Severe Lag in Adobe Illustrator When Editing Text and Objects—~15s Input Delay on 2MB File
While working in Adobe Illustrator, I encountered severe performance issues across the entire application. Even with a lightweight file (~2MB), there was an approximately 15-second delay after any action—such as typing text, pressing Enter, or modifying objects. This lag affected not just text input but also general object manipulation and UI interactions.
The issue persisted despite the file being relatively small. I’ve previously worked on significantly larger and more complex Illustrator files without similar lag. This suggests the problem may not be file size-related, but possibly linked to a software bug or compatibility issue.
I attempted standard troubleshooting steps, including restarting the application and computer, but the problem remained. This level of unresponsiveness made it nearly impossible to work effectively in Illustrator.
Adobe Illustrator Version 29.8.1
Windows 11 Enterprise Version 23H2
RAM 32 GB
CPU: 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13800H 2.50 GHz
Oliwia
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@Anonymous
Thanks for reporting this issue — this is not the expected experience when editing text in Illustrator.
To help us investigate further, could you please share the following details?
1. Does the issue still reproduce on the latest Illustrator build?
2. Are you seeing this issue on Windows or macOS?
3. Could you share a sample file where the issue is reproducible?
4. If possible, please share a short screen recording showing the lag.
5. Could you also share your system information from:
Illustrator → Preferences → Performance → Show System Info6. Does disabling GPU acceleration fix the issue for you?
Please share the details, recordings, and sample files at ShareWithAI@adobe.com
Thanks,
Anmol Sud
Adobe Illustrator team -
Anonymous commented
Same here
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same here on 3 machinesin our office
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Oliwia
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No. I had 29.8.1 yesterday and today I had update for the same version.
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Updated from 29.7.1 to 29.8?
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Oliwia
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I edited the post but I see it wasn't saved so:
after update installation of Illustrator the problem disappeared. -
Oliwia, if other files behave, you’d have to share this one with the team so they can dissect it and start investigating. Please share it here in a comment if you are OK with making it public, or send directly to sharewithai@adobe.com (in this case please mention the link to this report, http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/50479839)
