Adobe Illustrator
Professional vector graphics tool for Web and print.
Adobe Illustrator overview
You can download Adobe Illustrator as a part of Creative Cloud for only $22.99/month.
Adobe Illustrator is the vector graphics classics in the design industry. It is a digital environment that allows you to deliver prominent results in typesetting and logo graphic areas of design.
Deploy your brightest ideas on canvas and make dare experiments in the latest version of Illustrator.
Express your art in digital illustration
Design heart-winning digital illustration, create beautiful logotypes, typefaces, and memorable icons with Illustrator for Mac. This graphics editor has gained the glory of the vector design classics and still evolves, bringing new amazing features to its users.
Join a global creative community with Illustrator
Thousands of talented designers worldwide use Adobe Illustrator to create a variety of designs ranging from icons and product packaging to website illustrations and even billboards.
Create an artwork of any size
Download Adobe Illustrator for Mac to access a set of handy drawing tools that will help you visualize your amazing ideas of logos, typography, and graphics. This software is vector-based, so you can design objects that will be easily scalable on different types of screens and even billboards.
Say more with gorgeous typography
Design the company’s name as a logo, create a flyer or a website with the convenient type tools in a full version of Adobe Illustrator. Shape a general typeface style or enhance individual characters to create a visual mood of the message that says even more than the words themselves.
Use the illustration to draw attention
Create freehand sketches or recolor uploaded images to transform them into real artworks. An appealing illustration can create a particular style for any website, presentation, mobile app, or blog.
What’s new in version 28.5
Updated on May 09 2024
- Relink missing files automatically
- Sort linked files by size
- Move Illustrator files between systems seamlessly
Full list of changes available here
Information
App requirements
- Intel 64
- Apple Silicon
- macOS 11 or later
- 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
- 3 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices)
- 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
- To use the GPU performance features: Your Mac should have a minimum of 1024 MB VRAM (2 GB recommended), and your computer must support Metal
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Jun 23 2021
Version: 25.3
The entire Adobe suite is programmed by NON-artists who apparently haven't touched their own product in decades. I've been using Photoshop since the late 90s and I can't remember the last time any new feature was added to the product that was practical. The best product they make is Audition. Illustrator is clunky, cumbersome, and out of sync with Photoshop paradigms. Time for someone with some guts to be CTO and fix this utter vomit splatter.
Feb 27 2021
Version: 25.2
PLEASE, PLEASE, AT MACUPDATE! CAN ANYBODY EXPLAIN (4 YEARS LATER) WHAT DOES IT MEAN (or $9.99/month if you have also purchased an earlier software version)? CAN'T FIND ANYTHING LIKE THESE ON ADOBE SITE!!!
Jan 29 2021
Version: 25.1
Worst illustration app since 1992 (the year of my first mac).
Oct 20 2020
Version: 25.0
The price is misleading. It's not $20.99, it's $20.99 PER MONTH!
Aug 2 2020
Version: 24.2.3
Again, MacUpdate is misleading. It looks like, from the listing that this app costs $20. But it's $20 a month!
May 2 2020
Version: 24.1.2
Three years later, can anybody explain to me what does it means "(or $9.99/month if you have also purchased an earlier software version)" indicated in the introduction of this page, and where to find this option on the purchase page ??? Thanks a loooot !!!
Nov 16 2019
Version: 24.0.0
The worst update ever, I'll rather use CS3 than this crap. And the worst part - its file is not compatible with older versions. My studio is on pause because of it. Loosing around 50k a day because of this update.
Jan 14 2019
Version: 23.0
bestes zeichnungsberechtigt Programm das ich je testen durfte !
Oct 16 2018
Version: 23.0
Absolutely worst update ever! Crashing for memory reasons (64 gb) on 12-Core Mac Pro 2010 every 3 minutes
Jun 20 2017
Version: 21.1.0
Were is the "$9.99/month if you're a previous Illustrator customer" on adobe site ???
I am a registered Illustrator CS6 user, so I am a previous illustrator customer, no ?
Dec 9 2016
Version: 21.0.0
Not good at all. Bloated beta crapware. I hate it. Buy Affinity Designer.
And yes, we pay for CC.
Jul 27 2015
Version: 19.1.0
Leaving aside the whole issue of OS compatibility and cloud subscription (of which Im not a fan), the new version absolutely screams. It took Adobe years to add GPU acceleration to Illustrator after Photoshop got it back in CS6. If you are working on large multi layered art, this is a solid upgrade.
Jun 17 2015
Version: 19.0.0
So, after 15 years of my requesting it (along with other people) Adobe finally increased the zoom percentage to a decent amount. Thanks Adobe, but I already found something better.
Aug 29 2014
Version: 18.0
Whilst I still use Illustrator CS6, because I am very familiar with it, the subscription model and sense of 3 decades of frustrations with a bloated UI means I am moving on to Sketch and the new boy Affinity Designer which looks really REALLY hot:
https://affinity.serif.com/beta-download/
Adobe's problems are that whilst it has the mature software. that works with difficulties, they have never sat down and rethought how they should work. Just bolted on ever more feature requests to the point you can never find anything.
A lot of the Adobe features i want don't work. e.g. Batch processing won't do the very things I want it to do, such as colour mode and auto save to format of my choice. It can just be a massive waste of time.
I want my timer back thank you. Don't even bother going to the Indesign User Groups any more because it feels like a time warp.
Aug 27 2014
Version: 18.0
I’m not quite sure why this update took so long to show up on MacUpdate because CC 2014 was released a couple of months ago. Regardless, if you have a Creative Cloud subscription you start to look at Adobe updates in a new light. Updates just happen, whenever, and you never have to worry about ordering a new version of the Creative Suite since the updates are automatic and immediately available for downloading. Sometimes there aren’t a lot of obvious changes between a new version and the version that preceded it, such as between Illustrator CC 2014 and original CC. If anything, some noticeable “improvements” aren’t: a login screen that never goes away unless you can find a way to turn it off (rather than being in interface preferences, the on/off switch for this feature is hidden) and TypeKit integration which is both annoying and confusing. But if you’re a professional, Creative Cloud apps such as Illustrator are essential and the integration between Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign is unmatched. (Who even is Adobe’s competition? Microsoft? Corel? Quark? I don’t think so.) InDesign imports raw AI and PSD files; AI can open and edit PDF files saved by Photoshop and InDesign. Illustrator files can be copied and pasted into Photoshop and remain live and editable. The list of features is endless. And over time, they keep getting better.
Aug 26 2014
Version: 18.0
Great "professional" illustration software. Most of my logo and other illustrations are made through this software. I know there are alternatives but they are not even as feature rich and customisation through add ons.
Clearly this is for my work that's why i'm fine with Creative Cloud payment scheme. Anyway you get a lot from the service. Hobbyists or other value seekers should try the alternatives because this is not for you.
Aug 26 2014
Version: 18.0
Surely this version was released on 18th June 2014 - why is it just now showing up with a release date of 25th August?
Jun 19 2014
Version: 2014
Min system requirement is now 10.7 for Illustrator CC 2014
https://helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html
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