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Sandeep_Danny95
Sandeep_Danny95
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April 25, 2025
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Open in illustrator

  • April 25, 2025
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Hi,

I am using AEM cloud and we have Guides, when we select an asset (dita), we are able to see a Open in Framemaker button which when clicked opens the asset in FM. 
Do we have anything as such for Adobe illustrator, if Yes how do we enable it?
If No, how to we build one which works just like the Open in Framemaker button??

 

 

This is how to enable the Open in Framemaker button:




Thanks
Sandeep

Best answer by Abie

Hi ​@Sandeep_Danny95 ,

These are two separate product integrations and are not designed the same way.

As you mentioned, AEM Guides could let you open a file in FrameMaker. On the other hand, the Illustrator integration is designed not to open the file in AEM but in Illustrator Application using Adobe Asset Link Integration. The idea is that the designers and creative agencies are able to checkout assets from AEM Assets for editing and collaboration and check back into AEM.

 

https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-learn/assets/creative-workflows/adobe-asset-link#:~:text=Adobe%20Asset%20Link%20authentication%20with,standard%20AEM%20Token%20Authentication%20Handler.

 

To simply answer your question, No, there is no such integration for Illustrator. Also from the best practices perspective, Asset Link is the best practices because it helps manage the synchronization issues among different creative suite products, multiple users etc.

 

Please let me know if you have further questions, our team did this integration for Photoshop and InDesign; Illustrator should be on the same lines.

 

I hope it helps.

 

Thanks!

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kautuk_sahni
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kautuk_sahniCommunity Manager
Community Manager
February 2, 2026

​@Abie ​@EstebanBustamante ​@Saravanan_Dharmaraj ​@narendiran_ravi ​@MorganMe1 ​@Avinash_Gupta_ ​@lukasz-m Tagging you to see if you might want to share any best practices or insights on this topic. Your expertise would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

Kautuk Sahni
    EstebanBustamante
    Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
    EstebanBustamanteCommunity Advisor and Adobe Champion
    Community Advisor and Adobe Champion
    February 2, 2026

    Hi, I’m not fully familiar with this option, but you should be able to customize the menu to add a new button that opens a URL in the expected format. This blog walks through the process:
    https://blogs.perficient.com/2023/10/06/aem-customization-how-to-add-a-custom-action-button-to-the-aem-assets-action-bar-menu/

     

    Hope this helps.

    Esteban Bustamante
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      AbieAccepted solution
      Level 4
      February 2, 2026

      Hi ​@Sandeep_Danny95 ,

      These are two separate product integrations and are not designed the same way.

      As you mentioned, AEM Guides could let you open a file in FrameMaker. On the other hand, the Illustrator integration is designed not to open the file in AEM but in Illustrator Application using Adobe Asset Link Integration. The idea is that the designers and creative agencies are able to checkout assets from AEM Assets for editing and collaboration and check back into AEM.

       

      https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-learn/assets/creative-workflows/adobe-asset-link#:~:text=Adobe%20Asset%20Link%20authentication%20with,standard%20AEM%20Token%20Authentication%20Handler.

       

      To simply answer your question, No, there is no such integration for Illustrator. Also from the best practices perspective, Asset Link is the best practices because it helps manage the synchronization issues among different creative suite products, multiple users etc.

       

      Please let me know if you have further questions, our team did this integration for Photoshop and InDesign; Illustrator should be on the same lines.

       

      I hope it helps.

       

      Thanks!

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