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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Adobe Illustrator
Developer(s)Adobe Systems
Initial release19 March 1987; 37 years ago (1987-03-19)
Stable release
28.4.1 / 1 April 2024; 5 months ago (2024-04-01)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, macOS
TypeVector graphics editor
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html Edit this on Wikidata
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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

VersionPlatformsRelease dateCode name
1.0Mac OSJanuary 1987Picasso
1.1Mac OS19 March 1987Inca
88Mac OSMarch 1988
2.0WindowsJanuary 1989Pinnacle
3Mac OS, NeXT, other UnicesOctober 1990Desert Moose
3.5Silicon Graphics1991
4WindowsMay 1992Kangaroose
3.5Solaris1993
5Mac OSJune 1993Saturn
5.5Mac OS, Solaris[1]June 1994Janus
4.1Windows1995
6Mac OSFebruary 1996Popeye
7Mac/WindowsMay 1997Simba
8Mac/WindowsSeptember 1998Elvis
9Mac/WindowsJune 2000Matisse
10Mac/WindowsNovember 2001Paloma
CS (11)Mac/WindowsOctober 2003Pangaea/Sprinkles
CS2 (12, 12.0.1)Mac/Windows27 April 2005Zodiac
CS3 (13)Mac/WindowsApril 2007Jason
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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