Adobe Illustrator CC

Overview

Adobe® Illustrator® CC software was rebuilt from the inside out to be faster and more intuitive, with rock-solid stability when working on complex files. Now you can create and edit patterns up to 75% faster. Automatically collect all your files for production in a few clicks. Work faster and more efficiently with the new streamlined interface. With Illustrator CC, your tools can keep up with your ideas.

 The best way to get Illustrator CC is with an Adobe Creative Cloud™ membership. With Creative Cloud, you no longer have to wait for future releases — you get new features the moment they're available. Illustrator now offers new file packaging and unembedded images exclusively through Creative Cloud.

Features

Work with precision, speed, and rock-solid stability on large, complex files in Adobe Illustrator® CC software — powered by the Adobe Mercury Performance System. A newly modern interface streamlines daily tasks. Enjoy a new tracing engine, quickly design seamless patterns, and apply gradients to strokes.

Adobe Mercury Performance System

New file packaging

New unembedded images

Links panel enhancements

Pattern creation

New Image Trace

New efficient, flexible interface

Gradients on strokes

Gaussian Blur enhancement

Color panel enhancements

Transform panel enhancements

Type panel improvements

HiDPI and Retina display support

System requirements

Windows

• Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor

• Microsoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1, Windows 8, or Windows 8.1

• 1 GB of RAM (3 GB recommended) for 32 bit; 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended) for 64 bit

• 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)

• 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended)

• To view Illustrator in HiDPI mode, your monitor must support a resolution of 1920 x 1080 or more. For more information, see Enhanced Windows Support: HiDPI devices.

• To use the new Touch workspace in Illustrator, you must have a touch screen enabled tablet/monitor running Windows 8.1. (Microsoft Surface Pro 3 recommended).

• Optional: To use GPU Performance: (NVIDIA video adapter listed below (medium/high-end recommended); 1 GB of VRAM (2 GB recommended); and latest NVIDIA drivers for optimal performance (recommended driver version 335.23 or later (for GeForce series), version 332.76 or later (for Quadro series)

• The following NVIDIA video adapter series support the new Windows GPU Performance features in Illustrator:

o Quadro K Series

o Quadro 6xxx

o Quadro 5xxx

o Quadro 4xxx

o Quadro 2xxx

o Quadro 2xxxD

o Quadro 6xx

o GeForce GTX Series (4xx, 5xx, 6xx, 7xx, Titan)

• Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services.*

Mac OS

• Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support

• Mac OS X v10.7, v10.8, v10.9, or v10.10

• 2 GB of RAM (8 GB recommended)

• 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable fl ash storage devices)

• 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended)

Internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services