Adobe Illustrator 2025 (29.7.1) maintains its position as the leading vector design software for Windows professionals through the June 2025 update which brings generative AI tools and performance enhancements and improved artboard management. The new version 29.6 of the software provides users with advanced creative capabilities through automatic bleed adjustment and adaptive drawing tools and accelerated rendering which becomes apparent at the first artboard launch.
Adobe Illustrator 2025: Generative AI & Smart Design Tools
- Generative Expand: grow vector artwork and add print bleed effortlessly
- Generative Shape Fill & Recolor: use Adobe Firefly prompts to fill shapes or recolor entire designs
- The tool enables vector pattern generation through text prompts which serves as an ideal solution for making creative patterns
- The Objects on Path feature enables users to position various objects along curves or lines through adjustable spacing and rotation controls.
Performance & Workflow Enhancements
- Live preview in Pencil tool, and smoother path editing
- Repeat artboard actions, precise paste placement, artboard rearrangement streamline layout control
- Faster rendering for brushes, effects, and transformations—noticeable speed gains
- Improved asset export panel and responsive menus effect even complex workflows
What’s New in 29.7.1(August 2025)
- Print bleed icon toggling in artboard settings
- Generative AI vector expansion & fill options added
- Live Pencil previews and performance boosts for brushes and effects
- Enhanced artboard tools: repeat, rearrange, precise paste