Release year
Illustrator 2026
4 releases of Illustrator 2026 are covered here, 30.5 to 30.8. 6 issues reported for them are tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed, and 7 were marked fixed in a later update. A year is not something you install, so this page has no verdict of its own.
We started reading the bug board on April 19, 2026. Releases from before that are not covered.
Should you update Illustrator today?Today’s verdict, for Windows and macOS separately.The releases of Illustrator 2026
- 30.8August 25, 20261 open · 3 fixed sinceCheck known issues
- 30.7August 3, 20260 open · 3 fixed sinceUpdate
- 30.6June 25, 20264 open · 0 fixed sinceCheck known issues
- 30.5June 1, 20261 open · 1 fixed sinceUpdate
Releases we didn’t watch, and releases whose reports were never rated, are left out: they would look harmless rather than unknown.
Not marked fixed across Illustrator 2026
Reported for one of the year’s releases, tracked by Adobe, and not marked fixed since. Most votes first.
MajorCommon workflowsince 30.6Adobe: Under Review
Reported July 21, 2026DetailsRead the report
MajorSpecific featuresince 30.6Adobe: Under Review
Workaround: Use Save As to write a new .ai file after exporting artboards to EPS.
Reported July 15, 2026DetailsRead the report
MajorSpecific featuresince 30.5Reported on 30.5.1Adobe: Under Review
Reported June 5, 2026DetailsRead the report
MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlysince 30.6Adobe: Under Review
Workaround: Resample linked images to roughly 260 megapixels or below before placing.
Reported July 23, 2026DetailsRead the report
MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlysince 30.6Adobe: Under Review
Reported July 31, 2026DetailsRead the report
MajorCommon workflowsince 30.8Reported on 30.8.2Adobe: Under Review
Workaround: Expand affected gradient strokes with Object > Expand Appearance or Object > Expand, then save as PDF again.
Reported November 9, 2026DetailsRead the report
Based on public bug reports on Illustrator’s UserVoice forum. Last changed November 10, 2026. Not affiliated with Adobe.