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Adobe Illustrator

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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; 6 months ago (2024-04-01)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows, macOS
TypeVector graphics editor
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html Edit this on Wikidata

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.

It was first released in 1986 for the Apple Macintosh. The latest version is Adobe Illustrator 2024, part of Adobe Creative Cloud.

Release history

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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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  1. "1999: SUMMARY: Solaris-Adobe Products (a little long)". Archived from the original on 18 May 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2008.