Your workspace, your way

Make Illustrator work your way with DirectPrefs

Keep Illustrator’s most useful preferences within easy reach. Set drawing angles, customize nudge distances and control guides and grids from one simple panel.

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Draw at any angle

Set custom drawing angles without rotating your artboard, making isometric artwork, projections and angled designs easier to create.

Position artwork precisely

Choose exactly how far artwork moves with every arrow-key press, giving you faster and more predictable control over object positioning.

Control your workspace instantly

Show, hide, lock and snap guides and grids directly from DirectPrefs instead of digging through Illustrator menus and preferences.

Constrain angle

Without having to rotate your artboard, set your drawing angle for many native and Astute Graphics tools.

Perfect for working on isometric artwork or projection drawings in Adobe Illustrator.

Effortlessly set and draw at any angle with the majority of native and all Astute Graphics tools. Three customisable pre-set buttons ensure quick changes, whilst integration with Dynamic Measure – part of VectorScribe, brings even greater control.

Draw at any angle

Control the angle Illustrator draws on the artboard.

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Set movement distance

Set the distance objects move when using arrow keys.

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Toggle guides and grids

Quickly show or hide Illustrator guides and grids.

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Less searching, more precision

Leave hidden preferences behind

DirectPrefs brings frequently used Illustrator settings into one accessible panel, helping you make precise changes without repeatedly opening menus or diving into Preferences.