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Illustrator for Apple silicon

Run Illustrator faster in native mode on Apple computers with the Apple silicon chip.

Illustrator now runs natively on Apple computers with the Apple silicon chip that performs faster than the similarly configured previous generation systems.  

Known differences and limitations

Legacy third-party (Intel-only) plug-ins are unavailable in the ARM native mode. To use these, you must run Illustrator in Rosetta emulation mode.

Features not available in the ARM native mode

Feature Workaround
Legacy third-party (Intel-only) plug-ins 
Intel-based plug-ins will not work in ARM native mode in Illustrator. Run Intel-based plug-ins with Illustrator on Rosetta until your plug-in provider delivers Apple silicon-compatible versions.

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