Known and fixed issues

Last updated on Jul 28, 2026

Review current bug status and find solutions for reported problems in InDesign.

This page tracks known bugs in Adobe InDesign that our development team is actively addressing, along with recently resolved issues.

We update this information regularly as fixes are released and new issues are identified. Check back frequently for the latest status updates.

System-wide issues

Header Column is lost (becomes 0) on moving it.

Open

App version 21.5
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

Header Column is lost (becomes 0) on moving it.

Next steps

Reselect the moved column and convert it back to a header column.

Can't view the outdated Alt Text icon for cropped images in existing documents

Resolved

App version All versions
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

Can't view the outdated Alt Text icon for cropped images in existing documents.

Next steps

InDesign crashes or encounters Error 2 on Windows

Resolved

App version All versions
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

InDesign crashes or encounters Error 2 on Windows

Next steps

InDesign crash issues with Egnyte on macOS.

Resolved

App version All versions
Impacted device types macOS
Last updated None

Summary

InDesign crashes when working with documents stored on Egnyte.

Next steps

If a file crashes when opened from cloud storage (Egnyte), package the InDesign file locally (on the desktop) and work with that copy instead.

GIF item anchored to a text frame has img._idGenObjectAttribute height value in px

Resolved

App version Adobe InDesign 21.1 and later
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

GIF item, when anchored to a text frame, the img._idGenObjectAttribute has a height value in px.

Next steps

Manually change the px value to a percentage value through Sigil.

Interactive elements are dropped from the EPUB Reflowable format

Resolved

App version Adobe InDesign 21.1 and later
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

Interactive elements such as an animation, object state, and buttons are dropped from the EPUB Reflowable format for None object option.

Next steps

Export through the Relative to Text Flow object option.

InDesign crashes when launched using Rosetta2 on M1/M2/M3 Max Apple Silicon

Resolved

App version Adobe InDesign 20.0 and later
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

InDesign 2025 (version 20.0) and later crashes when launched using Rosetta2 on M1/M2/M3 Max Apple Silicon as it's not supported on Rosetta2.

Next steps

  • Workaround 1: Mac users can continue to use InDesign 2025 (version 20.0) and later on Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac.
  • Workaround 2: Update your macOS to Sequoia to work with InDesign 2025 (version 20.0).
  • Workaround 3: Revert to InDesign 2024 if you are on older macOS Ventura and Sonoma.

Please refer to the latest Adobe InDesign technical requirements with the updated macOS specifications for the smooth operation of InDesign 2025 (version 20.0) and later.

InCopy crashes while working with Assignments

Resolved

App version Adobe InCopy 20.0 and later
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

InCopy crashes while working with Assignments.

Next steps

Fixed with macOS 15.6.

InCopy crashes when launched using Rosetta2 on M1/M2/M3 Max Apple Silicon

Resolved

App version Adobe InCopy 20.0 and later
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

InCopy 2025 (version 20.0) and later crashes when launched using Rosetta2 on M1/M2/M3 Max Apple Silicon as it's not supported on Rosetta2.

Next steps

  • Workaround 1: Mac users can continue to use InCopy 2025 (version 20.0) and later on Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac.
  • Workaround 2: Update your macOS to Sequoia to work with InDesign 2025 (version 20.0).
  • Workaround 3: Revert to InCopy 2024 if you are on older macOS Ventura and Sonoma.

Please refer to the Adobe InCopy system requirements with the updated macOS specifications for the smooth operation of InCopy 2025 (version 20.0) and later.

InDesign crashes when text with specific style and attributes is viewed in Copy Editor

Resolved

App version Adobe InDesign 19.2 and later
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

InDesign crashes when text containing paragraph style with paragraph shading attribute is viewed in Copy Editor.

Next steps

Update to macOS Sonoma14.5 and above.

InDesign crashes intermittently for a long text document

Resolved

App version Adobe InDesign 19.2 and later
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

InDesign crashes intermittently when Story Editor is opened for a long text document.

Next steps

Update to macOS Sonoma14.5 and above.

InCopy crashes intermittently for InDesign and InCopy assignment workflow

Resolved

App version Adobe InCopy 19.2 and later
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

InCopy crashes intermittently for InDesign and InCopy assignment workflow.

Next steps

Update to macOS Sequoia15 and above.

InDesign 2024 and InDesign 2023 have the same GUID when installed in Windows

Resolved

App version Adobe InDesign 19.0
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

InDesign 2024 and InDesign 2023 have the same GUID when installed in Windows.

Next steps

Upgrade to InDesign 18.5.1 after installing InDesign 19.0.1 to get the correct configuration.

The screen turns white when trying to marquee select objects on the layout or selecting text with the Text tool in CPU Preview and Overprint Preview modes in macOS Sonoma.

Resolved

App version Adobe InDesign 18.x and 19.0
Impacted device types Windows, macOS
Last updated None

Summary

InDesign 2024 and InDesign 2023 have the same GUID when installed in Windows.

Next steps

Upgrade to InDesign 18.5.1 after installing InDesign 19.0.1 to get the correct configuration.