Adobe Illustrator Versions By Year ✔ [ Full ]

The era. This version added transparency effects (drop shadows, opacities) but required a "flattener" for older printers. It also introduced the Art Brushes (painting along a path) and the Symbol Sprayer tool. For web designers, it added SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) export—a format that would become the standard for the modern web two decades later.

Brought transparency, drop shadows, and native PDF support. adobe illustrator versions by year

– The first version released for Microsoft Windows . The era