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Adobe Illustrator

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Dem still dey call am illustrator, ai, adobe ai

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Adobe vector drawing app. For Windows di process na Illustrator.exe. Logos and type dey live here. PSD na di wrong file mental model.

Wetin you need know

Illustrator na vector drawing. Photoshop na pixels.

Adobe Illustrator dey store paths, type, and artboards inside AI files. Logo job wey start as PSD don already dey on di wrong mental model. Illustrator.exe na di Windows process.

Wetin e be?
Vector drawing for logos and type
Same thing as Photoshop?
No. AI na vectors. PSD na pixels
How I go take get am?
Creative Cloud, no be random exe host
Feex tok say
If di file suppose stay sharp for any size, I go open Illustrator, no be Photoshop. Blurry logo na often raster export, no be broken Windows font.

Wetin be Adobe Illustrator?

Adobe Illustrator na vector graphics editor. Paths, type, and artboards na di document. Di Windows executable na Illustrator.exe.

If you never use am before

If you never use Illustrator before, na di Adobe app for logos, icons, and type wey must scale. No be Photoshop. PSD na pixel stack. AI file na paths. Install am from Creative Cloud on top adobe.com, no be from "free Illustrator" download site.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Logos and marks

Draw mark as paths make e stay sharp for card or billboard. Na dat AI file pipuru dey mean.

Type on top path

Set and outline type. Dis one still be Illustrator, no be InDesign page layout and no be Word artboard.

SVG and print export

Export SVG, PDF, or EPS for web and print. Di working file still be .ai.

Na who e dey for?

  • Designers wey dey draw logos and icons as vectors
  • Pipuru wey dey hand artboards over to InDesign or printer
  • Anybody wey open logo inside Photoshop and dey wonder why e soft

Current status

Dey actively developed as Creative Cloud desktop app. Dis article na about di Windows Illustrator app, no be Illustrator on top iPad.

How old e be?

Adobe first ship Illustrator for 1987, before Photoshop. Current builds na yearly Creative Cloud branded releases. CS6 box na di same family but different support story.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Creative Cloud (current)
CS6 and earlier boxes

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
CPU Multicore 64-bit processor with SSE 4.2, according to Adobe
RAM 8 GB minimum. Adobe recommend 16 GB
Operating system Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to Adobe

Resource profile

CPU demand
Dey follow live effects and complex path stacks
RAM demand
Big artboards and linked rasters
GPU demand
GPU preview wen Adobe enable am

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
Illustrator.exe Di drawing window and document

Startup components

Illustrator no need to start with Windows. Creative Cloud fit sit down for tray make di app fit update.

File locations

Common Adobe Illustrator locations
Typical install C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator <year>\
Creative Cloud C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Creative Cloud\

File formats

AISVGPDFEPS

Common wahala dem

Logo start as PSD

Photoshop pixels no dey turn clean vectors just by renaming di extension. Trace or redraw am inside Illustrator.

Missing fonts on open

Type na document dependency. Adobe Fonts or local install, no be Windows repair.

How to get unstuck

Confirm say na Adobe Illustrator

Open file location. Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator na di app. Illustrator.exe inside Downloads no be am.

Install from Creative Cloud

Di Creative Cloud desktop app na di supported installer. Third-party "AI portable" na junk.

GPU preview first, den prefs

Adobe document GPU performance settings. Reset preferences after you confirm say di file itself dey open.

Alternatives

Affinity Designer, Inkscape, and CorelDRAW dey overlap for vectors. Photoshop no dey replace Illustrator for logo wey must stay as path.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Product page www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html Wetin Adobe dey sell today
User guide helpx.adobe.com/illustrator.html How-to and feature help
System requirements helpx.adobe.com/illustrator/system-requirements.html CPU, RAM, GPU, and OS
Creative Cloud desktop www.adobe.com/creativecloud/desktop-app.html Official installer
Account account.adobe.com/ Plan and devices

Related hardware

RAM and GPU wey dey work matter pass popular CPU name for everyday artboards. Huge linked rasters want more memory.

Technical details

Technical details

Creative Cloud year brands dey change. Dis article no pin down any build number.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

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