Introduced cloud documents for Teams , vertical text in Asian languages , enhanced 3D effects (ray tracing, materials), and live recoloring with color harmony rules.
A minor release focusing on Power Macintosh optimization and QuickDraw GX font handling. Not a major milestone, but it kept Illustrator fresh. adobe illustrator release history
The “AI everywhere” release. Introduced Generative Recolor (use text prompts to generate color palettes), Mockup (place vector art onto product photos in 3D space), Retype (identify fonts from images and match them), and Text to Pattern (generate seamless vector patterns from prompts). Also added Contextual Taskbar (AI‑assisted suggestions based on selection). Introduced cloud documents for Teams , vertical text