How do I turn off the Adobe Stock Advertisements that pop up on Illustrator?

[obsessivetype]

I'd like to be able to keep the "Start" interface but remove the ugly, space-wasting, banner-ad-looking, useless-to-me Adobe Stock input. Please consider it, Adobe.

[Srishti Bali]

Hi Jeff,

I have checked my screen it's at the bottom and not taking much space. Would you mind sharing a screenshot of your start screen?

Regards,

Srishti

[obsessivetype]

srishtib8795206​ It's not tall but it blocks the entire width of the app. I'd be able to see 5 more "recent files" thumbnails with it removed. Again, I will never, ever use Adobe Stock.

The same can be said about the app header — its "Work/Learn" toggle and View/Sort/Filter controls take up so much space that could be used for content (recent files/tutorials) which is the screens purpose. So much administrative debris. Why?

[Srishti Bali]

Hi Jeff,

Would you mind sharing a screenshot of your start screen?

Regards,

Srishti

[obsessivetype]

Here's my screen with the "chrome" (non-content area) highlighted. For the sake of this conversation, I've highlighted the Adobe Stock section blue. Yes, the actual search-input graphic is relatively small, but the space you dedicate to it is large — and this is on a 15" Macbook Pro with the window fully maximized. On a smaller laptop/window, I'd wager that the bottom bar could take up 20% of the Illustrator screen. Unacceptable. All for product promotion.

[Srishti Bali]

Hi Jeff,

Thanks for sharing the screenshot. We understand your concern, I would request you to please share feedback here at our Adobe Illustrator Feedback form. This is the best way of communicating with the Engineering and Product Management teams regarding issues and suggestions so they can be implemented in future releases.

Regards,

Srishti

[obsessivetype · Accepted solution]

Sure, I'll post it there. That way it can be ignored in two places on the web!

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