November 2026 (Illustrator 31.0): AI Assistant beta and refined blends
Modernized presets, in-app lessons and native Windows ARM support

Feature updates

• Automate multi-step production tasks with AI Assistant (beta). Use simple prompts to organize layers, edit content, prepare artwork for print, and take care of routine tasks.
• Create smoother blends with more control over transitions between objects. Fine-tune results using new options in the Blend panel and on-canvas easing handles.
• Start with modernized professional-grade brushes, graphic styles, patterns, and gradients. A refreshed library of built-in presets designed for contemporary workflows means new documents begin with up-to-date, creative templates.
• Build core design skills directly inside Illustrator with guided, level-aware lessons for shape, color, and type workflows via the Quick skill guide. The interactive step-by-step tutorials run without leaving the canvas, teaching techniques in context.
• Work with Korean text more easily thanks to improved line-breaking controls. The new Korean Line Break Anywhere option adjusts how text wraps within text objects for cleaner, more flexible layouts.

System updates

• Native support for Windows ARM devices and Copilot+ PCs.

Customer-reported fixes

• (macOS) A false Wacom driver warning appears on every launch, even when the tablet is working correctly.
• (macOS) Pressing the spacebar on the Home screen or after switching tabs unexpectedly opens a file dialog.
• (Windows) Zoom is extremely slow and unresponsive when GPU preview is enabled.
• Severe lag occurs when zooming, panning, and switching tools, especially in documents with multiple artboards.
• Documents with stacked dimension annotations or objects with accumulated metadata cause significant lag when moving or editing artwork.
• Blend orientation always reverts to Align to Path instead of preserving the chosen setting.
• Blend panel settings could not be recorded or played back as Actions.
• Adjusting CMYK color values using Cmd/Ctrl+Enter incorrectly modifies color channels set to zero.
• The ExtendScript Debugger extension for Visual Studio Code does not attach to Illustrator for script debugging.

Source: helpx.adobe.com