Illustrator (Desktop) Bugs
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Eyedropper picks the color of the antialiased edge of a stroke blended with the background instead of the actual stroke color
Eyedropper requires a ton of precision when picking a color of s stroke.
Watch the GIF.
Here I have violet and green lines, drawn above a raster image.I’ve mistaken and used green color instead of violet, and now I want to pick it from the existing line.
I click, precise enough (I hope), but the color picked — the almost correct violet (C74,95 M74,61 — instead of the global 75-75) — is not in the background at all. It’s a BLENDED color of the RENDERED anti-aliased EDGE of the stroke! So Ai secretly rasterizes what it sees and then checks the tolerance, I assume. And the tiniest overlap leads to these cases. And trust me, this happens a lot.
We can’t trust the tool.
Eyedropper requires a ton of precision when picking a color of s stroke.
Watch the GIF.
Here I have violet and green lines, drawn above a raster image.I’ve mistaken and used green color instead of violet, and now I want to pick it from the existing line.
I click, precise enough (I hope), but the color picked — the almost correct violet (C74,95 M74,61 — instead of the global 75-75) — is not in the background at all. It’s a BLENDED color of the RENDERED anti-aliased EDGE of the stroke! So Ai secretly rasterizes what it sees and then…
3 votesExpected This to be fixed in the latest Beta Build 29.5.0.15
Please comment if it now works fine (or not)
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フォントの検索と置換パネルで表示用に埋め込まれたフォントをアクティベート出来ない
macOS14.7.2/27inch iMac/i5/32GB/1TB
Illustrator ver.29.3再現手順
1.新規ドキュメントを開き任意のテキストを入力しフォント（AdobeFontsより導入したもの）を指定する。
2.「ファイルプレビュー用に許可されたフォントを埋め込む」チェックボックスをONにして保存して閉じる。
3.指定したフォントをアンインストールする。
4.先のドキュメントをIllustratorで開く。
5.最初に表示される「環境に無いフォント」のパネルを閉じる。
6.メニュー「書式→フォントの検索と置換...」を選択肢「フォントの検索と置換」パネルを開く。
7.表示用に埋め込まれたフォントは追加のチェックボックスがグレーアウトしてチェックできない。期待する結果
表示用に埋め込まれたフォントであってもフォントの検索と置換パネル上でAdobeFontsからアクティベートできる。実際の結果
表示用に埋め込まれたフォントが検索と置換パネル上でAdobeFontsからアクティベートできない。※表示用に埋め込まれたフォントであるということを明示的に表示するべきかもしれません。
Translated:
Step to Reproduce
1. Open a new document, type in any text and specify a font (activated from Adobe Fonts).
2. Check the "Embed permitted fonts for file preview" checkbox, save and close the file.
3. Uninstall the specified fonts.
4. Open the previous document in Illustrator.
5. Close the "Missing Fonts" dialog that appears first.
6. Select the menu item "Type > Find/Replace Fonts...".
7. The additional checkboxes for fonts embedded for display are grayed out and cannot be checked.Expected Result
Even fonts embedded for display can be activated from Adobe Fonts in the Find and Replace Fonts panel.Actual Result
Embedded fonts for display cannot be activated from Adobe Fonts on the Find and Replace Fonts panel.*Probably, should explicitly indicate that the font is embedded for display purposes.
macOS14.7.2/27inch iMac/i5/32GB/1TB
Illustrator ver.29.3再現手順
1.新規ドキュメントを開き任意のテキストを入力しフォント（AdobeFontsより導入したもの）を指定する。
2.「ファイルプレビュー用に許可されたフォントを埋め込む」チェックボックスをONにして保存して閉じる。
3.指定したフォントをアンインストールする。
4.先のドキュメントをIllustratorで開く。
5.最初に表示される「環境に無いフォント」のパネルを閉じる。
6.メニュー「書式→フォントの検索と置換...」を選択肢「フォントの検索と置換」パネルを開く。
7.表示用に埋め込まれたフォントは追加のチェックボックスがグレーアウトしてチェックできない。期待する結果
表示用に埋め込まれたフォントであってもフォントの検索と置換パネル上でAdobeFontsからアクティベートできる。実際の結果
表示用に埋め込まれたフォントが検索と置換パネル上でAdobeFontsからアクティベートできない。※表示用に埋め込まれたフォントであるということを明示的に表示するべきかもしれません。
Translated:
Step to Reproduce
1. Open a new document, type in any text and specify a font (activated from Adobe Fonts).
2. Check the "Embed permitted fonts for file preview" checkbox, save and close the file.
3. Uninstall the specified fonts.
4. Open the previous document in Illustrator.
5. Close the "Missing Fonts" dialog that appears first.
6. Select the menu item "Type > Find/Replace Fonts...".
7. The additional checkboxes for fonts embedded for display are grayed out and cannot be checked.Expected…
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Javacript locking embeded image
In Illustrator 29.1 this script worked just fine. I place an image, move it, name it, lock it and embed it. But in 29.3 this code gives an error message: It says that it cannot operate on a locked layer, BUT it still locks the placed item. If I move the lock to after the embed, the lock does not happen. So this code no longer works in 29.3.
I think its weird in 29.1 that you were allowed to lock the placeditem before you embed it, but it doesn't work if you lock it afterwards.
We are using macos 15.1.1 (and 15.3.1). I have verified that this code functions on 29.1 and fails on 29.3. We have verified this across multiple desktop computers.
We found this issue in a much larger code base, but I was able to extract this down to this code chunk below.
var doc = app.activeDocument;
var scriptFile = new File($.fileName);
var scriptFolder = scriptFile.path;
var filePath = new File(scriptFolder + "/Golf Ball.png");// Place the image
var placedItem = doc.placedItems.add();
placedItem.file = filePath;// Center the image
var docBounds = doc.artboards[0].artboardRect;
var centerX = (docBounds[0] + docBounds[2]) / 2;
var centerY = (docBounds[1] + docBounds[3]) / 2;placedItem.position = [centerX - placedItem.width / 2, centerY + placedItem.height / 2];
// Embed the image
placedItem.name = "Golf Ball Texture"; // Name the placed item
placedItem.locked = true;
placedItem.embed();In Illustrator 29.1 this script worked just fine. I place an image, move it, name it, lock it and embed it. But in 29.3 this code gives an error message: It says that it cannot operate on a locked layer, BUT it still locks the placed item. If I move the lock to after the embed, the lock does not happen. So this code no longer works in 29.3.
I think its weird in 29.1 that you were allowed to lock the placeditem before you embed it, but it doesn't work if you lock it afterwards.
We are using macos…
3 votesThe issue is reported to be fixed in the latest Pre-release build 29.4.130.
The provided script should now work without any error dialog, as before.
Please also see the recommended way to achieve locking of embedded art in modified script, in a comment within.
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Properties panel is empty even when an item is selected
When selecting an item, either with the Direct Selection tool or Selection arrow, the Properties panel remains empty and blank. I've attached a screenshot.
I'm using Illustrator 29.2.1
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Only one pattern fill of many gets scaled when Transform Object option is disabled in the Scale dialog
Take a look at the attached file and watch the GIF.
I have an object with two pattern fills assigned, and I want to scale them both at once, but to leave the object unscaled.
But when I call Scale dialog and uncheck 'Transform Object' option — only one of two fills gets scaled — the currently chosen one in the Appearance panel (despite my attempt to pick 'Path' there to somehow make my intention clear).
Fill/Stroke Selector also displays the affected fill — and I surely understand it can’t have both. But what can we do to make it affect all fills?
Take a look at the attached file and watch the GIF.
I have an object with two pattern fills assigned, and I want to scale them both at once, but to leave the object unscaled.
But when I call Scale dialog and uncheck 'Transform Object' option — only one of two fills gets scaled — the currently chosen one in the Appearance panel (despite my attempt to pick 'Path' there to somehow make my intention clear).
Fill/Stroke Selector also displays the affected fill — and I surely understand it can’t have both. But what can we do to make it…
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Radial gradient not properly centered on some objects.
Radial gradient should be centered on object's center, not on it's bounding box. It is possible to move the gradeint's start point and to scale the endpoint circle, but there is no way to move the center of the endpoint circle.
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JPEGs export with 96 ppi when in CMYK
When I export an ai file to JPG I get a resolution of 96*96 ppi.
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画像トレースのパスが粗すぎる
手書きの線画を画像トレースで取り込む時、パスが粗すぎて手書きのニュアンスが消えてしまいます。
以前のバージョンまでは、細かくトレースされていました。
イラスト制作が主な仕事なのですが、仕事に使用する上で致命的な欠点です。
仕方がないので、まだ以前のバージョンを使用しています。
早急に改善をお願いいたします。3 votes -
v29.2.1 image export (JPG & PNG) anti-aliasing "Art Optimized" not working
v29.0.1
Export image (JPG/PNG) w/ anti-aliasing "Art Optimized" on, images are perfect!After updating to v29.2.1
Anti-aliasing "Art Optimized" on -> not workingmacOS v15.2 (Mac mini M2 Pro)
Illustrator v29.2.1Morning v29.0.1, then update to v29.2.1 this afternoon. I'm pretty sure this is not a hardware problem. so i downgrade to v29.0.1. image export works perfect again.
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Edit Toolbar menu gets hidden when a toolbar is too close to the bottom edge of the screen
If you have a custom toolbar and it’s positioned too close to the bottom of your screen, and you press the Edit Toolbar button — the portion of the 'drawer' with all the tool icons is positioned from the top of the toolbar, and it’s bottom half is missing... you can’t move it, scroll it, reach to the icons hidden — you have to close it, move the toolbar, and start editing it again.
Please position this 'dropdown menu' in a way it’s seen in full, or resized to fit into the screen, no matter where the toolbar is on the screen.
If you have a custom toolbar and it’s positioned too close to the bottom of your screen, and you press the Edit Toolbar button — the portion of the 'drawer' with all the tool icons is positioned from the top of the toolbar, and it’s bottom half is missing... you can’t move it, scroll it, reach to the icons hidden — you have to close it, move the toolbar, and start editing it again.
Please position this 'dropdown menu' in a way it’s seen in full, or resized to fit into the screen, no matter where the toolbar is on…
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"Verifying access to ://...."
I have some problem with a file that has linked images pointing to a drive that I don't have access, nor will.
Illustrator will open that file, prompt that there is linked files with broken links buy will show the thumbnail data from linked files, and then will show every 2 minutes a annoying popup trying to connect to this remote address.
There is NO WAY to prevent this from preferences, or from the link panel.
The popup is really annoying, you need to way a couple of minutes, Illustrator will block everything until you can stop the search.
Sadly I cannot share some file, because there is some NDA involving it, but I can share what I think are the steps to reproduce de case
1 - create a file,
2 - link some images from a remote network server folder,
save the file
3 - share the file to someone that no longer has access to that IP address(the images are not embedded they are just linked images)
I have some problem with a file that has linked images pointing to a drive that I don't have access, nor will.
Illustrator will open that file, prompt that there is linked files with broken links buy will show the thumbnail data from linked files, and then will show every 2 minutes a annoying popup trying to connect to this remote address.
There is NO WAY to prevent this from preferences, or from the link panel.
The popup is really annoying, you need to way a couple of minutes, Illustrator will block everything until you can stop the search.
Sadly…
3 votesThe issue is reported to not happen anymore with version 29.3. Please comment back if it still does for you.
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Rotation of Grid Repeat does not work.
rotating a grid repeat causes several bugs. One of them is that the handles aren't working correctly.
3 votesThe team can reproduce the issue and intends to fix it soon.
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2025 (29.0.1) is giving tons of errors on preview.
I have a file with some simple multi-gradient appearance stacks that constantly throws two errors every time I load it, and every time I switch outline mode on and off. Also the document is marked as modified the instant I load it.
Works fine on 2023. Dunno how it works on 2024, I never switched to that one. Constantly complains on 2025.
This is happening in CPU preview mode, I would check if it's happening in GPU mode as well but I deleted 2025 before thinking about that detail.
Uservoice isn't letting me upload this file so I've posted it on my own site: http://egypt.urnash.com/media/blogs.dir/1/files/2024/11/IABD-Unknown-Error-Sample.zip - ~7m zip of an Illustrator file.
The two errors, in order, are:
"The outline cannot complete because of an unknown error [IABD]"
followed by
“An error occurred while processing the appearance of an object”.
I have a file with some simple multi-gradient appearance stacks that constantly throws two errors every time I load it, and every time I switch outline mode on and off. Also the document is marked as modified the instant I load it.
Works fine on 2023. Dunno how it works on 2024, I never switched to that one. Constantly complains on 2025.
This is happening in CPU preview mode, I would check if it's happening in GPU mode as well but I deleted 2025 before thinking about that detail.
Uservoice isn't letting me upload this file so I've posted it…
3 votesThe team says it’s fixed in Prerelease build 29.6.191.
The fix is now scheduled to be pushed into the upcoming general release.
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Slow and Laggy on Latest OS MacOS 15.2 Beta
While using the app since the OS update (15.2 Beta (24C5089c), selecting any items is very slow and often registered as a move instead of select, pretty unable. Also flagged with Apple in case its there side.
3 votesIt seems like using Magnet app together with Illustrator breaks something. Try to it for now (sadly, it is reported Ignore option does not do it).
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Cloud documents miss profile when downloaded
Color profiles are missing when downloading .aic cloud documents from adobe.com/files or using the CC app, ICC profiles are missing. When opening the .aic files from the desktop application, the embedded profiles are still there.
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Text wraps differently in Illustrator 2025 compared to previous version
Encountered a very frustrating bug after updating to Illustrator 2025 today and opening an existing file. It turns out that text within type areas wraps slightly differently in this new version, causing overflow errors in several places throughout the document.
The file I discovered this in was created yesterday in Illustrator 28.5.
Interestingly, when I hover the affected text area, the blue preview rendering shows the old, expected wrapping. There is no way to get it back in the actual, rendered text, though.
Zero changes have been made to this file since yesterday—only the Illustrator version has changed. I checked that this was indeed a bug by having a team member open the same file in the previous version of Illustrator, and the text was still displayed correctly there.
This is really frustrating, as the only workaround is to manually lower the kerning value at the end of the word that should be on the line above. Very annoying to have to take care of this in a design file that was already finished and approved.
Encountered a very frustrating bug after updating to Illustrator 2025 today and opening an existing file. It turns out that text within type areas wraps slightly differently in this new version, causing overflow errors in several places throughout the document.
The file I discovered this in was created yesterday in Illustrator 28.5.
Interestingly, when I hover the affected text area, the blue preview rendering shows the old, expected wrapping. There is no way to get it back in the actual, rendered text, though.
Zero changes have been made to this file since yesterday—only the Illustrator version has changed. I checked…
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Draw Inside doesn’t work when a clipping group is selected, requires to select its clipping mask specifically
Draw Inside is great. Draw Inside lets you create a clipping mask in a fraction of the time it takes to create it with Object > Clipping mask > Make. But it's got some annoying issues.
- Draw a shape.
- Select it and turn on Draw Inside.
- Draw some shapes inside it.
- Exit Draw Inside, then select the clipping group with the Selection tool.
- Draw Inside won't work any more.
- Switch to the Direct Selection tool and select the clipping mask — Draw Inside works.
The other case is Draw Inside won’t work with live compound shapes — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/49064681
It'd be great to see these weird, annoying edge cases fixed someday.
Draw Inside is great. Draw Inside lets you create a clipping mask in a fraction of the time it takes to create it with Object > Clipping mask > Make. But it's got some annoying issues.
- Draw a shape.
- Select it and turn on Draw Inside.
- Draw some shapes inside it.
- Exit Draw Inside, then select the clipping group with the Selection tool.
- Draw Inside won't work any more.
- Switch to the Direct Selection tool and select the clipping mask — Draw Inside works.
The other case is Draw Inside won’t work with live compound shapes — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/49064681
It'd be…
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Pencil tool now smooths way to much, ignores details
Please enable the former way of working with the pencil tool again.
The tool now smoothes far too much on its own, even when set to "smooth as little as possible", it is now really inaccurate, small movements are ignored.
Real free drawing is no longer possible , that is making this wonderful, intuitive tool partially unusable. Only roughly usable for creating character designs, for example. where we need tiny details. Such a shame.3 votes -
Undo (CMD+Z) doesn't work correctly with "Scale Artwork with Artboard" feature
When I scale artboard, and use new "Scale Artwork with Artboard (finally ;)" feature, and then try to undo to previous scale (Cmd+Z), some objects don't return to previous position and remain outside artboard. Please see screen recording, attached.
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Dimension line gets shifted when multiple dimensions are selected with Shift held
When holding down the Shift key to select multiple dimensions, the one clicked will move once with each click
3 votes
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