Adobe Illustrator Versions By Year [top]

Added Live Trace (converting bitmaps to vectors) and Live Paint .

Transition to subscription; cloud-syncing and Behance integration. CC 2018 (v22) Puppet Warp, up to 1,000 artboards, and Variable Fonts. 2019 2020 (v24) Cloud Documents and 100x larger canvas. 2021 2022 (v26) Advanced 3D and materials; native support for Apple M1. 2023 2024 (v28)

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Integrated into the ; added 3D effects and OpenType support. 2005 CS2 (v12) Added Live Trace , Live Paint, and Adobe Bridge support. 2007 CS3 (v13) adobe illustrator versions by year

– Added "Live Color" and integration with Adobe Flash.

Live Shapes (dynamic corner rounding) and Pen tool previews.

Bridged the gap between 2D graphic design and 3D product rendering. 2022: Adobe Illustrator 2023 (Version 27) Added Live Trace (converting bitmaps to vectors) and

Made Illustrator a viable layout tool for single-page documents. 1992: Adobe Illustrator 4.0

Named for its year of release, this version dropped the version number to avoid confusion with the upcoming 2.0. It introduced two game-changing features: the Place command (importing raster images) and the Show Page view, which allowed designers to see the actual print area.

Improved document creation workflows for beginners and web designers. 2019 2020 (v24) Cloud Documents and 100x larger canvas

Envelope Distort (warping shapes and text), Symbols, Magic Wand selection, and live arc/line grid tools. This was the last version before Adobe transitioned to the Creative Suite branding. 2003: Adobe Illustrator CS (Version 11) Launch: October 2003 Platform: Mac and Windows Key Focus: 3D rendering and typographic control.

Introduced the Bezier curve tool to commercial designers.