Technical Updates

February 2026 updates - 03 Feb 2026

Stylism v4.1.3
  • Improvement: The AG Block Shadow tool now has the Preference option to operate on selected art only, like the AG Offset tool.
SubScribe v4.9.8
  • New feature: QuickOps panel > "Reduce Colors".
  • New feature: QuickOps panel > "Delete Unused Panel Items".
VectorScribe v6.0.8
  • New feature: The Retract Handles live effect now allows retracting only handles that are shorter than a specified value.
  • New feature: The Split Path to Segments live effect now includes "Filter by Index" parameters.
  • Improvement: Dynamic Shapes now converts star-shaped paths more consistently to stars instead of sometimes treating them as polygons.
  • Bug fix: The Point Removal live effect now correctly saves the removal mode (such as "When They Match All Enabled Options").

December 2025 updates - 15 Dec 2025

AstuteBuddy v2.0.2
  • Improvement: Shortcut wording change.
DynamicSketch v4.0.0
  • Bug fix: Dynamic Sketch and AG Trim and Join tools workaround for Adobe bug where artwork does not always re-render when CPU preview is on.
FindReplace v1.9.9
  • Improvement: Method (Classic/Perceptual) and Dither are now searchable attributes for gradients in Illustrator 2026 and up.
InkScribe v2.9.8
  • Bug fix: InkScribe tool workaround for Adobe bug where artwork does not always re-render when CPU preview is on.
Phantasm v5.9.1
  • Bug fix: The Halftone effect now loads and saves with the correct ".pht" file extension on Mac.
VectorFirstAid v4.3.3
  • Bug fix: Infinitely large .dat files are no longer created for the latest SF Pro fonts.
VectorScribe v6.0.7
  • Improvement: Line constraining in PathScribe ('L' key) now works along curved bezier segments as well as straight.
  • Improvement: The Path Visualizer live effect's color now works with Edit > Edit Colors.
  • Bug fix: Extend Path tool workaround for Adobe bug where edited artwork does not always re-render when CPU preview is on.
  • Bug fix: Dynamic Measures converted to art in large canvas documents now have correctly named groups.