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m1b
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m1bCommunity Expert
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Sep 3, 2026 7:56 AM UTC
Question

ExtendScript Debugger not working with Illustrator 30.8

I’ve lodged a bug on uservoice: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/51665947-illustrator-30-8-extendscript-debugger-cannot-att

It would be really helpful if any ExtendScript Debugger users reading this who are using Illustrator v30.8 could confirm this bug so we can know more, eg. which platforms it affects.

Thanks.

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    elDudereno
    Inspiring
    Nov 2, 2026 8:25 PM UTC

    This seems to be a problem still one month later?

    It looks like you might be able to get around it with a launch.json file that targets the version of Illustrator that your using, but I haven’t found the secret combination yet. I’ll keep digging. If someone else finds it please add it here.

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    elDudereno
    Inspiring
    Nov 2, 2026 9:04 PM UTC
    Illustrator 30.8.2
    Illustrator 30.8

    I tried these two configurations with no luck. I’ve always used “Launch Script in ExtendScript Engine” so that’s the one I tried. My coworker had to regress his Illustrator version to get some testing done.

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    bobhaslett17107788
    Participant
    Sep 9, 2026 2:27 PM UTC

    Yes I’ve just come to update a couple of production scripts and Extendscriopt Debugger totally fails to connect. I could really do with this being fixed as I have a couple of items in development ATM and updating code without Extendscript Debugger is really tedious

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      Abhishek Rao
      Community Manager
      Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      Sep 3, 2026 9:01 AM UTC

      Hi @m1b,


      Thanks for reporting this and for logging it on UserVoice. I’m checking this further with the product team to confirm the behavior in Illustrator 30.8.

      I’ll keep this thread updated as soon as I have more information to share.


      Thanks,
      Abhishek

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        Abhishek Rao
        Community Manager
        Abhishek RaoCommunity Manager
        Community Manager
        Sep 10, 2026 2:33 PM UTC

        Hi ​@m1b,

         

        Thanks for your patience while I checked this with the product team.

        The team has confirmed that this is a known issue affecting ExtendScript Debugger connectivity with Illustrator 30.8 on macOS. The issue is related to a recent change in Illustrator that is preventing the debugger from establishing the required connection with the application.

        The product team is aware of the issue and is working on a fix. I’ll keep this thread updated as soon as we have more information regarding the resolution or availability of the fix.

        Thanks again for reporting this and for helping confirm the behavior.

         

        Best,
        Abhishek

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