Apr 18, 2015 There is nothing available in adobe to view AI file. But there is third party viewer called AI Viewer available. If you install AI Viewer, you can view the AI file and at the same time you can export to BMP, JPEG, GIF, TIFF, PNG format also. I like this and it is very useful if you need the file to view only without the AI license. To display the panel, choose Window Document Info. To view a different type of information, select an option from the panel menu: Document, Objects, Graphic Styles, Brushes, Spot Color Objects, Pattern Objects, Gradient Objects, Fonts, Linked Images, Embedded Images, and Font Details.
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Developed by Adobe Systems for the Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Illustrator Artwork (AI) files represent vector graphics fitting on a single page. They are typically stored in the EPS or PDF format. If saved for further editing, Adobe Illustrator uses the file extension AI for saving these drawings. The AI file format is composed of paths that are connected by points, and not of image data.
Technical details of AI files
Originally, the native format of AI files was known as PGF - showing a close resemblance to PDF. Compatibility with the PDF file format was achieved when a entire copy of the PGF data was embedded into the saved PDF file. Likewise, this dual path approach is used in newer versions of Adobe Illustrator when EPS compatible files are created and saved. AI files are saved as vector images. This means that the image quality is not getting lost if the user enlarges the image.
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More information about the AI file format
Adobe Illustrator Viewer Free
File extension
.ai
File category
Vector image
Example file
Download example.ai file (2.5 MiB)
Associated programs
Adobe Illustrator Corel Paint Shop Pro Adobe Reader Adobe Photoshop