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What's new in Adobe Illustrator

Learn what's new in the latest release of Illustrator.

Illustrator on desktop

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February 2025 release (version 29.3)

Experience performance improvements

Learn about the enhancements to file import, effects processing, and the Layers panel.

Identify hard-to-find fonts easily

Use Retype to find the fonts used in rasterized and outlined text and eliminate the guesswork.

Take your 2D artwork to 3D with Project Neo (Beta)

Import and export SVG files directly from Illustrator to create stunning 3D artwork with access to more than 30,000 fonts from the Adobe Fonts Library.

Use enhanced presets to simplify tracing workflow

When using Image Trace, switch to the enhanced presets to take advantage of their built-in support for the latest tracing options.

Create beautiful Japanese text styles with Momochidori font

Beautify your artwork with Momochidori Japanese variable font, offering adjustable weight, width, and slant for precise and cohesive text styling.

Add vibrant gradient effects to your text with COLR fonts

Add emojis and create gradient-filled, scalable text with customizable color effects for vibrant designs with COLR fonts.

Experience East Asian text layout improvements

Get more controls for your East Asian text layouts. Convert original text as outlines and visualize character position changes from the Reflow Viewer panel.

Experience Japanese text improvements

Enhance your Japanese text layouts with improved character positioning, precise kerning, better alignment and many more changes for beautiful Japanese text.

Explore enhancements inspired by your feedback

Preview missing fonts without installation; measure the area of objects using the Measure tool; save patterns and gradients to the Creative Cloud Library.

Illustrator on the web (Beta)

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Illustrator on the web (Beta) is available for testing and feedback as part of your Illustrator subscription. Try it now to discover new features.

October 2024 release

Illustrator on the web (Beta) for creative enthusiasts

With a simple workspace that you can get quickly familiarized with, Illustrator on the web (Beta) comes with essential tools and features that will make your creative journey easier.

Craft custom shapes with precision using the Quick Pen tool (Beta)

Draw and modify straight lines and perfect arcs intuitively and create custom, geometric shapes effortlessly using the Quick Pen tool (Beta).

Illustrator on iPad

October 2022 release (version 3.0)

Improve productivity with enhanced touch shortcuts

Lock your primary and secondary touch shortcuts and work with alternate actions of a selected tool conveniently.

Quickly save and rename the document

Save and rename your artwork anytime without having to exit your document.

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Increase precision with snap-in gradients

Easily place gradient angles at every 45 degrees to achieve precise, controlled colors and shades.

Keyboard shortcut

Control the default style with the keyboard shortcut

Reset the Appearance settings of your artwork to the default style with the new keyboard shortcut. 

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