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TheSquirrelNutkin
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Jun 1, 2026 8:12 AM UTC
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Illustrator home screen GenAI / adverts taking up too much space

Is there any way to remove the GenAI creation fields from Illustrator’s home screen? It’s just in the way. It’s frustrating to now have to scroll past a massive AI box plus featured ads before I can properly see my recent files list.

 

Either give me an option to hide AI and featured items or at least put them below my recents. They shouldn’t be taking up the screen like this.

 

 

    TheSquirrelNutkin
    TheSquirrelNutkinCorrect answer
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    Jun 26, 2026 10:00 AM UTC

    ​@Cheesusmice ​@graphics_4075 ​@mhendonewspro ​@gareth-lner ​@SMVeez ​@Sjo-Cal Speedtoys ​@Susan Jazzy ​@Onno------ 

    I have added this as a User Voice request if anyone wants to add a vote: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/51443023-reduce-ai-clutter-on-illustrator-home-screen 👍

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    Participating Frequently
    Aug 27, 2026 3:06 AM UTC

    This is infuriating.  We are REAL artists and designers, here. We don’t need your nonsense Ai features, and don’t want them, Adobe. Stop pushing your wasted investments on us. We already pay outrageous rates just to use your Suite, the least you can do is let us turn off Advertisements and disable all this bloatwear.

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    TheSquirrelNutkin
    TheSquirrelNutkinAuthorCorrect answer
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    Jun 26, 2026 10:00 AM UTC

    ​@Cheesusmice ​@graphics_4075 ​@mhendonewspro ​@gareth-lner ​@SMVeez ​@Sjo-Cal Speedtoys ​@Susan Jazzy ​@Onno------ 

    I have added this as a User Voice request if anyone wants to add a vote: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-desktop-feature-requests/suggestions/51443023-reduce-ai-clutter-on-illustrator-home-screen 👍

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    Cheesusmice
    Participating Frequently
    Jun 18, 2026 10:45 PM UTC

    Takes up a huge amount of space, and also the homepage feels very laggy now.. I don’t want to use your gen ai, least of all as a starting point.

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    graphics_4075
    Inspiring
    Jun 17, 2026 9:49 PM UTC

    The only option to “remove” the Gen AI stuff from your home screen is to remove the home screen completely in the settings.

     

    What my Illustrator opens up to

    It removes the ability to easily open recent files but the added +5s to my workflow keeps me just a little bit more sane..

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    mhendonewspro
    Participant
    Jun 17, 2026 7:46 PM UTC

    Adding my voice to the gallery, because this critical UX/UI oversight needs to be addressed.

     

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    Participant
    Jun 9, 2026 11:46 AM UTC

    I’ve just updated to 30.5.1 and now the welcome screen has a series of generative AI features and prompts pushed above the list of my recent documents. I sincerely assume that Adobe haven’t just pushed this on us with no way of removing it, so can someone advise how I hide this please? Thanks.

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    SMVeez
    Participant
    Jun 8, 2026 1:18 PM UTC

    How do I hide all this nonsense on the Illustrator Home Screen so I can see my actual files?

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    Anubhav M
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    Jun 9, 2026 2:01 PM UTC

    Hi @SMVeez @Sjo-Cal Speedtoys,
     

    Thanks for sharing your feedback. At the moment, there isn't an option to hide only the GenAI and Featured sections while keeping Recent Files visible on the Illustrator Home Screen.
     

    I understand how important this is to your workflow, and I'm sorry it isn't available right now. In the meantime, the best way to push for this is to post a request on UserVoice: https://adobe.ly/4nXDxmO
     

    Adding it there helps the team track demand and prioritize. Once you've created the request, please share the link here so other community members can upvote and add their input.


    Looking forward to your update.

    Anubhav

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    SMVeez
    Participant
    Jun 9, 2026 3:29 PM UTC

    Disappointing, but not unexpected.

    Can’t wait for this AI bubble to burst.

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    Sjo-Cal Speedtoys
    Participating Frequently
    Jun 3, 2026 9:16 AM UTC

    So annoying this, don’t you understand people use your software to earn their money? The homescreen worked great, now it's slowing me down.

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    Susan Jazzy
    Participating Frequently
    Jun 2, 2026 5:00 AM UTC

    I'm having the same issue. There is no option to hide, or close. It forces me to scroll down every time I open the app just to see my recent work.

     

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    Participating Frequently
    Jun 1, 2026 12:19 PM UTC

    Agreed, this is once again a very annoying addition that further sloppifies Illustrator. 

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