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marianm52683389
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September 16, 2025
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fonts management in illustrator 29.8.1 doesnt work anymore.

  • September 16, 2025
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Im using nexusfonts as font manager, im working for tens different brands and i dont want to install hundres of fonts so i activate/deactivate fonts to suits my specific needs. Since this last version of illustrator, when i was selecting a different font collection from nexusfont, illustrator saw the new activated fonts and updated them in the documents. Now it doesn't do this anymore and I have to close and reopen illustrator with the collection activated in nexusfont everytime im switchig between different clients documents. It's very annoying and I would like to know if there is a solution for this. Thanks! 🙂

    Correct answer d1malien

    This bug has been fixed in Adobe Illustrator v.30. Activating/deactivating fonts on the fly using font managers in Adobe Photoshop v.27 also works. Please check it out.

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    retoid
    Participating Frequently
    September 16, 2025

    I am here to report the same issue using Font Base. It was working a couple versions ago, but now in 29.8.1 it no longer auto activates fonts. Illustrator must be closed and re-opened in order for it to detect activated fonts from font managers.

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      kyler11166443
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      September 18, 2025

      Confirming I have the same issue with my FontBase

        Bill Silbert
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        Bill SilbertCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        September 16, 2025

        Did you update your nexusfonts to its latest version when you updated Illustrator? I would suggest checking Nexusfonts website to make sure that whatever version you're using is fully compatible with the latest Illustrator. If not then, hopefully, they can provide a newer version which is.

        d1malien
        d1malien
        Inspiring
        September 18, 2025

        I have been using FontExpert 2015 R2 (purchased in 2014) for many years without any problems or errors, since the days of the standalone Adobe Font Folio font package, when there was no online font database Adobe Fonts (Typekit) and now you suggest that I write to Proxima Software so that they can offer me something to fix a bug in Illustrator version 29.8.1? I tried the trial version of Font Expert 2025 R2, it did not change the situation, as the problem is with Illustrator 29.8.1. 

        There is no need to attach a fifth wheel to the car and it will function normally.

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