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What is an AI (Adobe Illustrator Artwork) file?

Adobe Illustrator Artwork (AI) is the native file format of Adobe Illustrator, the industry-standard vector graphics editor. Because AI stores artwork as mathematical paths rather than pixels, a logo or illustration can be scaled from a business card to a billboard with no loss of sharpness. AI files also preserve layers, editable text, artboards, and colour profiles, which is why they are the standard deliverable for logo and branding work.

How to open an AI file?

Adobe Illustrator is the natural choice and gives full editing access to every layer and path. Adobe Photoshop can also open AI files, but it rasterises them, so the vectors are no longer editable.

Inkscape imports most AI files, and CorelDRAW and Affinity Designer read them as well. Many AI files are saved as PDF-compatible, so simply renaming a copy to .pdf will often let any PDF reader display it. To share the artwork as an image, use our AI to PNG or AI to JPG tool.

Developed by: Adobe Inc.

Initial Release: 1987

What is a PDF (Portable Document Format) file?

The Portable Document Format (PDF) is a universal file format that comprises characteristics of both text documents and graphic images which makes it one of the most commonly used file types today. The reason PDF is so widely popular is that it can preserve original document formatting. PDF files always look identical on any device or operating system.

How to open a PDF file?

Most people head right to Adobe Acrobat Reader when they need to open a PDF. Adobe created the PDF standard and its program is certainly the most popular free PDF reader out there. It's completely fine to use, but I find it to be a somewhat bloated program with lots of features that you may never need or want to use.

Most web browsers, like both Chrome and Firefox, can open PDFs themselves. You may or may not need an add-on or extension to do it, but it's pretty handy to have one open automatically when you click a PDF link online. I highly recommend SumatraPDF or MuPDF if you're after something a bit more. Both are free.

Developed by: ISO

Initial Release: 15 June 1993

Useful links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portable_Document_Format

https://acrobat.adobe.com/us/en/why-adobe/about-adobe-pdf.html

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