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Neetika5FA3
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November 22, 2021
Question

MAC illustrator 2022 is not detecting plugin

  • November 22, 2021
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We are working on a plug-in that was working fine with Adobe Illustrator 2021 25.0 and 25.0.1 but for the later version of Illustrator 2021 and recently released 2022 , it is not loading the plugin anymore on macOS. On windows, 2021 plug-in was also working fine.

 

Could you please suggest if there is any new requirement or change required to compile a plugin for these new version (25.1) of Illustartor 2021 and Illustrator 2022? 

 

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Test Screen Name
Legend
November 25, 2021

Do you Notarize it (for Catalina, Big Sur or later)? Did you build for Intel, ARM or both?

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Neetika5FA3Author
Known Participant
November 26, 2021

yes we do notarise the plugin

erinferinferinf
Adobe Employee
erinferinferinf
Adobe Employee
November 22, 2021

Is your plugin a CEP panel (JavaScript), or does it have C++ components?

 

It could be that macOS users need to use your plugin in Rosetta mode.

 

There was a C++ update here, but I don't think that's the issue with 2022: https://medium.com/adobetech/an-illustrator-25-1-update-for-plugin-developers-31aa4baaeecc?source=friends_link&sk=f54bb36a53a215b2e26f941ec5082ef0

 

There was also an issue with AiHostAdapter not being signed, and I had to upload it here: https://github.com/Adobe-CEP/CEP-Resources/tree/master/CEP_11.x/AIHostAdapter

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    Neetika5FA3Author
    Known Participant
    November 25, 2021

    I am trying generating pipl files as mentioned in your links. Meanwhile I checked for previous version of Illustrator plugins which we built, we never used/generated any pipl files.

    So can there be another reason for this issue  ?

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    Neetika5FA3Author
    Known Participant
    March 25, 2022

    Hi!

     

    This bug has been logged internally as AI-4255740.

     

    The only workaround is to use a different version of Illustrator:

     

    Apparently a workaround is to install an older version like 25.0/24.0 alongside 26.0, which will then show up under automation but then the workaround is not possible on Mac Silicon machines as you can only go back as far as 25.4

     


    Hi, I tried with workaround and after instaling older versions, automations settings are now dectecting Illustartor new versions(26.0). Can you confrim if this issue is resolved in illustrator latest versions or not? Do we we still need to use this workaround?

    Met1
    Met1
    Legend
    November 22, 2021

    I know nothing about plug-in development but isn't there a specific portal/site for developers to get the latest info, aside from just https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/plug-ins.html, that you should already know about and have access to?

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