Adobe Illustrator-versionshistorie -

Widely considered the worst release. Adobe rewrote the core to use Adobe CoolType (their own font engine), but it broke compatibility with thousands of PostScript fonts. The interface was bloated, slow, and crashed frequently. Many studios reverted to 5.5. FreeHand 7.0 (now owned by Macromedia) introduced tabbed panels and perspective grids, outpacing Illustrator. Version 6.0 was never released for Windows.

First subscription-only version. Features: Cloud sync (settings, brushes, libraries), Touch workspace (for Windows tablets), CSS extraction (copy CSS code from vector shapes), and Multiple file export (simultaneous to PNG, JPG, SVG). Added Live Corners (corner widgets) and Pencil smoothing . adobe illustrator-versionshistorie

Renamed after its release year (a pattern later abandoned). Key additions: Auto Trace (converting raster images to paths, albeit crudely), Style Sheets (early paragraph/character styles), and the ability to work in separations for CMYK printing. It also introduced the Pencil Tool for freehand vector drawing. Version 88 cemented Illustrator as a professional prepress tool, directly competing with Aldus FreeHand (launched 1988). Widely considered the worst release

The first version to support Adobe Plug-ins (third-party filters). Added CMYK preview on screen (via Photoshop-like soft proofing). Bundled with Adobe Dimensions (3D extrusion) and Adobe Streamline (advanced tracing). Sold as “Illustrator 5.5 for Power Macintosh” to leverage new PowerPC processors. Many studios reverted to 5

A highly stable, beloved version. Added Live Trace (powerful raster-to-vector, replacing Streamline) and Live Paint (intuitive fill of overlapping paths without merging). Control Palette (context-sensitive options bar) debuted. Spot color links to InDesign. Also introduced Wacom tablet pressure for opacity and size. First universal binary for Mac Intel (early 2006). Many professionals stuck with CS2 for years.