Illustrator freezing on macOS Tahoe

Forum|Forum|29 days ago
April 24, 2026
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Sorry, I’ve had enough of this situation. I’ve been working with all kinds of Adobe programs for years, and I’ve never experienced anything like this. Ever since I updated my Mac to macOS Tahoe 26, everything has been running terribly.

I’ve spent months trying to deal with this problem and I still can’t find a solution. I’ve made sure my Mac is clean, fully updated, with enough memory and storage. I’ve uninstalled and reinstalled EVERY single program three or four times, completely removing preferences, plugins, and settings. All of it has been pointless.

Adobe Illustrator takes more than 10 minutes just to open and is extremely unstable. It crashes and freezes in EVERY SESSION, making it impossible to maintain any kind of consistent workflow. I’m a graphic designer, this is how I make a living, and I need the software I pay for every month to actually work.

I expect a solution as soon as possible.

Moustafamahmou

Participant

I have the same issue i have to restart my mac everytime to open it but once I close it i can’t open it again until I restart my Mac again

Harshika Verma

Community Manager

Hi @Moustafamahmou,

We are sorry for the experience and understand how frustrating it could be. We will try our best to investigate & help you here.

Would you mind telling us the version of Illustrator installed on your machine & the details of your operating system? Additionally, please confirm if you’ve already tried the suggestions shared in the post and let us know if they made any difference.

Looking forward to your response for further assistance.

Thanks.

Harshika

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mathieu hermansa35953963

Participant

I’m having the same issue and also tried the same. Nothing helps, vert annoying! Hope for a fix very soon!

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @mathieu hermansa35953963

I’m sorry to hear you’re having similar performance issues in Illustrator. Would you mind confirming the exact version of the OS/Illustrator installed, and whether this happens when using a specific tool/feature or when working on a particular file? Please include a brief screen recording of the problem so we can better assist you.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Anubhav

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @Dacico

I understand how frustrating it can be to encounter performance issues in Illustrator while working. Would you mind trying the suggestions shared in this help article (https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/optimize-illustrator-performance.html) and let us know if they help?

Also, try running Illustrator after rebooting your computer in Safe Mode (macOS) and with a different administrator account (macOS) and share your observations.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Anubhav