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Design websites, interactive experiences, and original vector graphics that developers will love with Adobe® Illustrator® CS5 software. Create pixel-aligned artwork that stays crisp when rasterized and define up to 100 artboards in a single file.

Experiment with HTML5

Experiment with HTML5

Try out the latest in HTML5 and CSS3 to more easily design web and device content with the Illustrator HTML5 Pack on Adobe Labs.

Crisp graphics and text for web, mobile

Crisp graphics and text for web, mobile

Create and align vector objects precisely on the file's pixel grid for clean, sharp raster graphics. Use text anti-aliasing options for individual text frames.

Resolution-independent effects

Resolution-independent effects

See raster effects such as drop shadows, blurs, and textures maintain their appearance across media. Create work for different types of output and know that raster effects will look the same no matter how your resolution settings change.

Symbols

Symbols

Make symbols more powerful than ever thanks to new 9-slice scaling and registration point control. Use layers inside symbols to create extremely complex symbols that you can repeat as usual, keeping file sizes small.

Integration with Adobe Flash Professional

Integration with Adobe Flash Professional

Import Illustrator files into Adobe Flash® Professional software with type better preserved and symbol registration points supported.

Web and mobile device export

Web and mobile device export

Easily view, optimize, and export for web and mobile devices, with choices for format, color, quality, compression, and more.

Multiple artboards

Multiple artboards for web and interactive

Define up to 100 working areas in one file. Paste objects in place across artboards for repeating artwork on multiple web pages, screens, or frames.

New Document Profiles for web and mobile devices

New Document Profiles for web and mobile devices

Access new pixel-grid alignment from web and mobile device profiles, which also include relevant dimensions, color groups, and more.

Adobe Device Central

Adobe Device Central

Design, preview, and test rich graphic content for mobile devices and deliver engaging experiences to billions of subscribers.

Versatile slicing tools

Versatile slicing tools

Create vector-based slices from objects, groups of objects, or layers that are preserved when exporting your artwork as a SWF or PSD file.

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Pixel Preview

See how your vector artwork will look when rasterized using the Pixel Preview mode. Edit your artwork and the preview changes live — as you work.

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