Adobe Illustrator Freezing Issue in MAC Please try to update Adobe illustrator from creative cloud Disable GPU performance from Preference then go to Performance Reset Adobe illustrator Preference by, Go to following locations ~/Library/Caches ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe ~/Library/Preferences Rename Adobe Illustrator, com.adobe.illustrator and Adobe Illustrator 23 Settings folders to Adobe Illustrator.old, com.adobe.illustrator.old and Adobe Illustrator 23 Settings folders.old Launch Illustrator from the Creative Cloud. If that resolves the issue please move the old folders (Adobe Illustrator.old, com.adobe.illustrator.old and Adobe Illustrator 23 Settings folders.old) in a new folder on Desktop. Disable dictation from system preference.