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AI File Viewer

Open Adobe Illustrator .ai files in your browser and see every artboard — no Illustrator needed.

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Drop an Adobe Illustrator (.ai) file here, or click to choose one

Every artboard, drawn as vectors in your browser · no Illustrator needed, nothing uploaded

Quick Tool Overview

The AI File Viewer opens Adobe Illustrator .ai files without Illustrator. It draws the PDF copy of the artwork every .ai file carries as sharp vectors, shows each artboard, and gives the artboard size in millimetres and inches. Save PNG, JPG or WebP at up to 600 DPI, an SVG, the PDF itself, or every artboard as a ZIP — all without uploading the file.

What it does
Opens and previews Illustrator artwork
You give it
An .ai file
You get back
Every artboard, its print size, and PNG, JPG, SVG or PDF
Best for
Checking a logo or print design before approval
Image Tools Free, unlimited use No sign-up Runs in your browser

About the AI File Viewer

Logos, business cards, banners and packaging usually arrive from a designer as an .ai file, and double-clicking it without Illustrator gets you nowhere. What most people do not know is that an Illustrator file saved the normal way is a PDF on the inside — Illustrator writes a complete PDF copy of the artwork precisely so that other programs can show it.

This page reads that copy with a PDF engine running in your browser, so the artwork is drawn as sharp vectors rather than a blurry thumbnail, at 72 DPI for a quick look or up to 600 DPI to check fine print. A file with several artboards shows them all as a strip you can click through. The panel under the preview gives what matters for approving print work: the artboard size in millimetres and inches, the Illustrator version that saved it, and the dates. Save the current artboard as PNG, JPG or WebP, every artboard as a ZIP, the artwork as an SVG, or the PDF itself for a print shop. Older PostScript-based .ai files are rendered by Ghostscript instead. Nothing is uploaded.

Key features of the AI File Viewer

Drawn as vectors

The artwork is rendered from its PDF copy at the resolution you pick, never stretched from a thumbnail.

Every artboard

Business card fronts and backs, social sizes, multi-page brochures — each artboard is a thumbnail you can open.

PNG, JPG, SVG or PDF

Raster exports carry their DPI, SVG keeps the shapes as vectors, and PDF is ready for any print shop.

Real print size

The artboard size is given in millimetres, inches and points, the numbers a printer quotes.

Clear about what cannot open

A file saved without PDF compatibility is named as such, with what to ask the designer for.

How to use the AI File Viewer

  1. 1

    Drop in the .ai file

    The first artboard appears within a second or two, drawn as vectors.

  2. 2

    Pick an artboard

    Files with several artboards show a strip of thumbnails above the preview; click one to open it.

  3. 3

    Set the resolution and background

    150 DPI suits a screen, 300 DPI a print proof. Keep the background transparent or put the artwork on white paper.

  4. 4

    Save the format you need

    PNG or JPG for sharing, SVG for the web, PDF for printing, or every artboard at once as a ZIP.

Frequently asked questions

Drop it on this page. Illustrator saves a full PDF copy of the artwork inside every .ai file by default, and the page draws that copy in your browser — no Illustrator, no trial, no sign-up.

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