Adobe Illustrator Versions By Year !exclusive! Jun 2026

Added , drop shadows, and native PDF/SVG export. 2001 10.0 Introduced symbols, slicing for web , and liquify tools. The Creative Suite (CS) Era Year Major Features / Milestones 2003 CS (v11)

Adobe Illustrator | Definition, History, & Facts - Britannica adobe illustrator versions by year

and native PDF support, bridging the gap between design and web/print production. Era 2: Creative Suite (CS) Expansion (2003–2012) Added , drop shadows, and native PDF/SVG export

A quality-of-life masterpiece. CS2 introduced the (turning raster images into editable vectors with incredible control) and Live Paint (filling overlapping paths like a coloring book without merging them). It also added Vanishing Point -style perspective grids. Many designers consider CS2 the "golden" version—stable, fast, and feature-complete. Era 2: Creative Suite (CS) Expansion (2003–2012) A

Introduced the Puppet Warp tool (bending vector art like a marionette) and variable fonts .