- Gaussian blur effect does not scale the object
- Multiple opacities applied on text do not display correctly in GPU preview
- Attributes panel shows Overprint in mixed selection state
- Paths drawn using Pencil tool do not appear smooth
- CC Library panel does not work or freezes when accessed
- [macOS only] Customized texture effect does not work when uploaded in Illustrator
- System compatibility report dialog displays when the GPU drivers are up to date
- Performance / Display issue with rotated line gradients, arrows, and appearances
- The color setting automatically changes to Emulate Adobe Illustrator 6.0 while switching from Illustrator to Photoshop
- Upon closing a file in Illustrator, all open files automatically close
- Text position changes while using Type on path tool
- Mojikumi set None is saved incorrectly
- Stability fixes
Last updated on
Nov 20, 2024
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We heard you! We've been working hard to fix the issues you reported to us. Here's a list of issues we fixed in the latest releases of Illustrator.
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Illustrator 2025 (version 29.1)
- In Illustrator 29.0., recent local files and their previews are missing from the welcome screen
- Saving a document causes a destination-linked text box to disappear from the Finder thumbnail preview, though it remains in the document
- In Adobe Illustrator 28.7.1, on Windows 10, moving text created with earlier versions (28.5 or earlier) causes only the full-width opening bracket to shift, while other symbols remain fixed.
- An error occurs when exporting Illustrator artboards to PSD using ExtendScript's export file if the artboard does not contain valid PageItems
- The Glyphs panel in Illustrator Beta fails to display glyphs correctly. Despite selecting fonts, it shows either no characters or only one static glyph
- Reset to Standard Glyph in Illustrator incorrectly applies the 'fwid' feature instead of reverting to the font’s default glyph, causing display issues
- The line extension smart guide does not work even when smart guides are enabled
Illustrator 2025 (version 29.0.1)
Illustrator 2024 (version 28.7.2)
- In Illustrator 28.7.1, Overprint Preview in Window > Separations Preview doesn't show the difference between 100% black and 40/30/30/100 black
- In Illustrator 28.7.1, when you replace a default character glyph with an alternative glyph and then change the formatting of the character next to it, the alternative glyph reverts to the default
- In Illustrator 28.6, 28.7.1, and 29.0, when you move text containing a custom Mojikumi set based on なし(created in version 28.5 or earlier), full-width open brackets move with it
- Text to Vector Graphic and Generative Shape Fill object variations created in Illustrator 29.0 don't appear when opened in 28.x versions
- In Illustrator versions 28.1 to 28.6, Kerning doesn't work if you place the cursor before the first character of the second and subsequent lines of text
- Security fixes
Illustrator 2025 (version 29.0)
Illustrator 2024 (version 28.7.1)
- The last letter of a word duplicates itself as you move the cursor while typing Korean characters
- Using the Variables panel to import data causes incorrect data placement, as blank cells are skipped
- The Illustrator menu bar stops responding while working on artwork
- OpenType ligature features (rlig and ccmp) don't work with variable font
- While rastering a clipped image or group of objects, white space appears around the clipping boundaries
Illustrator 2024 (version 28.6)
- Artwork orientation changes from portrait to landscape while moving or selecting objects on the artboard
- Bitmaps appear as vertical lines in GPU preview
- Bullet characters and numbered lists disappear while outlining any font
- Unable to select or open any files in Illustrator with Generative AI onboarding pop-up open in MacOS Ventura
- Generative AI onboarding pop-ups won't close
Illustrator 2024 (version 28.5)
- Scale Strokes & Effects in the Transform panel is grayed out when nothing is selected
- Mouse pointer disappears in Illustrator while working on the Windows 11 Insider Preview build
- Unable to drag and drop JPEG and PNG files from Photoshop (v25.5.1) to Illustrator (v28.3)
- Artwork appears pixelated while zooming or panning an image
- Artboard borders disappear while panning or scrolling a document
- Filled area text boxes can't be exported as SVG files
Illustrator 2024 (version 28.4.1)
Illustrator 2024 (version 28.3)
- Unable to open the most recent .aic file
- Unable to break links to multiple symbols at once using the context menu
- The color of the central preview swatch of the Live Paint Bucket tool doesn't match the color of the swatch selected in the Swatches panel
- Dim Images to option of a template layer remains selected even after you deselect it
- Illustrator crashes when applying Fill or Stroke from the Properties panel
Illustrator 2024 (version 28.2)
- Illustrator hangs when applying Window > 3D and Materials > Extrude to an object
- Drop shadows appear lighter in Illustrator version 28.1 compared to previous versions
- Clipping mask (Window > Transparency > Make Mask) doesn't display clipped images
- Type on a Path positioning is quantized and not smooth
Illustrator 2023 (version 28.1)
Illustrator 2023 (version 28.0)
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.9)
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.8.1)
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.7)
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.6.1)
- [macOS only] Hej Stylus! creates cursor issues on the tablet when used in combination with Illustrator desktop
- Legacy text objects are lost when updated after saving them twice
- Hiding a layer doesn't hide the guides
- Unable to drag the action set to the topmost position in the Action panel
- Applying a graphic style onto a simple shape splits it into multiple styles, with the shape using the new graphic style instead of the original
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.5)
- [macOS only] With multiple objects selected as you adjust the color value, all other color values change to zero
- Pressing Ctrl + Enter (Windows) or Cmd+Enter (macOS) in the color field does not change the other color values proportionally with live color preview
- [Windows only] Illustrator 27.3.1 freezes as you press Ctrl + scroll wheel when using the latest version of Microsoft IME
- Stability fixes
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.4)
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.3)
- Converting text objects with variable fonts and colored fonts to outlines string is shortened in the processing dialog as you save the Illustrator file
- [macOS only] In Preferences > Performance, the GPU performance option is disabled and displays GPU Performance requires a minimum of 1 GB VRAM message
- Blending paths with width profiles display inaccurate result
- Unknown error displays when opening or importing .dxf format archives
- Incorrect Japanese translation of Arc Lower and Arc Upper options in Warp feature
- Animated zoom does not work after using the Outline Preview
- Inconsistent results on the screen when working on content in Trim View
- Extending a line segment does not work when the adjacent points have handles
- Unable to make changes to the containing folder of a text file named "gude<current date>"
- In Illustrator 2020 and later, referencing script for the created property of the File class returns "null”
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.2)
This release includes stability fixes.
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.1.1)
This release includes stability fixes.
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.1)
- The opacity of an object isn't updated when the Opacity option in the Properties panel is modified using the keyboard
- When Automatic Bulleted and Numbered Lists while typing option is deselected in Preferences > Type, bullet lists are automatically created for special characters
- The position of the Options dialog box shifts while saving a file
- <tspan> element in SVG objects is missing when exported
- When using the Select all option in an isolated group, locked and hidden objects in a layer are also selected and movable
- Upon dragging and dropping objects into a locked layer of another document, a warning message does not display
- Illustrator script shows RulerUnits.Unknown when ruler unit value is Feet or Feet and inches
- Intertwined objects are converted into bitmaps when saved as PDF
- Stability fixes
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.0.1)
- All PNG images are turned into negatives after the document is saved and reopened
- [macOS only] In the Appearance window, the Transparency panel does not work when you press Enter
- [macOS only] In the Color picker tool, when you right-click to paste values in the Hex Value field, the field and Illustrator do not work
- Double extensions are added to packaged PSD links
- Color blends show inaccurately in isolation mode
- Stability fixes
Illustrator 2023 (version 27.0)
- In Blend modes, Hotkeys don't work for Previous mode and Next mode
- Send to Current Layer option is disabled when objects across several layers are selected
- The default color setting for drop shadow shows four colors instead of K100%
- Items are displayed incorrectly in the History panel
- Options and controls on the Illustrator user interface disappear
Illustrator 2022 (version 26.5)
Illustrator 2022 (version 26.4.1)
- Dashed lines display incorrectly for rectangles with rounded corners
- [macOS only] When SVG settings are set in the SVG Options, the changes are not applied
- The SVG file exported through Export for screens does not open properly
- In Illustrator version 25.4.6, the Illustrator file cannot be exported to the DXF file
- Scripts are not permanently saved in the action set when Illustrator is restarted
- When outlining Type on a Path with composite fonts, the character size and angle change partially
- When a file is exported with Use artboard selected, a subsequent number is added to the filenames as suffix.
Illustrator 2022 (version 26.3.1)
- Photoshop's smart vector objects do not open in Illustrator when upgraded to Monterey 12.3
- [macOS only] The options in Save As on your computer window are disabled
- When the smart guide option is enabled, constrain or holding shift key feature does not work for transform tools
- [macOS only] Arabic text appears inaccurately in Illustrator files
- [macOS only] Unable to limit the third-party applications using AppleScript
- [macOS only] Performance issue in Illustrator when the Show Grid in outline preview option is enabled
- [macOS only] Jagged lines and blocks appear on the corners of objects that were filled with transparency gradients previously
- Remove the window to take a tour, show customize tool menu, library capabilities
- The zoom level shows incorrectly when the Illustrator file is in Pixel Preview mode
- GPU preview does not function when a PSD file with transparent areas in grayscale mode is placed in Illustrator
- Unable to read certain *tif files when Illustrator is updated to version 26.0.2
Illustrator 2022 (version 26.2.1)
- In Illustrator 26.1, the Type on a Path object does not position accurately when placed on the artwork
- [macOS only] When working with brushes on a Wacom device in Illustrator 25.4.1, the Pressure option in the Brush Options dialog box is disabled
- [macOS only] Black boxes appear when the zoom value crosses 1600% on CPU Preview mode
- [macOS only] The artboard/canvas greys out when the zoom value crosses 1600% on CPU Preview mode
- [macOS only] Illustrator canvas displays white and blue colors while selecting any object
- [macOS only] The functions such as drag, Option + drag, or Shift + drag an object do not work accurately
- When working with the View > Outline option selected, the View > View Using GPU option is disabled
Illustrator 2022 (version 26.1)
- In the Align panel, Distribute Spacing works only when the Units option is in Points
- Shortcuts assigned to actions are lost when the action set is rearranged manually
- Locked background objects move while using the Lasso selection tool
- Numbers used in the text box disappear when you right-click the text box and select Create Outlines
- The Transform Again option does not work correctly
- The width and height of the objects change proportionally when constrain option is deselected
- When Save in Background check box is selected, saving the document using the scripts does not work
- The pattern does not display accurate color when you reopen the saved Creative Cloud document
Illustrator 2022 (version 26.0.3)
This release includes stability fixes.
Illustrator 2022 (version 26.0.2)
- Illustrator does not work or freezes when quitting the app
- When working with text on a new or existing document, discretionary hyphens do not function accurately
- Multiple log files with large sizes are created when working on Illustrator
- [macOS only] When the .AI file is saved with linked images and opened with Illustrator 26.0 or earlier versions, it displays the following error message "Illustrator could partially read this file"
Illustrator 2022 (version 26.0.1)
- Can't type č from Czech keyboard and đ from Vietnamese keyboard
- Stability fixes
Illustrator 2022 (version 26.0)
- The AdobeXMPScript framework that was used to read XMP data is missing in Illustrator 25.4
- Pre-typed text cannot be modified using the Fonts style menu in the Properties panel
- [macOS only] The layer name displays unreadable random characters for files with Japanese names exported in TIFF format
- [macOS only] When duplicated Pattern swatches are pasted in another document, the source pattern is applied to the duplicated ones
- The buttons in the Recolor Artwork panel display incorrect tooltips
- In the Swatch Options window, the color created in HSB mode displays sliders for RGB
- The modified unit values in Preferences > Units > General are not saved accurately
- In CC Libraries, the input, search, and rename functions for double-byte characters do no work
- In the Properties panel, values within each field cannot be dragged and selected
- The color picker does not apply the selected color to the object when the gradient slider is selected in the gradient panel
- When scaleAction Javascript is applied on the selected objects, the objects are deselected
- Stability fixes
Illustrator 2021 (version 25.4.1)
- Outline view reverts to CPU Preview and will not re-engage GPU Preview mode
- Pasting text on selected text changes the text properties
- Fill Color (Global/Spot) of Objects is removed when you change any of the stroke properties
- CC Library panel does not work or freezes when accessed
- Unexpected behavior is noticed for Pattern swatches in Illustrator 25.3.1
- When you use Optical Type in version 25.3, the text is displayed without spaces
- [macOS only] The clipping path with a Japanese name is not recognized and the PSD image is displayed unmasked
- In Illustrator 25.3.1, a dot is displayed in En Space when Stroke and Round Caps are added to the text
- Canvas Rotation feature is obstructing Pinch in and Pinch out gestures on the trackpad
- Learn more tips dialog does not disappear or unable to close
- Graphics copied from Illustrator 25.3 are inserted in Figma as raster images instead of vector
- Can't type ö and ü from German Keyboard
- Stability fixes
Illustrator 2021 (version 25.3.1)
- When multiple objects are selected, non-overprint objects display as set to overprint in the Attributes panel
- [Windows only] When PNG files are exported via JavaScript in Illustrator (version 24.3), the value set to artBoardclipping does not function correctly
- [macOS only] Illustrator does not display the accurate color of an image imported in PNG format
- Non-empty space characters are not rendered correctly for OT-SVG fonts
- After deleting a segment of the path for Type on a path, Undo option does not function.
- [macOS only] The Shift + down arrow key action does not function when the Transform Tools is selected in Edit > Preference > Smart Guides
Illustrator 2021 (version 25.2.3)
Illustrator 2021 (version 25.2.1)
This release includes stability fixes.
Illustrator 2021 (version 25.2)
- Applescript's do JavaScript command does not work
- [macOS only] Illustrator crashes on MacBook Pro with M1 Apple chip
- When exporting a PNG, Trim Transparent Pixels feature does not work
- VBscript does not work when run from File > Other Scripts
- Live preview of Opacity mask editing mode is broken unless Clip or Invert check box is toggled twice
- View Using GPU option is unavailable in Outline mode
- Illustrator (version 25.1) hangs when Select>Object>All text objects option is selected
Illustrator 2021 (version 25.1)
- Issue when running an action from the script
- Distribute center with Align to Selection does not work on a group of elements
- Incorrect artboard numbering in Asset Export
- Illustrator crashes on deleting Drop Shadow from a copied object or a shape
- Illustrator crashes when running variable import script
- Unable to turn off isolation mode once enabled for an Illustrator file
- Width of Area Type object is limited to 13.888 inches
- When using Ctrl + [ after selecting a swatch or an asset from the Library panel, the Library panel gets closed and does not show any items on reopening
- Printer issues with Illustrator
- Bounding box for Free distort does not update on transforming artwork with GPU rendering enabled
- File gets exported in a wrong folder on choosing PNG format and selecting Use artboards check box
- Closing multiple file is tedious without an Apply to All option on File Close warning dialog
- Standard navigation controls needed in Illustrator: Scroll wheel for zooming and middle mouse button for panning
Illustrator 2021 (version 25.0.1)
- [macOS only] Text fields in third-party plug-ins do not work after using a built-in Illustrator text field
- [macOS only] Illustrator hangs on launch with old Wacom drivers
- [macOS only] Illustrator crashes on launch if coolType font is present
- Incorrect URL for the Help icon in Recolor dialog
- Display of GPU out of memory error dialog when creating a document
- Crash and stability issues
Illustrator 2021 (version 25.0)
- [East-Asian Type] When the Units> Type preference is set to Q, font size cannot be set properly on using the up and down buttons or on typing the size value.
- Upon changing UI scaling from Edit > Preferences > User Interface, all drop-down lists in the app interface show inverted.
- Removed feature in-app tours from Illustrator to help you focus on your creative work.
- [macOS only] When the Layers panel is open, Illustrator crashes on changing the gradient color.
Previous releases
- File is exported with the original name and not with the latest filename
- Spot colors convert to CMYK automatically on choosing Effect > Blur > Gaussian Blur
- Select option does not function properly when applied from the context menu
- Gradient Annotator is not visible for groups
- Height and width of a circle change when rotated
- Artboards don't snap to grid when moved
- [Windows only] Printer issues resulting in Illustrator crash: While creating a new or opening an existing document, if Illustrator detects a faulty default printer, it automatically changes the default printer to Adobe Postscript File to avoid the crash.
- Unable to switch between open Illustrator files
- When Snap to Grid is selected, keyboard arrows move objects by 2pts instead of 1pt
- New artboards don't keep the spacing set in the Rearrange Artboards setting
- Error 145 when updating Illustrator
- Blank window when creating a new document
- Switching views in the Asset Panel when renaming an asset crashes Illustrator
- In light UI theme, when text is selected in a dialog box, the blinking cursor disappears
- Enable shift selection in Layers panel
- Unable to save colors from color stops to the Swatches panel
- Align To setting remembers the last setting when relaunched
Stability fixes
- Text disappears when typing continuously without space
- Illustrator crashes when computer is in sleep mode
- Illustrator throws an error message: Can't finish previewing
- Selecting a color with Eyedropper and applying it on the text doesn't work
Stability fixes
This release provides you an improved product stability and performance, with the fix of 25+ customer-reported stability issues and enhanced document recovery processes.
Fixed issues at a glance:
Stability fixes
- Gradient annotator not visible when several objects are selected together
- Resolved experience issues in the File Save workflow
- Crash on using the File menu if Scripts folder is a symlink to iCloud folder
- While saving a file, cannot create a new folder using Command+Shift+N
- Cannot align an internal point of the path to a point grid
- Remove <title> element with SVG export
- Unable to save the file in .ai format when a PDF job option file is present in the PDF preferences folder
- Overflow text icon appears when images are exported in background
- CoolType rendering of variable fonts is not correct
- Selecting a custom shape filled with a freeform gradient along with other shape changes the gradient colors
Stability fixes
- Fixed preference corruption issues
- Fixed issues with opening the saved .ai files
- Slower save operation in Illustrator 2020
- When you update the document while the background save is in process and then save it again, the "File modified outside Illustrator" warning is displayed
- Missing link pop-up messages
- Glyphs for eth (lowercase) and Eth (uppercase) of the Icelandic character eth are not recognized as the same character
- [Windows only] While saving as PDF, the 'Use Artboard' option is not selected
- Cannot add an anchor point with the Option key when using the Delete Anchor Point tool
- [macOS 10.15] Illustrator Home screen is unclear when third-party plugins are installed
- To reset your preferences, a new Reset Preferences option is provided in the General tab of the Preferences dialog. For more details, see Reset Preferences.
In this release, we fixed some stability issues to offer you a better product stability.
Here is the list of issues we addressed:
- [macOS 10.15 only] Customized shortcuts — Cmd+C, Cmd+V, Cmd+X, and Cmd+A — do not work when used in the File Open and Save dialogs
- When saving an .ai file, Illustrator displays an inappropriate warning "File modified outside Illustrator”
- Numeric edit field is not in focus in the Rotate/Shear dialog
- Improved the messaging that appears when you try to close a file while the save is still in-progress
- Layer colors in the Layers panel change when you open the file created using Illustrator 2019 (or before) in Illustrator 2020
- Cannot save the file in the .ai format when a PDF job option file is present in the Adobe PDF preferences folder
- When exporting a file as PNG (Export As > PNG) with resolution other than 72px, the resolution in the exported PNG file is incorrect
- Same file with different data when opened in different versions (even after saving with different PDF compatibility across versions)
- Next object above or below doesn't work in Isolation mode
- Drawing with Blob Brush does not have uniform width when the document is zoomed in
- Cannot delete large anchor points with the Anchor Point Delete tool
- Typography disappears when the text is added on a curved path
- Gradient sliders disappear while working
- Illustrator crashes when using the Eyedropper tool
- [macOS only] Cannot print on postscript printer or save as PS file when the Lao MN.ttc font is used
Text
- The 'Horizontal Align Center' option does not align text with the center of object if text has tracking applied on it
- Illustrator throws an error message while printing if the Myanmar MN regular font is used
- Cannot move paragraph indent markers back to 0 in Tab panel
- Ctrl+Home and Ctrl+End do not work while typing text
- Composite Font dialog should be resizable
- Add a character panel flyout option to enable or disable the font preview
- Cannot quit Illustrator, all menus are disabled
- Unable to select a mesh object when performing the marquee selection over the edge
- Selection stuck on the clipped object if the Clipping Mask is deselected with Shift+drag
- Error while entering number values in Transform panel
- Alt+Scroll does not work in the 23.0.6 release
- Incorrect French translation on Links palette
- Disable feature onboarding
- Ability to define keyboard shortcuts for align left, align center, and align right
- Shortcut for 'Reset Bounding box' does not work
- Double-clicking artboard should allow to change the name of the artboard
- Audible error sound when using the Path > Split to Grid option
- Escape key does not work for perspective grid unless you are in perspective grid or selection tool
- Pressing the CTRL or CMD + mouse scroll will zoom in or out the contents of the Properties panel
Drawing tools
- Wrong preview bounds on compound paths for strokes set to inside
- Unable to resize lines from the center of bounding box
- No warning for drag-and-drop operation on locked layer across documents
- Center point disappears when converting a shape to guides and locking those guides
- Object shifts after image tracing
- Wrong raster exported with combination of mask, gradient, and brush
- Maintain Width and Height Proportions option in Properties panel works unreliably
- Object should get deselected in draw inside mode
- After applying Envelope Warp on the text, text editing, outlines of the text object are shown on moving text instead of envelope
File input/output
Documents
- B5 paper size is incorrect on new document dialog
- Default location of newly created document is not in the center of the visible canvas area
CC Libraries
- Add color to Creative Cloud library should be turned off by default
Brushes
- Expanding appearance for stroke with Scatter brush results into extra bounding box in Outline Mode
Actions
- Actions to export to EPS are non-functional.
Performance
- Slow saving files to local disk when connected to VPN
- [macOS only] Illustrator consumes the entire system memory and forces the system to shut down
File Import & Export
- When opening an SVG file, artwork appearance changes because of scaling/transformation
- PNG file with black background does not work properly
- Unable to import SVG text path
Documents & Artboards
- Artboard focus automatically shifts to the last artboard on switching between files that contain different number of artboards
- On clicking File > File Info, the dialog is not displayed and after that Illustrator UI does not work
- Media size setting of Print dialog reverts to default settings when the dialog is reopened
- Cannot select or move the artboard below
- Artboard does not fit properly in the window when you reopen a file saved with fit to window in different preview modes and with rulers enabled
Drawing & Editing Tools
- Snapping of artwork using Rotate tool with Shift modifier not working properly when the smart guide preferences for transformation tool is ON
- Overprint Stroke in the Attributes panel reset although the effect is already applied on the object
- Bounding box suddenly disappears using Selection Tool
- Unable to select rotated Guides at high zoom levels
- Illustrator displays an error message on opening a file that contains a stray object with stroke offset effect applied on it
- Objects snap to artboard even when the artboard is hidden
- Crash on using pencil tool with touch devices
- Small objects shift from the original position while transforming through the bounding box
Effects
Copy & Paste
Brushes
- Calligraphic Brush, Blob Brush appearance anomalies at small brush sizes (1 pt and above)
- Blob Brush changes size after undo
Type
- Variable font glyphs not rendered properly from top and bottom
- Unwanted characters appearing when outlining text
- Font changes are not in synchronization between Character panel and Properties panel
- Unable to select Type Pref Indic options and Fill object with placeholder text option in the Preferences dialog when the preferences are migrated from Ai version 22.1
- Issues when applying tracking through Properties panel
- RTL Type tool is not displayed by default for MENA locales
User Interface
- Free Transform Tool hidden under Puppet Warp in toolbar
- Rotation Handle Tolerance overrides scale and selection functionality while using Wacom
- Modal dialogs displayed with drop shadow
- Cannot pin, zoom, or scroll using touchpad gestures for Windows 10
- Adobe PDF presets or .joboptions are unsorted
- [Windows only] Unable to move objects using Selection tool
- Feature tours continue to appear even after OK or Got it buttons are clicked
Gradients & Colors
- Freeform gradient Line points gets deleted on changing opacity to 0 via Point Mode
- Apply Gradient Along or Across Stroke options are enabled but non-functional when a gradient is applied to an outside or inside stroke
- Color panel switches from secondary display to the primary display when opening color panel from color proxy
- Opacity and location overlaps on gradient bar
- Incorrect color stop values are displayed for Fill proxy
Scripting
Bug fixes
- Open File issues
- Crash reports submitted through Adobe Crash Reporter
- Japanese fonts displayed with English names in the Find More tab
- Unable to draw linear and radial gradients at a constraint angle with the Shift key
- Fix Adobe Illustrator 2019 Type Library Reference - VB scripts return error
- Need a way to lock the customizable toolbar
- Direct Selection tool does not work on text anchors
- Rotate dialogue box does not have default focus on the rotate input widget
- Action using the transform panel will not retain settings after restarting Illustrator
- Crash and rendering issues with few Japanese CID fonts
- Illustrator crashes when the action is being recorded on Transparency panel
- Illustrator pastes tiff in Adobe XD even when SVG is available in clipboard
- "Find Extension on Exchange" link in Illustrator does not auto sign on the webpage
- In-menu font preview preference is not honored
- 20 crashes fixed from the submitted crash reports
Artboard tooltip cannot be dismissed when the artboard options dialog is open
Text handling is not working as expected in Character and Paragraph Styles panels
Tiny size indicators are displayed on high-resolution displays
SVG Export misses some of the artwork from artboards
Illustrator documents open to a red or a black screen
Remove redundant points in Pathfinder options automatically gets deselected
SVG fails to export text layer names
Illustrator 2018 - CEP 8 HTML Extension Resize Issue
Placed and rotated 1-bit TIFF are not correctly rendered in Illustrator 22.0.1
SVG Export ignores layer id <g> tag for some artboards and layers, but not all of them
Smart guides don't work properly
Illustrator displays an error while saving the document as SVGZ
Empty artboard name changes itself when the artboard is resized
Rasterized and exported file changes colors
Move artwork with artboard does not deactivate when moving artboards with arrow-keys
Illustrator crashes when editing tabs in Paragraph Styles
Type Properties panel does not work when resets to 12-pt size
Export As in Actions Panel does not show dialog even if Show dialog toggle is selected
Rotation Handle Tolerance overrides scale and selection functionality while using Wacom
Deleting successive artboards is not smooth experience
Illustrator 2018: Objects on top of text frames are no longer selectable
Blob brush lags or leaves temporary marks
Images are not visible when you place EPS files in a new document
Outline Preview is not working in Illustrator running on systems using NVIDIA GPU cards
The names of non-printable layers do not appear in italics
Unable to create new artboards if there's no space between the existing artboards
Deselecting the Artboard tool resets the Align To Artboard option to Align To Selection
Illustrator does not display the selected artboard as active
Unable to align artboards with the pixel grid
Unable to export artwork as SVG when you double-click an Illustrator file to open it
The Select > Same command does not work for graphs
The Apply Similar filter for fonts does not work
The font size reverts to 12 when you create a new text object
Unable to dismiss the warning message displayed when you adjust kerning
Legacy text is lost when you save a file in Illustrator version 22.0 without updating it
Illustrator commits the font size even when you're typing a new size
The Font menu disappears while scrolling
Illustrator does not display the same unit across different panels
