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December 27, 2023
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.ai and .svg viewer

  • December 27, 2023
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There is nothing worth a damn on Google playstore for viewing vectors 

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    Correct answer Nancy OShea

    Any modern web browser can view SVG files.  The code is XML-based and can be modified in a plain text/code editor.  

     

    AI (Adobe Illustrator) files require a vector graphics app like one of these.

     

     

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    Nancy OShea
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    Nancy OSheaCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    December 28, 2023

    Any modern web browser can view SVG files.  The code is XML-based and can be modified in a plain text/code editor.  

     

    AI (Adobe Illustrator) files require a vector graphics app like one of these.

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    jane-e
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    December 29, 2023

     

    Interesting list, Nancy.

     

    However, Photoshop and Illustrator are not in the Google Play store, so that won't help the OP.. The mobile versions are only on iPad and are in the App Store. Photoshop is a raster application and will rasterize vector when the file is opened. Adobe Capture capture assets such as colors and patterns from a photo.

     

    I don't know anything about the non-Adobe apps, as I don't use them and we have been asked not to promote them anyway since the Adobe forums are for Adobe support.

     

    Jane

     

    Nancy OShea
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    December 29, 2023

    The whole point was to perform a Google search.

     

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    PaintedKitty
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    December 27, 2023

    If you can't find any decent viewers by using a free app out there, there's always the option of using a trial/ free version of Illustrator.

    December 27, 2023
    Thank you I guess that might be my only option. I can't believe someone
    hasn't made a mobile version of illustrator? It doesn't have to have all
    the bells and whistles 🙄.
    jane-e
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    December 27, 2023

    @31715621 

     

    Illustrator is not available on Google Playstore. The full version is on desktop and a very streamlined version is on iPadOS. The iPad version supports SVG.

     

    Jane