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Supported file formats

This document provides an overview of file formats supported in Illustrator. For information about specific formats and their use, see Illustrator Help.

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Supported file format

Open

  • Adobe Illustrator (ai, ait)
  • Adobe PDF (pdf)
  • AutoCAD Drawing (dwg)
  • AutoCAD Interchange File (dxf)
  • AV1 Image (avif)
  • BMP (bmp , rle , dib)
  • Computer Graphics Metafile (cgm)
  • CorelDRAW 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (cdr)
  • Encapsulated PostScript (eps, epsf , ps)
  • Enhanced Metafile (emf)
  • GIF (gif)
  • High Efficiency Image (heic, heif)
  • Illustrator EPS (eps,  epsf , ps)
  • JPEG (jpg, jpe , jpeg)
  • JPEG2000 ( jpf , jpx , jp2, j2k, j2c, jpc )
  • Microsoft RTF ( rtf )
  • Microsoft Word (doc)
  • Microsoft Word DOCX (docx)
  • PCX (pcx)
  • Photoshop (psd, pdd)
  • Pixar (pxr)
  • PNG (png, pns)
  • SVG (svg)
  • SVG Compressed (svgz)
  • Targa (tga, vda, icb, vst)
  • Text (txt)
  • TIFF (tif, tiff)
  • WebP (webp)
  • Windows Metafile (wmf)

Place

  • Adobe Illustrator (ai, ait)
  • Adobe PDF (pdf)
  • AutoCAD Drawing (dwg)
  • AutoCAD Interchange File (dxf)
  • AV1 Image (avif)
  • BMP (bmp, rle, dib)
  • Computer Graphics Metafile (cgm)
  • CorelDRAW 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (cdr)
  • Encapsulated PostScript (eps, epsf, ps)
  • Enhanced Metafile (emf)
  • GIF (gif)
  • High Efficiency Image (heic, heif)
  • JPEG (jpg, jpe, jpeg)
  • JPEG2000 (jpf, jpx, jp2, j2k, j2c, jpc)
  • Microsoft RTF (rtf)
  • Microsoft Word (doc)
  • Microsoft Word DOCX (docx)
  • PCX (pcx)
  • Photoshop (psd, pdd)
  • Pixar (pxr)
  • PNG (png, pns)
  • SVG (svg)
  • SVG Compressed (svgz)
  • Targa (tga, vda, icb, vst)
  • Text (txt)
  • TIFF (tif, tiff)
  • WebP (webp)
  • Windows Metafile (wmf)

 

Save

  • Adobe Illustrator (ai)
  • Adobe PDF (pdf)
  • Illustrator EPS(eps)
  • Illustrator Template (ait)
  • SVG (svg)
  • SVG Compressed (svgz)

Export

  • AutoCAD Drawing (dwg)
  • AutoCAD Interchange File (dxf)
  • BMP (bmp)
  • CSS (css)
  • Enhanced Metafile (emf)
  • JPEG (jpg)
  • Photoshop (psd)
  • PNG (png)
  • SVG (svg)
  • Targa (tga)
  • Text Format (txt)
  • TIFF (tif)
  • WebP (webp)
  • Windows Metafile (wmf)

Save for web

  • GIF (gif)
  • JPEG (jpg)
  • PNG (png)

 

Export for screens

  • Adobe PDF (pdf)
  • JPEG (jpg)
  • PNG (png)
  • SVG (svg)
  • WebP (webp)

 

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