: How to edit/export ai file without Illustrator I bought some ai files from fotolia, but I cannot afford Adobe Illustrator. How can I edit/export these ai files without Illustrator. What I really

@Berumen635

Acrobat Pro can natively open .ai files and save to multiple formats including EPS.

Adobe Reader can also open .ai files and save as a pdf, which will give you more options (such as an alternative pdf reader like Foxit) to extract the image in an appropriate size and format.

(Tested on Acrobat 9 and Reader X)

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@Yeniel278

Yes and no. Most apps cant open modern ai directly, if the file is in very old format its no problem. That said, some (by default), AI files are embedded in a PDF file (or old ones in a EPS file). So you can try if adobe reader opens it for viewing by changing the extension to PDF. failing that try ghostview.

You can then open this PDF/PS for editing, in any app that supports this. You may lose some AI specific info. Such as styles, live effects or possibly layers etc...

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