Hey Adobe team,

I’m writing here after what feels like a decade of waiting for the iPad to become a true pro tool for design work. When Illustrator finally came to iPad, I thought, finally – this is it. But there’s a huge issue holding everything back: the lack of proper support for mouse, zoom, and keyboard shortcuts.

It’s honestly mind-blowing. Why would you allow mouse and keyboard connections but leave out essential features like zooming with the mouse and supporting standard desktop shortcuts? The constant need to take my hands off the mouse or keyboard just to zoom or pan – it destroys any workflow. Creative work relies on a smooth, uninterrupted flow, and every time I have to switch to touch, it’s like hitting a speed bump.

For those of us who are used to working in full-screen mode with everything going through shortcuts, this constant back-and-forth kills productivity. It’s the difference between being in the zone and getting totally frustrated.

The iPad version of Illustrator is so close to being a game-changer. But until it offers proper, seamless mouse and keyboard functionality, it’s tough to rely on it for serious work. Even though I’d love to.

Is there any chance we can see an update that adds full mouse/keyboard support soon? This seems like such an obvious upgrade and would make a world of difference for those of us who’ve been waiting years to work on iPad with the same pro efficiency we have on desktop.