Are there free software that can open .ai file created in Adobe Illustrator?
Are there free software that can open .ai file created in Adobe Illustrator?
Inkscape
It may not open CC version of Illustrator, I think it will take up to version 8.
..I personally use a few ways, Rhino3D and Inkscape and the rename to pdf,.. although, it depends.. do a search and you may find something which suits your needs,...
https://www.google.com/#q=free+software++open+.ai+file++Adobe+Illustrator
Illustrator Recovery Toolbox will restore and convert an .AI file so you can view. There is a demo version so you can check the tool whether it will be useful to you or not. http://www.oemailrecovery.com/illustrator_recovery.html
I don't use AI here, but I have some sample AI files for testing purposes, and Illustrator Recovery Toolbox can open them. As with most things Adobe, AI is a complex format, so don't be surprised that they can open some AI files and not others. At the end of the day, AI is an Adobe proprietary format, so I suspect the only total support is from Adobe itself. Wikipedia has a list programs that support AI files, which, in the free arena, contains Ghostscript and XnView (via Ghostscript), so I guess they represent other free possibilities for sglee, although I haven't tried them (btw, that may be why IrfanView works — it utilizes Ghostscript, too — although neither IrfanView nor GIMP is on the Wikipedia list).
I hope this posts will help you also.
http://yourfriendlyitconsultant.com/2009/11/21/designer-tip-fixing-damaged-illustrator-files/
Thank you all for your advice! The issue has been resolved.
If you have Acrobat Reader, just rename the files from *.ai to *.pdf to view them.
Illustrator Recovery Toolbox will restore and convert an .AI file so you can view. There is a demo version so you can check the tool whether it will be useful to you or not. http://www.oemailrecovery.com/illustrator_recovery.html
I don't use AI here, but I have some sample AI files for testing purposes, and Illustrator Recovery Toolbox can open them. As with most things Adobe, AI is a complex format, so don't be surprised that they can open some AI files and not others. At the end of the day, AI is an Adobe proprietary format, so I suspect the only total support is from Adobe itself. Wikipedia has a list programs that support AI files, which, in the free arena, contains Ghostscript and XnView (via Ghostscript), so I guess they represent other free possibilities for sglee, although I haven't tried them (btw, that may be why IrfanView works — it utilizes Ghostscript, too — although neither IrfanView nor GIMP is on the Wikipedia list).