Illustrator AI thumbnails in Windows File Explorer
Pick the right logo or illustration by sight. Design Previewer shows the artwork inside every AI file, right in the folder.
No account, no card · Everything unlocked · Windows 10 and 11


Drag the divider. The same folder, before and after Design Previewer.
Why AI files show no thumbnail in Windows
Illustrator does not add thumbnails to File Explorer on Windows. Every AI file shows the same orange icon, and the only built-in way to see inside is to open them one at a time.
With Design Previewer installed, AI and AIT files show their artwork as thumbnails in every folder view, and as a large picture in the preview pane.
The real artwork
The thumbnail is drawn from the file itself, so you see what is on the artboard.
No Illustrator required
Check vector files on any Windows PC, with or without Creative Cloud.
Older files too
Works with files saved by current and earlier versions of Illustrator.
Templates included
AIT templates preview the same way as documents.
Two minutes to set up. Yours for good.
Install it
Download and run. Everything unlocked for the length of your trial, no account, no card.
Open any folder
Your design files already show previews. There is nothing to configure.
Enter your serial
Buy by card, the serial is emailed instantly, type it in once. Done for good.
Illustrator files on Windows, answered
One install covers all of these
Stop opening five files to find one
Install it in two minutes and see every design file in the folder. Everything is unlocked while you try it.
- No account, no card
- Never changes your files
- Clean uninstall