Illustrator v29.3 | Stunning MomoChidori fonts, vi...

Anshul_Saini · ‎Feb 12, 2025

Hello everyone! Illustrator v29.3 is here with exciting updates! Create stunning Japanese text styles with Momochidori fonts, add vibrant gradients using COLR fonts, and save patterns and gradients directly to Creative Cloud Libraries. Enjoy enhanced Image Trace presets, refined East Asian text layouts with improved character positioning, and overall performance improvements for a smoother design experience. Download the latest version to explore these improvements and boost your creativity! Update the App Try out the latest Features and Enhancements in Illustrator. Update Illustrator v29.3 Elevate your artwork with stunning Japanese text styles using Momochidori fonts These variable fonts offer adjustable weight, width, and slant, providing precise control for text styling. Simplify your workflow with dynamic settings that ensure consistent and adaptable designs across platforms, making it effortless to create cohesive, responsive text layouts. Check out this page for more details! Add vibrant gradient effects to your text with COLR fonts These fonts let you create rich, gradient-filled text with seamless color transitions, offering customizable color effects while maintaining scalability and enhancing your designs with depth and dimension. Check out this page for more details! Manage East Asian text layouts with ease Now, directly from the Reflow Viewer panel, you can create outlines and add character positioning to East Asian text when editing documents created in older Illustrator versions. Check out this page for more details! Japanese Text Improvements Illustrator now features enhanced character positioning and kerning for Japanese text layouts. These improvements automatically adjust spacing, ensuring precise, high-quality text layouts with minimal manual effort. Check out this page for more details! Enhanced Image Trace Presets The Image Trace panel now features upgraded presets with support for gradients, transparency, auto-grouping, and shapes, delivering more precise and efficient tracing results tailored to each preset. Check out this page for more details! Performance Improvements File import improvements (open, place, drag-and-drop): Experience faster import of PNG, JPEG, TIFF, and Photoshop files from both local storage and network drives, streamlining your workflow. Enhanced effects processing: Enjoy improved rendering speeds for frequently used effects like Drop Shadow, Blur, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, and Rasterize, ensuring a smoother design experience. Optimized Layers panel: Navigate and manage layers more efficiently with smoother hide/unhide actions, faster expand/collapse operations, and improved panel scrolling. Check out this page for more details! Enhancements inspired by your feedback Preview Missing Fonts Without Installation Collaborators can now embed fonts in the Illustrator files they share with you, allowing you to preview missing fonts without installing them. While you can view the text as intended, you’ll need to use a default or replacement font to edit it. To embed fonts, your collaborator must save the file with Embed permitted fonts for file preview as Create PDF Compatible File may not embed all permitted fonts. Check out this page for more details! Note: • Update to Illustrator 29.3 to preview missing fonts. • Your collaborator must also update to Illustrator 29.3 to use Embed permitted fonts for file preview. Measure the Area of Objects Using the Measure Tool The Measure tool allows you to determine the area of selected objects on the canvas, including compound paths. You can also refine your measurement by excluding certain objects or overlapping segments from your selection, giving you greater precision and control. Check out this page for more details! Save patterns and gradients to the CC Library Easily save patterns and gradients to your Creative Cloud Library for quick access, seamless team collaboration, and streamlined workflows, ensuring consistency and efficiency in your designs. Check out this page for more details! Fixed Issues Illustrator v29.3 also includes several bug fixes. Take a look here. We’d love to hear from you! Try out the v29.3 and let us know your thoughts. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need more tips! If this was helpful, please click the Upvote icon in the top left corner of this post. Your feedback helps us improve the experience. Thank you! Have questions? Click 'Reply' below to ask. Click 'Follow' below to bookmark this post for easy reference.

Anshul_Saini · ‎Feb 07, 2025

Thank you for testing this and sharing your findings, @Daniele22907566hhb2 The product team is looking into this and would like to investigate further. To help them understand the issue better, could you share: 1. The Ai file where this issue is reproducible. 2. A picture of the print output showing the problem. 3. A screenshot of all the print settings you are using, as they noticed you have custom settings applied. These details will help the team pinpoint the cause and find a resolution. Looking forward to your updates! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Feb 07, 2025

Thanks for all the details you’ve provided so far, @anderfoo. The product team reviewed your screen recordings, and based on their observations, the iPad is behaving as if it briefly enters text-editing mode but then exits it. They suggest ensuring that you’re single-tapping the keyboard icon rather than double-tapping, as tapping multiple times could cause it to exit text-editing mode. I've attached a link to a reference video (IMG_3546_720p.mov) demonstrating expected behavior on an iPad with the Magic Keyboard, including cases where tapping too many times disrupts text input. If single-tapping still doesn’t work, the product team is open to troubleshooting further via a live debug session. Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Feb 04, 2025

Hi @dasom_Lee, I understand how disruptive this issue can be, especially when working on detailed designs at high zoom levels. Since you’ve already tried multiple troubleshooting steps, including testing across three systems, we need to gather more details to help the product team identify the root cause. I will log a bug with the product team, but I need the following information: • MSInfo file from all three systems you’ve tested on (this helps us find common factors). • Exact version number of Illustrator you’re currently using (the latest is 29.2.1). • Screenshot of your color settings from the Edit menu. • External monitor make & model and how are they connected? Is it connected via HDMI, type-c, DisplayPort, adapter, or dongle used? Since this issue doesn’t occur in version 27.9, I recommend keeping that version installed for now while we investigate. Let me know if you need guidance on exporting the MSInfo file. We appreciate your patience as the team looks into this. Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Feb 03, 2025

Hi @Stephen35258043s9lb, It sounds like you’re encountering a UI scaling issue in Illustrator. The app uses a script to draw the menu, and sometimes, display settings can cause dropdowns to behave unexpectedly. I suggest trying to adjust the scaling in your Windows display settings. You can reset it to the default or select a setting that suits your viewing preferences. Also, you can try resetting Illustrator preferences (https://adobe.ly/40Z3SHd) and see if that helps! Hopefully, that resolves the issue with the dropdown menus and Effects panel. Let me know if this helps or if the issue persists! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Feb 03, 2025

Hi @Michael31273406x8si, You can check out my answer to this post about creating hyperlinks in Illustrator. If that doesn’t fully meet your needs, feel free to upvote and add your comment on this UserVoice suggestion here. It could help us improve this feature in future updates! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Feb 03, 2025

Hi @Kendall909, I understand how unexpected behavior like this can be frustrating! Could you confirm where your files are usually stored—locally on your Mac, a network drive, a server, or an external drive? Also, would you mind sharing the version of Illustrator and macOS you’re using? To help us troubleshoot, could you try working in Safe Mode (with no other apps opened) and check if the random folders are still being created? This could help us identify if there’s something specific affecting the process. Looking forward to your response! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Feb 03, 2025

Hi @mathieu_7994, Could you please let me know where you’re trying to save the file? Is it on your local desktop, a server, a network drive, or an external drive? Also, have you tried saving the file as a PDF with Preserve Illustrator editing capabilities, or have you tried saving it as a cloud document? This information can help narrow down the issue. Looking forward to hearing from you! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Feb 03, 2025

Hi @stitchsds, Thanks for reporting this. The team has checked but hasn’t been able to reproduce the issue on an internal build of an upcoming version (not yet publicly available). However, since the duplication may depend on specific content or features in your file, could you share a sample .ai file where this occurs? That would help us investigate further. Also, just to confirm—are you specifically selecting SVG 1.1 as the profile while exporting, or does the issue persist regardless of the profile used? Looking forward to your response! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Feb 03, 2025

Hi @salix5ED3, That sounds unusual, and I can understand how this could be concerning. Let’s try to narrow down what might be causing this behavior. Could you share a few more details? 1. Where are your files stored—locally on your Mac, a network drive, a server, or an external drive? 2. Are you using any third-party plugins with Illustrator? 3. Do you have any antivirus software, backup applications, or Time Machine running in the background? 4. As a test, could you try working in Safe Mode and see if Illustrator still creates duplicate or recovery files in the Trash? These details will help us troubleshoot further. Looking forward to your response! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 31, 2025

Hello @Cryogenixx, I appreciate you bringing this up. I’m unable to reproduce the issue on my end, but I’m checking with the team. In the meantime, could you confirm the following details? The version of Illustrator you’re using. Your operating system version. Whether you’re connected to a home or office network. If any third-party firewall or antivirus software is running—try disabling it temporarily to see if that helps. Share your Illustrator preferences folder with us. For the location, check this HelpX: [https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/kb/troubleshoot-preference-issues.html] Try resetting Illustrator’s preferences and see if the issue persists. Let me know what you find, and we’ll continue troubleshooting from there! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 29, 2025

Hi @Lorelynn219941164iiw, Thanks for updating Illustrator and testing the file again. Since the issue persists, could you try creating a new document in Illustrator 29.2.1 and recreating the same text box to see if the problem still occurs? Additionally, if you have another older document where the text appears correctly in previous versions but changes in Illustrator 2025 or later, could you share that file? The one you shared earlier appears to work fine on my end, so another example might help pinpoint the issue. Looking forward to your response! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 29, 2025

Hi @spaiglass, This issue seems to be specific to this file, given that the text appears in Preview but not in Illustrator or Acrobat. Would you mind uploading both the .AI and .PDF files to WeTransfer, Google Drive, or a similar file-sharing platform and sharing the link here? That would help in investigating further. Looking forward to your response! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 28, 2025

Hi @calandria_0579, I understand how critical it is to maintain precision for your laser-cutting projects, and I’d be happy to help you troubleshoot this issue! Could you please share the following details so I can better assist you? 1. A sample of both the SVG and AI files (if possible) that are experiencing the size discrepancy. 2. The version of Illustrator you’re currently using. 3. Is this a new issue you’ve started encountering, or is this your first time using this process? Looking forward to hearing back! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 27, 2025

Hi @mariaf37113046 @Freddeus, Thank you for sharing the detailed observations. It seems like the behavior you’re describing aligns with a known issue that some users have reported regarding accents in Greek uppercase letters. Could you please check the following UserVoice link to confirm if this is the same issue? Accents disappear for capital Greek letters If it matches your issue, please add your feedback there or upvote the report to bring more attention to the matter. Meanwhile, I will also check with the product team to understand this behavior. Let me know if you have any additional details or questions! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 27, 2025

Hi @MR.HAZEM_RAJAB8715, The issue with the alignment list not appearing could be related to an incorrect installation or corrupted preferences. To resolve this, please try the following steps: Steps to Fix: 1. Uninstall Illustrator: Ensure that preferences/settings are removed during uninstallation. 2. Reinstall Illustrator: Ensure you do not keep old preferences or settings when reinstalling. 3. Check Creative Cloud Desktop App Settings: • Go to Preferences > Apps > Default Install Language. • Confirm that the language is set to Arabic or Hebrew to enable support for Middle Eastern features. (https://adobe.ly/3WwYsAE) Once these steps are completed, the alignment list should appear as expected. Let me know if you encounter any further issues! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 27, 2025

Hi @Daverwob, Let’s try to get to the bottom of this. From your description, it sounds like the issue could be related to specific shape properties or tool behavior. However, without seeing the entire process, it’s difficult to pinpoint the exact cause. • Could you please share a screen recording of the issue from scratch demonstrating the issue? • Ensure that the entire workflow is visible, including how the measurements are applied and when they detach. • If possible, avoid using a GIF format, as it may not show sufficient detail. A video or higher-quality recording would help. •Share a sample file where the issue occurs. This will help us test it directly. Once we have this information, I’ll check with the product team for any workaround solutions or suggestions to address the behavior. Looking forward to your response! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 27, 2025

Hi @YvetteK, Thank you for sharing the details of the issues you’re facing. To better understand and assist you with the problems when saving AI files to SVG, could you please provide the following? 1. The original AI file you’re working with. 2. A screenshot of the export settings you used when saving as SVG. 3. The exported SVG file. 4. The version of Adobe Illustrator you are currently using. With this information, I’ll be able to investigate the issue further and provide tailored recommendations or solutions. Looking forward to helping you resolve this! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 27, 2025

Hi @anderfoo, Thank you for sharing these updates. Based on your iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 6th generation) and the details provided, we’d like to confirm whether you’re using the Magic Keyboard or the Magic Keyboard Folio with your setup. Here’s how you can verify: 1. Magic Keyboard: Compatible with iPad Pro (12.9-inch, 6th gen). More details here. 2. Magic Keyboard Folio: Designed for the iPad (10th generation) and not listed as compatible with your iPad model. Details here. Knowing which one you’re using will help confirm if compatibility with your keyboard setup contributes to the issue. Looking forward to your confirmation! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 27, 2025

Hello @terri0888, Our product team has rolled out a backend fix for this problem. Would you mind relaunching Illustrator v29.2.1 or reinstalling v29.2.1 in case you downgraded it and confirming if it helps resolve the problem? Looking forward to hearing from you. Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 24, 2025

Hi Everyone, Thank you all for your patience. We are unable to reproduce this issue on our end. To help troubleshoot further, could you please try running Illustrator in Safe Mode (Win / Mac) and check if the behavior persists. Ensure only Adobe apps are open during this session and observe if the resetting occurs. If the issue still happens in Safe Mode, would you be open to having a debug session with our product/engineering team? This would allow us to investigate the issue more closely and gather additional insights. If you’re okay with that, please send me the following details via private message: 1. Your Adobe ID. 2. Country and Timezone. 3. Phone number (with country code). 4. Your preferred dates and times for a session (Monday–Friday). To send a private message, click on my profile picture and use the Message button. Looking forward to your response so we can assist further! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 24, 2025

Hi Everyone, Thank you all for your patience. We are unable to reproduce this issue on our end. To help troubleshoot further, could you please try running Illustrator in Safe Mode (Win / Mac) and check if the behavior persists. Ensure only Adobe apps are open during this session and observe if the resetting occurs. If the issue still happens in Safe Mode, would you be open to having a debug session with our product/engineering team? This would allow us to investigate the issue more closely and gather additional insights. If you’re okay with that, please send me the following details via private message: 1. Your Adobe ID. 2. Country and Timezone. 3. Phone number (with country code). 4. Your preferred dates and times for a session (Monday–Friday). To send a private message, click on my profile picture and use the Message button. Looking forward to your response so we can assist further! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 24, 2025

Hi Everyone, Thank you all for your patience. We are unable to reproduce this issue on our end. To help troubleshoot further, could you please try running Illustrator in Safe Mode (Win / Mac) and check if the behavior persists. Ensure only Adobe apps are open during this session and observe if the resetting occurs. If the issue still happens in Safe Mode, would you be open to having a debug session with our product/engineering team? This would allow us to investigate the issue more closely and gather additional insights. If you’re okay with that, please send me the following details via private message: 1. Your Adobe ID. 2. Country and Timezone. 3. Phone number (with country code). 4. Your preferred dates and times for a session (Monday–Friday). To send a private message, click on my profile picture and use the Message button. Looking forward to your response so we can assist further! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 24, 2025

Thank you for the detailed explanation and for sharing your observations—it’s incredibly helpful! I’ve shared your feedback with the product team and am currently awaiting their response. In the meantime, could you confirm if this issue is happening with this specific file or if it occurs with others as well? Additionally, would it be possible for you to check if reverting to version 29.1 or 28.7.4 works as expected? It might help us narrow it down to whether this is related to the current version. If you could also share a sample file and a screenshot of all the printer settings you’re using, it would help us investigate further. Looking forward to your updates! Best regards, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 24, 2025

Hello everyone, Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I’ve tested this behavior and can confirm that the issue also occurs with high-resolution PSD files. While PSD files do get linked, they appear without a preview, unlike PSB or TIFF formats. I also noticed that embedding the PSD, PSB & Tiff files works as a workaround, but it significantly increases the AI file size, which might not be ideal in many cases. I’ve logged a bug for this and asked the respected teams if this is a limitation and what supported resolutions are acceptable in Illustrator. I’ll update you as soon as I have more information. Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 24, 2025

Hi @khalibauri, I am able to replicate this behavior on my end with the Eyedropper tool, even after denying screen recording permissions. After checking with the product team, they’ve confirmed that Illustrator uses Apple’s screenshot API to pick colors. This allows it to capture a 1px pixel’s color within the app window itself or outside if permission is granted. Even if screen recording permissions are denied, Illustrator can still pick colors from within its window. With the recent changes introduced by Apple in macOS Sequoia, new privacy and security notifications now appear when an app accesses screen content. This is why you see the “Adobe Illustrator 2025 is capturing your screen” message— this is an expected behavior. macOS notifies users whenever an app is accessing screen content, even if it’s just for picking the color of a single pixel. So, even though you’ve denied permission for Illustrator to pick a pixel color outside the app, it can still capture colors within the Illustrator window, and this notification will appear. There’s nothing to be concerned about. Let me know if you need further clarification! Best, Anshul

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 24, 2025

Hi @karloverhere, Thank you for bringing this up and for your patience as we work through it. It seems like you’ve encountered an issue that has affected several users in the past, and we truly appreciate your continued feedback. The team identifies and fixes many issues every year, so your case could be unique, and we’d love to dive deeper into it. Ton Frederiks, one of our Community Experts, also shared a helpful UserVoice link about this issue. If you haven’t yet, it’d be great if you could upvote it here: [UserVoice link]—the more voices, the better! To help us investigate further, could you please share the following: 1. A sample Illustrator file that demonstrates the issue. 2. A screenshot of the export settings you’re using. 3. The exported JPG file that shows the pixelation or corruption. If possible, please zip all of these files and attach them here so we can forward them to the product team for a more thorough review. With this information, we can work towards a solution tailored to your specific case. Thank you for your help in resolving this—your input is invaluable to improving everyone's experience. Best regards, Anshul

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 24, 2025

Hi @Dean Rank It sounds like you’ve made an important discovery! The issue seems to be related to macOS Sequoia’s permissions for third-party apps to access storage, which caused Illustrator to crash when the save dialogue was triggered. Once you approved Illustrator’s access to storage, the crashes stopped. You’re right in identifying that navigating to System Settings > Privacy & Security > Files and Folders and granting access to Adobe apps can prevent these issues. This allows the app to interact properly with external storage and should resolve the Finder crashes you’ve been encountering. Thank you for sharing your findings! It could be helpful for others facing similar issues with macOS Sequoia. If anything else comes up or you need further assistance, feel free to reach out! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 24, 2025

Hi @schroef, I understand that AIRobin can be a bit overwhelming, especially with its impact on system resources. In the earlier years, Illustrator’s model wasn’t enabled for multi-thread access, so we were limited in what could be handled in the background. To overcome this, we created AIRobin, which helps by moving some tasks out of Illustrator, allowing for smoother performance while the app is running. AIRobin operates as a full Illustrator process running in the background, enabling other functions and plugins to automate tasks on your machine. These processes are in place to help Illustrator work more efficiently, but I understand how frustrating it can be when it uses a lot of RAM. The goal is to improve Illustrator’s performance by offloading some tasks, but it requires a certain amount of resources. I hope this clarifies! Best, Anshul Saini

Anshul_Saini · ‎Jan 24, 2025

Hello @Shlomit Heymann, I understand your concerns and appreciate the time you’ve taken to highlight this issue. I’m sorry for any confusion earlier, and I want to provide some clarification. In the Middle Eastern version of Illustrator, the default paragraph style automatically uses the Middle Eastern composer (this is not a new change made in the recent version of Illustrator). By design: • The Indents & Spacing section picks up the direction based on the text tool used and the composer itself. • Therefore, the Paragraph Direction option does not appear explicitly under Paragraph Styles > Indents & Spacing. If you’d like to set a Left-to-Right Paragraph Direction, here’s a workaround: 1. Avoid using the Right-to-Left Type Tool for that text. 2. Use the regular Type Tool and switch the composer to Adobe Single-line Composer or Adobe Every-line Composer in the Paragraph panel. 3. Create a new Paragraph Style. In this case, the Left-to-Right Paragraph Direction will apply and appear under General but not under Indents & Spacing—this is expected behavior. I hope this clarifies things and helps you work effectively. If there’s anything else you’d like addressed, feel free to share! Best, Anshul Saini

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