1. Selection Tools:
Selection Tool (V): Selects entire objects.
Direct Selection Tool (A): Selects individual anchor points or paths.
2. Drawing Tools:
Pen Tool (P): Creates straight and curved paths.
Pencil Tool (N): Draws freeform paths.
Paintbrush Tool (B): Draws artistic strokes.
Blob Brush Tool (Shift + B): Draws filled shapes with varying transparency.
3. Shape Tools:
Rectangle Tool (M): Draws rectangles and squares.
Rounded Rectangle Tool: Draws rectangles with rounded corners.
Ellipse Tool (L): Draws circles and ellipses.
Polygon Tool: Draws polygons and stars.
Line Segment Tool (): Draws straight lines.
4. Type Tools:
Type Tool (T): Adds point type or area type text.
Area Type Tool (T): Creates text within a shape.
Type on a Path Tool (Shift + T): Adds text along a path.
5. Painting Tools:
Gradient Tool (G): Applies gradients to objects.
Eyedropper Tool (I): Samples and applies colors.
Live Paint Bucket (K): Fills areas defined by intersecting paths.
6. Transformation Tools:
Scale Tool (S): Resizes objects.
Rotate Tool (R): Rotates objects around a specified point.
Reflect Tool (O): Flips objects over a specified line.
Shear Tool (Shift + R): Skews objects horizontally or vertically.
Free Transform Tool (E): Allows for non-uniform scaling and rotation.
7. Miscellaneous Tools:
Shape Builder Tool (Shift + M): Combines, deletes, and edits shapes.
Scissors Tool (C): Cuts paths at selected anchor points.
Blend Tool (W): Creates a blend between objects.
Symbol Sprayer Tool (Shift + S): Sprays symbol instances.
Graph Tool: Creates graphs and charts.
Artboard Tool (Shift + O): Edits artboards.