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This is getting ridiculous. It has gotten worse with every update. From version 30.1 it has constantly corrupted the save preview with any placed images. Even placing photoshop files does not work. The placed image will either be completely out of place or just will not show up in the preview unless you embed the image. Place the .AI file in Indesign? Nope, the image isn't there. You have to manually embed it every time which, besides being an annoying extra step, it just bloats the file size. I am also getting “there is not enough memory” errors when placing small photoshop files. I have reset the Illustrator preferences and that did not help. Please stop adding all kinds of useless features and get this program stabilized and reliable again. 

This is a continuation of the issue that occurs in Illustrator CS6Illustrator CS6 artboard exports 1 pixel off in sizeSettingsThe images I'm exporting are using whole numbers for width, height, x-axis position and y-axis position from x:0, y:0The artboards are the exact size of the image: Object > Artboards > Fit to Selected ArtThe Object > Make Pixel Perfect trick did not work for me. I got an Illustrator message stating they were already perfect.TestedFile > Export > Export for Screens... (adds 1 pixel to height and width)File > Export > Export As... (does not add any pixels)File > Export > Save for Web (Legacy) (does not add any pixels)ThoughtsThis seems to only be an issue with the "export for screens" option. I'm guessing this is a bug that just hasn't been solved yet.If anyone has any insights regarding solutions, feature requests, or bug fixes please add them in the comments.

Trying to download my creative suite on my Chrome laptop.   No luck, keeps wanting to send me a link to download on a desktop.   Can it be loaded on Chrome OS?     {Renamed by MOD}

This has been a persistant issue for months over many app updates. I found the solution for Photoshop (toggle off “Enable Modern User Interface”), but there doesn’t seem to be one for Illustrator and it’s slowing me down so much.When I’m saving a file in Illustrator, I’m unable to copy text and paste it into the save dialog box as the file name. Nothing happens at command V. I have to manually type a file name each new file save. This is time consuming, stupid, and I’m going insane I can’t just copy what I need into the dialog box in Illustrator. I copy text inside Illustrator, outside Illustrator, try to paste into the save dialog box and same result, nothing.My specs: iOS 26.7. Illustrator v30.8.2For the love of all things holy, if it’s suggested I try testing if this happens in Safe Mode I will run through a wall. Looking through various community posts for the other programs, espeically the one they most recently figured out the Photoshop workaround, this problem in Illustrator has

Are there any good free barcode scripts or plugins for Illustrator?There used to be a convenient and classic plug-in: Barcode Toolbox.Very easy to use, but unfortunately no longer supports the new version of Ai, after hearing it, a new name came out, but it is complicated and difficult to use.Dear masters, can you share a useful new version of the barcode script.Thank you very much~

Hello,I am a beginner. I don't know what it's called, but I can describe it.I have a Brother CM300 cutting machine and it needs SVG files to cut.I created an SVG file from a photo.The problem is that the machine cut around the thick lines.I can only see the blue middle box when I hover the mouse over it.I need those blue lines because they were cut once.How can I turn everything into a blue line and make the blue lines visible?

I have already make the base shape but cannot make it tileable/seamless. Anyone can help? Thanks so much!  

I am having issues when trying to save files to my network shared folder.  Saves will sometimes work, but at other times, the save stops progressing.  Resource monitor shows no network, CPU, or disk activity. But the illustrator application itself is still running.  I created a dump of illustrator, is there anyone here who could help diagnose the issue?

I created a 3d box and applied color to it now there are little white specs and want to know how to remove them? What am I doing wrong. I used the 3d and Materials to create and am submitting a screenshot, any help will be grateful.   

I rotated a group of objects, but the bounding box didn’t rotate with it or automatically reset itself. I have already reset the settings to default in Illustrator, but it didn’t work. I also tried regrouping, but that didn’t work either. I'm really frustrated with this— is there a solution? (1. Image Before) (2. Image After) (3. Image I want to be Like This)   

I've experienced this twice now, both times in the last month. I design beer labels and I'll often open an older label and use it as the template for a new one. When I open the older file (an .AI file), it will load, and most of the live text will have switched to a different font arbitrarily. Some fonts switch to OTHER typefaces that exist in the same document, others switch to different weights of the same font, and still others switch to defaults like times and myriad.  Some of the switched fonts are stored locally, and others are served via Adobe Fonts. The file does this consistently even after I've restarted illustrator and restarted my computer.    I've attached a screenshot of one of the files with its original fonts (from an outlined version for print), as well as a shot with the changed fonts.   Has anyone else experienced this?   System: 2022 Mac Studio M1 Max MacOS Sonoma 14.6.1 Illustrator v 29.5.1

why don't you stick to your knitting ..... all your legacy stuff is falling apart .... stuff i teach ..... AE is still riddled with bugs ... and now AI Beta ...... "Your Illustrator Build has Expired" ....    i can think of better things to do than do a [cursing removed] tapdance in front of a class when i launch one of your apps, and it fails ... which has happened to me several times recently ... including this morning ...    so what's the story WITH THIS bug ?        [Subject modified for clarity]    

Across our studio we are getting pop-ups each time we launch a Creative Cloud application asking each user to “Allow”, for the message:"Adobe Illustrator 2026.app" would like to access data from other apps. This is typically something we would only expect once during initial installation or a major update. This is now happening every time the app is launched. (See attached image). We’re experiencing this on all recent versions of Mac OS up to 26.4. On a variety of machines (Mac Book Pro, Mac Studios, all Apple Silicon), and it has only just starting in the past couple of weeks.Is anyone else experiencing this, and have you found a work around?  

I just updated to 30.6 and transform is not working. Usually i can just click transform and when i need to adjust the H or W, unlink the chain, and adjust the size. Now when I unlink the chain it continues to constrain and adjusts both H and W. I restarted illustrator, opened a new file, put in a 2x2 square and then adjusted one of the measurements with the link unchained. It worked one time. but then when i went in to adjust it again to make sure it was working, it went right back to adjusting both H and W as if the link was chained. Any one else? is there a weird setting somewhere i dont know about?

 Al iniciar Illustrator en su ultima versión me parece un cartel con lo siguiente:"Error en c:\Program Files (x86) \Common Files\Adobe\Startup Scripts CC\Adobe Photoshop\photoshop.jsx   Línea 1:Error de E/S"COMO LO PUEDO SOLUCIONAR?

Hi all,I make Illustrator scripts that clean up and compare artwork, and I've tracked down a slowdown that I think is a bug in ExtendScript's memory handling. I'd love to know if anyone has a workaround, or if Adobe can look at it.What happens:Every time a script reads a path point (pathItem.pathPoints[i], then .anchor or the handles), ExtendScript creates an object for that point and never frees it, even after the shape is deleted. As these pile up, every later script call in that engine gets slower, including in later runs. Only quitting Illustrator clears it.What I measured ($.summary() object counts, 200 four-point rectangles):Reading every point: +800 PathPoint, +200 PathPoints, +800 Array. Expected so far. Then deleting the shapes, nulling every reference and running $.gc(): all 800 / 200 / 800 are still there. Duplicating the shapes, reading the copies, then app.undo() (the copies are gone): still there. Undoing the document back to empty, or closing it without saving: still the

Hello,I am developing a standalone macOS application that generates JAN/EAN-13 barcodes and integrates with Adobe Illustrator.The application uses Apple Events to execute ExtendScript in Illustrator. I am investigating how to safely identify simple rectangle objects before performing automatic barcode fitting.My primary concern is avoiding unintended changes to existing Illustrator artwork.Environment Adobe Illustrator 2025 (29.8.11) macOS Sonoma ExtendScript executed through Apple Events Illustrator 2026 support is also being considered What I have testedI created four test cases:A. A normal rectangle (PathItem)B. A rectangle with an opacity maskC. A rectangle with a live "Round Corners" effectD. A clipping group containing a clipping pathUsing the public ExtendScript DOM, I examined properties including: typename clipping / clipped filled / stroked opacity blendingMode parent hierarchy In my tests, cases B and C returned essentially identical values for these basic pr

Hello! I'm trying to change the colour of certain elements in a design to gold, so I'm selecting all those elements and changing the colour to gold, but when I hit 'enter' it changes it to a grey/silver? I can't work out what I'm doing wrong. Can someone please help?

I work with Illustrator files that combine many high-resolution linked images. My laptop is struggling to work with these files. Illustrator freezes, takes a long time to save, and sometimes crashes when working with these files.What laptop specs would you recommend for this kind of work? Specifically:How much RAM is realistic for files like this? Which matters more for Illustrator: CPU speed, core count, or a dedicated GPU? Does SSD speed make a meaningful difference for saving and opening large files?

Hi,I need to create some crayon brushes in Adobe Illustrator. Anyone can guide me through the process? I tried to attach an example here but failed.RegardsTamzid

 Código de error: 20400. Alguien ha solucionado este tipo de inconveniente

After updating to Illustrator 2026, i noticed that all of the Illustrator effects are greyed out, and I have no clue how to get them active. This feature worked fine in previous versions.  I am wanting to use to Warp Tool on the selected text to curve it. You'll see in the photos I select it as an object, no luck....i select it as text....no luck. Is this a bug, or did they change how warp tool works?

I'm not sure why, but my units in Illustrator keep defaulting to "Points", when I've never once used points for any form of measurement except type size. I've changed the preferences both in document and restarting Illustrator without opening a file but it keeps setting them to Points. I just want my document print sizes to stay in mm.

I’m trying to make changes to my resume. Super simple file 95KB and everytime I try to export a pdf the program crashes. This software is less usefull than Microsoft paint. Capabiltiy means nothing if you can’t function.

Hice paletas en Adobe Color y las guardé en mis bibliotecas. Ahora quiero rescatar los codigos hex de esas paletas, pero adobe color no existe más. Se abre Adobe Exprés, me muestra las paletas que yo creé pero no puedo editarlas ni copiar los códigos de coilor. ¿Alguien puede decirme si se puede gestionar paletas sin entrar  en illustrator o photoshop o alguna otra aplicación? ¿Hacerlo como lo hacía antes, desde un sitio web dedicado? Este cambio me molesta mucho y lo deploro.