Share documents for review

Last updated on Oct 25, 2026

Learn how to create shareable links to gather stakeholder feedback and manage comments within the Adobe Illustrator app.

Share for Review lets you collect feedback on your designs without giving collaborators editing access to your files.

Use it when you need feedback on local or cloud Illustrator documents or PDF files.

This workflow creates a review link that allows stakeholders to view your design and add comments. Comments appear automatically in Adobe Illustrator, where you can reply, resolve feedback, and push updates to the same link.

Your review link opens in a web browser with a Comments panel where stakeholders can add comments, use pins to highlight specific areas, and view feedback from other reviewers. Stakeholders don't need an Adobe ID to comment on public links.

Create a review link

Save your document as a local or cloud Illustrator document, or as a PDF file.

Select Share in the application toolbar.

Select All to share the entire artwork or select Range to share specific artboards.

Select Create link to generate the review link.

Choose an access permission level: Only invited people can comment for email-only access, Anyone with the link can comment for public access, or Everyone at your organization can comment for organization-wide access.

Select the Copy icon to copy the review link, then share it with your stakeholders.

Note

When saving as a PDF, select 'Preserve Illustrator Editing Capabilities' in the Save Adobe PDF dialog to avoid the Save and continue prompt.

Manage review links

Select Share in the application toolbar.

Select the More options icon and choose from available options.

Select Create new review link to generate additional links for different stakeholder groups.

Select Link settings to enable or disable commenting, set passwords for public links, or rename the link.

Select the Delete review link to remove the current link and revoke access.

Select Manage review links to view all your review links on the Creative Cloud website.

Settings changes and new comments apply only to the latest review link.

View and respond to comments

Select Window > Comments to open the Comments panel.

Select your review link from the Conversation dropdown list.

Select individual comments to see highlighted areas on your artboard.

Type your response in the reply field and select Submit.

Select the checkmark icon next to a comment to mark it as resolved.

Use the filter options to view comments by reviewer, timeline, or resolution status.

The Comments panel opens automatically when stakeholders add the first comment to your shared link. You can select icons within the panel to mark comments as read or unread, delete comments, or hide and show comment annotations on your artboard.

Update shared content

Make your design changes in the Illustrator document based on stakeholder feedback.

Save your document with the changes.

Select Share in the application toolbar to open the Share for review dialog.

Select Update content.

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