Access authoritative & accurate geographic information with maps available through an ArcGIS organization. Partner with GIS teams or directly kick off a map design project.

Account and Pricing:

An ArcGIS account is required, and additional fees may apply. The account is not created during installation. Current Esri customers can use existing ArcGIS accounts. A 21-day free trial is available. See pricing for more info.

Feature highlights:

• Skip mundane tracing map images and get maps as artwork
• Content organized based on map detail as vector or image layers (images only in Adobe Photoshop).
• Convert Adobe Illustrator Exchange (AIX) exported from ArcGIS Pro to Adobe Illustrator files.
• Easily plot addresses, and create accurate distance-based shapes.
• Design and style with personal or organizational brand

Demo videos

Release Notes

For the latest information about supported software versions and licensing, see Requirements. Whats in Version 3.9 May 2025:

• Converts ArcGIS Place point symbols from the World Navigation (Places) basemap into Adobe Illustrator vector symbols.
• Improves AIX post-processing performance on both opening .aix files and replacing brushes, symbols, and swatches.
• Improves vector tile point layer structure for callout symbols and labels.
• Supports ArcGIS Pro 3.5, ArcGIS Enterprise 11.5, and the latest update of ArcGIS Online.
• Fixes a number of performance and usability issues you reported to us

For more details see product documentation.

INSTALLATION STEPS:

Reminder: Close Illustrator and Photoshop before installation 1. The installation file is downloaded to the 'Documents' folder. - macOS: ArcGISMapsforAdobe_Mac_[version].pkg - Windows: ArcGISMapsforAdobe_Win_[version].exe 2. Run the installer and follow the on-screen instructions. 3. Launch Illustrator or Photoshop. 4. Select Window->Extensions->ArcGIS Maps for Adobe Creative Cloud. 5. After the extension opens, you can start by signing in with an ArcGIS account. No ArcGIS account? Sign up for the 21-day trial.

STAYING UPTO DATE:

A notification will be visible in-app when new updates are available. You can update directly via the in-app notification or download new installers from this page. Tutorials, links to our community website, and other useful resources are available on the products website.