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)
7711 results found
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Touch Bar Color Controls are Broken
Touch bar controls do not change the color of objects when using sliders, and swatches save to touch bar but not to actual swatches panel. Cannot delete swatches from Touch Bar.
MacBook Pro Late 2016 + Latest MacOS
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Fix Illustrator freezing and crashing
I'm using Illustrator CC 2013.5. Illustrator freezes and ultimately crashes about 7 minutes after opening the program. Have to close the program using Task Manager. Uninstall/reinstall did not fix it.
5 votesRequest to Contact Support · AdminIllustrator Engineering (Software Engineer, Adobe Illustrator) respondedWe 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 -
Naming of Pathfinder functions is inconsistent between the Pathfinder Panel and Effect
Naming of Pathfinder functions is inconsistent between the Pathfinder Panel (and the Undo text) and the Pathfinder Effect.
The Tooltip shows “Unite” in the Pathfinder Panel
Unite from the Pathfinder Panel is the same as Add.
Unite is missing from the Pathfinder Effect and is named Add instead.
If you have clicked the Unite button in the Pathfinder Panel, the Undo option displays “Undo Add”.The Tooltip shows “Minus Front” in the Pathfinder Panel
Minus Front from the Pathfinder Panel is the same as Subtract.
Minus Front is missing in the Pathfinder Effect and is named Subtract instead.
If you…5 votes -
Image Trace Preview doesn't work
Image Trace window lets you adjust advanced preferences (color county, angle threshold etc.) When I tick the "preview" box, then image traces according to my selected preferences. But after un-ticking the box it does not return to a normal rasterized image.
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5 votes
Please 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 -
Illustrator CC - Lags constantly every attempt to do something in my layers
I have been using Illustrator since macOS Sierra and it was decent in regards to performance not perfect though. Now since MacOS High Sierra Illustrator just destroys my workflow, I waste so much time waiting for the pin wheel to go away just so that when I attempt to move the cursor to interact with a layer is comes right back and i'm waiting again. . . and then at time it will crash (this is good I make backups)
I would find it hard to believe that a relatively new MacBook Pro should have no problems handling an 600mb…
5 votesRequest to Contact Support · AdminIllustrator Engineering (Software Engineer, Adobe Illustrator) respondedWe haven’t heard from you for a long time.
Please get in touch with us at sharewithai@adobe.com or 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.Regards,
Mohit -
Library Drop Down Fails (Creative Cloud not specific to Illustrator)
Drop down fails using Illustrator (or PS) and Creative Cloud Libraries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhPEVZpS0k4
Fix is to open Library window wider, or right-click.
5 votesI am closing the ticket due to lack of response.
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.
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. -
PNG files rendered from AE import as blank linked files in Adobe Illustrator
PNG files rendered from AE import as blank linked files in Adobe Illustrator
Steps to Reproduce Bug:
1. Render a PNG from AE using the default Output Module.
2. Place the resulting PNG into an Adobe Illustrator document.Results: PNG does not show in AI document as expected.
Expected Results: PNG would show as if it had been created/saved in Photoshop.
Note: Opening the PNG from AE and re-saving it from PS results in at PNG that imports as expected.
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Unable to group
Unable to group something together. It give me the option to group but when I click it nothing happens, please update Illustrator there are too many glitches now.
Kind Regards,
Liam
5 votesI am closing the ticket due to lack of response.
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.
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. -
New file
There is a bug going on. Click " new file " and nothing happens. Please help me fix this asap
5 votesI am closing the ticket due to lack of response.
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[ExtendScript] Rasterizing group creates two rasterItems
- MacOS 15.2.
- Adobe Illustrator 29.1
- Open demo document (attached) and run script (below).
- Should create one RasterItem, but instead creates two.
Test Script (for use on attached test file):
…(function () { var doc = app.activeDocument; var item = doc.groupItems[0]; // Raster Options var rasterOpts = new RasterizeOptions; rasterOpts.resolution = 192; rasterOpts.antiAliasingMethod = AntiAliasingMethod.None; rasterOpts.backgroundBlack = false; rasterOpts.clippingMask = false; rasterOpts.colorModel = RasterizationColorModel.DEFAULTCOLORMODEL; rasterOpts.convertTextToOutlines = false; rasterOpts.includeLayers = false; rasterOpts.padding = 0; rasterOpts.transparency = false; rasterOpts.convertSpotColors = true; doc.rasterize(item, item.geometricBounds, rasterOpts); var count = doc.rasterItems.length; if (count > 1) alert('The rasterization created two images but should have created only one.');
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Sometimes Align panel has no Align To options enabled, even with a selection present
Occasionally I have an object selected, hit a hotkey assigned to an Align command, but nothing happens, even though Ai should automatically enable Align To Artboard with the only object selected.
I open the Align panel (in these cases it’s usually collapsed) and realize none of three Align To option buttons is pressed! I click Align To Artboard one manually, and then it works, and it doesn’t happen anymore... until the next time it misfires like this.
Probably it happens at least one per Ai session, I can’t tell yet.
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Rounding to integer or transform panel is broken after update to 29.0.1 from 28.X
Rounding to integer or transform panel is broken (when using arrow keys to correct size of path with locked aspect ratio) after update to 29.0.1 from 28.X.
Steps to Reproduce
1. Create a new path or use an existing one. 2. Open the Control/Transform panel. 3. With the Constrain Proportions option enabled, use the arrow keys to adjust the Width (W) or Height (H) value.
Expected Result: Proportions remain consistent as values are adjusted.
Actual Result: Proportions either change unexpectedly or the values jump to different numbers.
Demo:
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Add Discretionary Line Break
Each time I need to insert a discretionary line break in Illustrator, I forget there is none. I go through menus, hoping to finally see it, but nope, it’s something InDesign has only.
Please make one.
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[ExtendScript] PageItem.resize doesn't scale Live Paint strokes
While scaling Live Paint object correctly scales strokes if done via the UI, it fails to scale strokes if done via the PageItem.resize method in the scripting API.
MacOS 15.0.1 Illustrator 29.0.
Steps to reproduce:
1. New document
2. Create a Live Paint object including stroked areas.
3. Select the Live Paint object.
4. Run the following script:var item = app.activeDocument.selection[0]; item.resize(200, 200, true, true, true, true);
Expected result is that the Live Paint object's stroke widths would double. However they remain the same as before.
See this user post.
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Very laggy zooming in and out using mouse scroll since versions 28.1
I'm on Windows 11, using the newly updated AI 29.0. This has been mostly my issue since AI 28.1 onwards. I've been using AI 28.0 without any problems, but I try out every new version to see if the issue will be resolved. I have a good internet connection (700++ Mbps). I think my system has more than the minimum requirements.
For AI 28.0 - both .AI and AIC (cloud) files can be zoomed in and out using mouse scroller without any problems.
For AI 28.1 - 29.0 - Locally saved .AI is somewhat laggy. Cloud saved .AIC has a…
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Paste Remembers layers not working in 29.0 - 2025 update
Just updated to the 2025 version of Illustrator 29.0, Desktop PC, and none of my layers are being applied when copy/pasting between files. Everything just pastes into the currently selected layer.
The "paste remembers layers" option is ticked, I've restarted and I've reinstalled. I'm hoping for a hotfix soon, otherwise I will need to revert to 2024.4 votes -
Version 2025 crashes more than usual and freezes when a pen used with tablet
With the last update 2025 there have been crashes, more than usual, and when I use the pen and the graphic tablet, Illustrator freeze.
4 votesHi ,
Thank you for reaching out to us regarding the issue you're facing. Unfortunately, we are unable to reproduce it on our end. To help us investigate further, could you please provide the following details:
- Wacom tablet configuration (model and driver version)
- When you first noticed the issue
- Is the issue consistently reproducible? (i.e., does it happen every time?)
- Machine's OS and GPU specifications
If possible, it would also be helpful if you could share a short recording of the issue, or let us know if you're available for a debug session. This will enable us to resolve the problem more promptly.
We appreciate your cooperation and look forward to assisting you.
Regards,
Aishwarya G Gadodia
Illustrator Team
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[ExtendScript] Cannot change `underline` value of some text ranges.
We cannot successfully set characterAttribute.underline to
false
in some textRanges.(MacOS 15.0 Adobe Illustrator 28.7.1)
Steps to reproduce:
1. New document
2. Make a text frame with contents "ab"
3. Set the "b" to a different fontStyle, eg. "italic"
4. Run the below script, and check the console output.Expected Result: all tests PASSED, meaning that the underline can be set to true and then to false successfully.
Actual result, test B on the "b" fails.
Script:
```
(function () {
…var doc = app.activeDocument, tf = doc.textFrames[0]; var results = ['Results:']; tf.textRanges[0].characterAttributes.underline = true results.push('textRanges[0] test A: ' +
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Threaded text area box disappears after saving
MacOS Ventura 13.7
Illustrator 28.6 and newerWhen I convert a document to curves, save a copy, and then press Undo so I can have the text boxes editable again. As soon as I press Save after doing this, the second text frame in a thumbnail in Finder vanishes, while still existing in the document.
4 votesAccording to the team, this is expected to be fixed in the upcoming November Beta and Prerelease builds. Once it’s verified to be fixed, it will get pushed into the next main build.
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