Illustrator for M1 Mac: A Game-Changer for Creative Professionals

The recent announcement by Adobe about the performance gains in Photoshop for M1 Macs has left many designers and artists wondering if this new chip architecture will have a similar impact on other creative applications like Illustrator. As someone who has been struggling with extreme lag issues in Illustrator on their MacBook Pro M1 Max, I was excited to hear that Adobe is now testing Illustrator on Apple's latest chip architecture.

According to Adobe, the internal tests showed that Photoshop delivers significant performance gains across the application for customers using the latest Macs. In fact, Photoshop for M1 Macs completes most tasks 1.5 times faster than on Intel chips. This news has sparked hope among creative professionals that Illustrator too could benefit from this new architecture.

I recently installed Adobe Creative Cloud and logged in to my account to check if the beta version of Illustrator was available. To my surprise, I found it easily through the Creative Cloud Desktop app's 'Beta Apps' section. Although the beta version is still in its early stages, it offers many of the core features that designers rely on for their daily needs.

One of the notable improvements in this beta version is the ability to change the position of windows, panels, and tools, allowing users to create a more convenient environment for their work. This small but significant update has already made a big difference in my workflow.

Vectornator, another professional graphic design software, is also available for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, offering an alternative to Adobe Illustrator. However, many designers are loyal to the Adobe ecosystem and would prefer to use Illustrator on their M1 Macs.

Adobe Illustrator CC 2022 v26.2 has been reported to run well on the MacBook Air M1, along with Photoshop and Premiere Pro. This news is a significant development for creative professionals who rely heavily on these applications.

In conclusion, the beta release of Illustrator running natively on Apple Silicon hardware is an exciting step forward for designers and artists using M1 Macs. Although it's still in its early stages, this new architecture has the potential to revolutionize the way we work with graphics and design software. We can expect Adobe to continue refining and improving Illustrator for M1 Macs, making it an even more powerful tool for creative professionals.

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