SVG files won't open in Illustrator 2026. Works in earlier versions (tested in 2024)
SVG files won't open in Illustrator 2026. I can open them in Illustrator 2024, and paste them into 2026. But opening the file in 2026 results in a totally blank artboard. Perhaps the parse is broken? Something got worse between these versions...
JP Flexner
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@JP Flexner, UserVoice probably won’t allow you to attach an SVG file directly, so please rename it to .txt, or email it and other ones directly at sharewithai@adobe.com (please also mention the link to this report then, for tracking, — http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/50998843)
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Arpit
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JP can you please share the svg file which is causing the issue
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Yes, it seems like UV is blocking uploading these :(
Please send them to sharewithai@adobe.com instead (mention the link to this report for tracking: http://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447/suggestions/50998843) -
Here are a collection of the SVG files I'm unable to open in Illustrator 2026.
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This form won't let me add an SVG file to my comment as an attachment. Can I email the file to you?
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Here is an illustration that will open fine in Illustrator 2024, but when opened in Illustrator 2026 results in a blank screen.
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1) MacBook Pro M2, Sequoia 15.5
2)Adobe Illustrator 2026, v30.1
3) Steps: File->Open, browse for SVG file. When Opened in Illustrator 2026 the artboard is blank. When opened in Illustrator 2024 the sig file works, and the vector art is there.
4) Expected result: SVG file opens properly with the vector art contained within. Actual result: artboard is blank, contains no vector art.
5) Screen recording is attached. -
@JP Flexner, can you please share several of these you can, for the team to test?
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Copying the paths from 2024, and pasting into 2026 works. But opening the SVG file in 2026 results in a completely blank artboard with no paths.
