustrator 2024 - but not 2025. Troubleshooting the file - slowly deleting bits and pieces from the template file I managed to discover that the bit that was crashing Illustrator 2025 was a single block of text. The block of text has a Paragraph style in it and I think it might be this which is causing the crash (or it could be something else? Fonts). I've isolated the block and pasted it into the…
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This file will not allow viewing in GPU mode on my computer. It works fine on other computers.
Apple M2 Max Macbook Pro 16-inch, 2023 OS 15.6 (24G84)
Using Illustrator 29.7.1
Upon opening this file (attachement wouldn't work - please provide another way to transfer) I can not use GPU mode no matter what I do. I tried reinstalling all of Creative Cloud, and then completely wiped my computer and started fresh. The file is still glitchy. It seems to only happen on my computer. Colleagues do not have an issue with the file. Happy to provide the packaged file, just can't upload zip here.
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29.7.1 文字機能のバグ
文字パネルやオプションの機能低下
「文字パネルの以前あった機能の消失」
それとオプションの「割注」などの項目消失がかなりあります！
場所が変わった場合は新しい場所への誘導をわかりやすくしてほしい。1 vote
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