Illustrator Developer Center

Adobe Illustrator CS5 SDK

(April 2010)
The Adobe Illustrator CS5 SDK is now available. Developers can use the SDK to create plug-ins that extend the functionality of Adobe Illustrator CS5. Get the SDK and start developing plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator CS5 today.

• Download the Illustrator CS5 SDK
• View archived Illustrator SDKs

The Adobe Illustrator CS5 SDK uses Adobe Flash based technology for the UI of some sample plug-ins. Please refer to the SDK documentation for more details. More resources around building Flash-based UI for Adobe Illustrator (and other Creative Suite products) can be found in the Creative Suite Developer Tools section.

Illustrator Scripting

(April 2010)
Documentation on Adobe Illustrator Scripting is now available. Developers can write scripts that automate the tasks performed by Adobe Illustrator. Get the documentation and start writing scripts for Adobe Illustrator today.