Adobe Illustrator is a computer program for making graphic design and illustrations. It is made by Adobe Systems. Pictures created in Adobe Illustrator can be made bigger or smaller, and look exactly the same at any size. It works well with the rest of the products with the Adobe name.
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Developer(s) | Adobe Systems |
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Initial release | 19 March 1987 |
Stable release | 28.4.1
/ 1 April 2024 |
Operating system | Microsoft Windows, macOS |
Type | Vector graphics editor |
License | Proprietary |
Website | www![]() |
History
It was first released in 1986 for the Apple Macintosh. The latest version is Adobe Illustrator 2024, part of Adobe Creative Cloud.
Release history
Version | Platforms | Release date | Code name |
1.0 | Mac OS | January 1987 | Picasso |
1.1 | Mac OS | 19 March 1987 | Inca |
88 | Mac OS | March 1988 | |
2.0 | Windows | January 1989 | Pinnacle |
3 | Mac OS, NeXT, other Unices | October 1990 | Desert Moose |
3.5 | Silicon Graphics | 1991 | |
4 | Windows | May 1992 | Kangaroose |
3.5 | Solaris | 1993 | |
5 | Mac OS | June 1993 | Saturn |
5.5 | Mac OS, Solaris[1] | June 1994 | Janus |
4.1 | Windows | 1995 | |
6 | Mac OS | February 1996 | Popeye |
7 | Mac/Windows | May 1997 | Simba |
8 | Mac/Windows | September 1998 | Elvis |
9 | Mac/Windows | June 2000 | Matisse |
10 | Mac/Windows | November 2001 | Paloma |
CS (11) | Mac/Windows | October 2003 | Pangaea/Sprinkles |
CS2 (12, 12.0.1) | Mac/Windows | 27 April 2005 | Zodiac |
CS3 (13) | Mac/Windows | April 2007 | Jason |
CS4 (14) | Mac/Windows | October 2008 | |
CS5 (15) | Mac/Windows | April 2010 | |
CS6 (16) | Mac/Windows | April 2012 | |
CC (17-28.4.1/2013-2024) | Mac/Windows | May 2013 |
References
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