Adobe — Illustrator Cc 2019 V23.1.1

: For the first time, you could edit one object (like a logo) and have Illustrator automatically find and update every other instance of that object across multiple artboards.

While newer versions like Adobe Illustrator 2026 offer AI-driven "Generative Recolor," many designers still look for v23.1.1 because it introduced the core "modern" tools without some of the heavier overhead found in later versions. Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 v23.1.1

: This was one of the first versions to support external GPUs (eGPU) on Mac, significantly boosting rendering speeds for complex vector art. : For the first time, you could edit