# Adobe Illustrator Plugin SDK

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/plugin-sdk/  
**Provider:** Adobe Illustrator — https://apis.io/providers/adobe-illustrator/  
**Base URL:** https://api.example.com  
**Documentation:** https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator/

Adobe Illustrator Plugin SDK is one of 11 APIs that [Adobe Illustrator](https://apis.io/providers/adobe-illustrator/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include C++, Extensions, Plugins, and SDK. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

The Adobe Illustrator Plugin SDK enables developers to build native C++ plug-ins for Illustrator on Windows and macOS. The SDK opens the entire application to developer control, allowing extensions to add new functions, automate workflows, parse and manipulate image data, apply custom effects, add custom tools to the toolbar, and extend menu functionality. It provides deep integration with Illustrator's architecture for building high-performance extensions.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://developer.adobe.com/illustrator/
- **APIsJSON** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/adobe-illustrator/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

## Other Adobe Illustrator APIs (10)

- [Adobe Illustrator CEP Extensions API](https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/cep-extensions/)
- [Adobe Illustrator Application API](https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/adobe-illustrator-application-api/)
- [Adobe Illustrator Artboards API](https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/adobe-illustrator-artboards-api/)
- [Adobe Illustrator Documents API](https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/adobe-illustrator-documents-api/)
- [Adobe Illustrator Graphic Styles API](https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/adobe-illustrator-graphic-styles-api/)
- [Adobe Illustrator Layers API](https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/adobe-illustrator-layers-api/)
- [Adobe Illustrator Path Items API](https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/adobe-illustrator-path-items-api/)
- [Adobe Illustrator Swatches API](https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/adobe-illustrator-swatches-api/)
- [Adobe Illustrator Symbols API](https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/adobe-illustrator-symbols-api/)
- [Adobe Illustrator Text Frames API](https://apis.io/apis/adobe-illustrator/adobe-illustrator-text-frames-api/)

## Tags

C++, Extensions, Plugins, SDK

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