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October 28, 2025

Illustrator 2026 v30.0 | Font Browser, Color, Snapping & Artboards Enhancements, Turntable and more

  • October 28, 2025
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Hey everyone!

We’re excited to announce the release of Adobe Illustrator 2026 v30.0 (MAX) - now available via Creative Cloud Desktop! This update brings a refreshed font browser, smoother gradients with dithering and perceptual blending, enhanced snapping tools, and faster performance across the board.
You’ll also find new features like Turntable (Beta) for multi-angle views, Projects for collaboration, direct access to Firefly-generated images, and centralized generative AI tools. Plus, enjoy easier artboard management, personalized workspaces, and seamless integration with Adobe Express.


Update the App

Try out the latest Features and Enhancements in Illustrator 2026 v30.0.


Find, apply, and organize fonts easily

Explore fonts effortlessly with the enhanced font browser, featuring streamlined sections and new filters to help you quickly find and discover fonts from the extensive Adobe Fonts library. Plus, seamlessly organize and manage your fonts using Creative Cloud Libraries—right within the font browser.
Explore the options in the enhanced font browser and find the font you need.

Color Enhancements in Illustrator 2026

  • Achieve smoother color transitions with gradient dither.
  • Control perceptual color blending in gradients for natural transitions.
  • Preview, select, and apply colors faster with the enhanced Color Picker.
  • Apply creative, ready-to-use gradient presets.
  • Learn more about the Color Enhancements in Illustrator.

Snapping Enhancements in Illustrator 2026

Artboard Enhancements in Illustrator 2026

Experience enhanced app performance

Speed up saving large files to protect your work instantly, recover documents quickly and reliably after unexpected crashes, and enjoy smoother editing when moving, scaling, rotating, or duplicating—without lag or interruptions.
Learn more about the performance enhancements.

View 2D objects from multiple angles for new creative directions

Use Turntable in Illustrator (beta) to rotate and view your artwork from any angle for a more dynamic design perspective.
Learn how to use Turntable in Illustrator (Beta) and share your feedback.

Organize, share, and collaborate using Projects

Create shared spaces within Projects to seamlessly organize and collaborate on files across apps like Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Express.
Learn how to organize, share, and collaborate using Projects.

Place and refine Adobe Firefly images directly in-app

Access your Generation history directly from the Illustrator homescreen or workspace to work with raster images created on the Firefly website—no downloads or uploads needed.
Learn how to access Firefly images in Illustrator.

Create faster with Adobe Express templates

Browse and select the perfect template right from the Illustrator homescreen, then fine-tune it in Adobe Express.
Learn how to find and edit Adobe Express templates.

Explore Firefly models in Text to Vector Graphic for more creative control

Experiment with Firefly Vector 4 and Vector 3 models to generate scenes, subjects, and icons—then choose the one that best fits your creative vision.
Learn how to select Firefly models in Text to Vector Graphic.

Access all generative AI features centrally

Access all generative AI features in one place using the Generative AI button in the toolbar or through the Object > Generative menu.

Other Changes

System updates: Illustrator 2026 isn't supported on macOS Monterey (version 12), Windows 11 v22H2, and v21H2 devices.

Fixed Issues: Illustrator 2026 also includes a host of bug fixes and improvements. Learn more.


We’d love to hear from you!

Try out Illustrator 2026 v30.0 and let us know your thoughts. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need more tips!



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      sarbush
      Participant
      November 13, 2025

      I have updated the illustrator to version 30.0 and started working on a project. After completeting the design I tried to save the file. It asked to create a project which I i did and it allowed to save the file on the cloud.While the saving was in progress, Illustrator crashed and gave that window to report error which I submitted. When I opned the illustrator again it opened fresh without opening previous file. When Checked the cloud under the my project folder not file is found and the folder is empty. I lost my all work of 3 hours. Is there anyway to recover the file ?

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      Андрій5C51
      Participant
      November 12, 2025

      It’s really disappointing to get a new issue after every update — to be honest, it’s getting quite frustrating. In the previous update, everything seemed fine, but in this new one, I’ve encountered another small problem that becomes very annoying during work.

      As for my specific issue — it can only be demonstrated on video (which I’ll attach). I haven’t seen anyone mention it yet, so I hope I’m not the only one experiencing this.

      I’m working on a MacBook Pro and using the original trackpad, without any external mouse. For moving and dragging objects, I use the “three-finger drag” feature. Until this update, it worked perfectly fine, but now, when I drag an object and release it, it doesn’t stay in place immediately — instead, it makes a small movement (a slight jump) in the direction where I move the pointer right after releasing the object.

      Interestingly, this exact issue has always existed in Photoshop when using three-finger drag, but it never really bothered me there since I only do small mockup adjustments in Photoshop. My main workspace, however, is Illustrator.

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        Anubhav MCommunity ManagerAuthor
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        November 14, 2025

        Hello @Андрій5C51,

        I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Could you check if this problem persists when running Illustrator under a different administrator account (macOS) and after rebooting your computer in Safe Mode (macOS), so we can investigate this further?

        Also, try adjusting the Pointer Control settings (https://support.apple.com/en-in/guide/mac-help/unac899/mac) and share your observations.

        Looking forward to hearing from you.

        Anubhav 

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        Андрій5C51
        Participant
        November 14, 2025

        Hello @Anubhav M 

        I have tried all of these methods.

        Unfortunately, I don’t have another administrator account, but regarding the other steps you suggested — I tried all of them, and nothing helped.
        I also tried changing the pointer settings, of course, but that didn’t help either. Besides, other pointer configurations are not comfortable for me, and I would prefer to keep the settings I originally chose.

        It’s also important to note that the macOS update is not the cause of this issue (I’m currently on the latest macOS version 26.1). I used Illustrator version 29.8.3 on this same system, and the problem did not exist there. It appeared only after updating Illustrator to version 30.0.

        When I switch back to Illustrator 29.8.3, the issue disappears.

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        Fredrik5FAD
        Participant
        November 4, 2025

        I really miss the feature where you could select artboards with the selection tool by just clicking the name of the artboard. Now I have to switch to the artboard tool to quickly move or resize an artboard.

          Monika Gause
          Community Expert
          Monika GauseCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          November 4, 2025

          For moving or resizing an artboard, you always had to use the artboard tool

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          myront8675309
          Inspiring
          October 31, 2025

          What happen to the info at the top of the window showing the x,y,w,h boxes and such. Now have to use the Transform Panel?

          Ton Frederiks
          Community Expert
          Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          October 31, 2025

          There is a limited amount of space to display items in the Control panel.

          Click on the 3 lines on the right to turn off what you do not need.

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          AndyLCB
          Inspiring
          October 31, 2025

          Having incredibly annoying lag every time I pan around a canvas or zoom in and out. Making workflow FRUSTRATING to say the least. Never had this issue before.

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            Anubhav MCommunity ManagerAuthor
            Community Manager
            November 3, 2025

            Hello @AndyLCB,

            I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Would you mind confirming the exact version of the OS/Illustrator installed and a small screen recording of the problem, so we can better assist you?

            Also, try the suggestions shared in this help article (https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/optimize-illustrator-performance.html) and share your observations.

            Looking forward to hearing from you.

            Anubhav 

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            myront8675309
            Inspiring
            October 30, 2025

            I'm experiencing some lag issues. Win11, 32MB RAM, NVidia A2000. Simple zoom in a couple of time with the mouse wheel and have to wait 5 seconds for it to catch up.

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              myront8675309
              Inspiring
              October 31, 2025

              Ok, today no lag.

              mikko-s
              mikko-s
              Participating Frequently
              October 30, 2025

              There are problems with masked images with this new update. The image is not visible and makes my work really difficult. Somethimes the images appears if I clicked inside of clipping mask but soon it disappears too. Sometimes images are visible and sometimes not. The masked image is inside of clipping mask.

              Please don't launch so miserables updates.

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              Anubhav MCommunity ManagerAuthor
              Community Manager
              November 3, 2025

              Hello @mikko-s,

              I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Could you confirm the exact version of the OS/Illustrator installed, a screen recording of your exact workflow and a link to a sample file, so I can try and replicate this on my end.

              Looking forward to hearing from you.

              Anubhav

              mikko-s
              mikko-s
              Participating Frequently
              November 7, 2025

              Hello,

              I uninstall the 2026 versin and re-install it and now this seems to work. Mystic problem. I'll add screenshots and share the files if this problem appears again.

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              Kelly31501123y9li
              Participant
              October 29, 2025

              So frustrated this morning with the software glitches in ID and AI. I have text within my graphics and it's not visible. I can clearly see it in the layers panel and yesterday, when I created the file and exported a jpg, they were there. Now they're gone (but not gone). 

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              Community Manager
              Anubhav MCommunity ManagerAuthor
              Community Manager
              October 29, 2025

              Hello @Kelly31501123y9li,

              I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Could you share more details like the exact version of the OS/Illustrator installed, if you encounter this problem with all files, and a link to a sample file you're having trouble with, so we can better assist you?

              Looking forward to hearing from you.

              Anubhav

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              JodyRadzik37240164
              Inspiring
              October 28, 2025

              Has anyone experienced the font substitution issue with this version? Are there any other problems that people are noticing? Updating to a new version of Illustrator has been fraught with peril in the last year. I just can't afford another fiasco impacting our business. I'm looking forward to any reports from souls braver than I.

                Abhishek Rao
                Community Manager
                Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
                Community Manager
                October 28, 2025

                Hi @jodyradzik17160276,

                 

                Thanks for reaching out and sharing your concern. So far, there haven't been any widespread reports of font substitution or similar issues in version 30.0.

                If you'd like to test the new version safely, you can keep your current one installed and add v30.0 alongside it. Just open the Creative Cloud Desktop App, go to Apps > Illustrator > More actions (three dots) > Other versions, and select Install 30.0. This will let you compare both versions without affecting your existing setup.

                Once you've had a chance to try it, please share your observations, so I can assist you further.

                 

                Looking forward to your update.

                Abhishek

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                  JodyRadzik37240164
                  Inspiring
                  October 28, 2025

                  I've taken your advice and installed the new version alongside the version I could trust. I'm happy to report that the font substitution no longer appears to occur. Also, noting that the third-party plug-ins I rely on seem to be working as well. I'll keep using this new version until something fails. I hope that doesn't happen, but recent history suggests that it probably will. Fingers are crossed I'm wrong about that.

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