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May 30, 2026

As soon as I start to edit an image, the entire image turns dark green. This is replicated on many images on both the Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge browsers for the past two days.

  • May 30, 2026
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I begin a new file, import a photo from Adobe Express, and attempt to work on it.  As soon as I do, the entire image turns dark green.  This began two days ago, and everything I have tried to do since has resulted in a solid green box replacing the image I selected.  To verify that the problem isn’t related to Google Chrome I attempted the same procedure on Microsoft Edge with exactly the same results.  Since I use Adobe Express multiple times a day for projects, this is creating a massive problem for me.

 

 

    Pinned Reply By Rose DV

    Hi everyone, wanted to share an update on where things stand.

    Our engineering team shipped a fix on August 9th that targets this specific issue for Windows + ARM devices on Chrome/Edge. If you've been running into the green image/dark green box issue, could you check whether you're still seeing it?

    A quick note on what changed: the fix disables a rendering method that was causing the color corruption specifically for this device/browser combination. One side effect is a slight increase in memory usage on affected devices, that's an intentional tradeoff to resolve the color issue.

    If you're still seeing green boxes after this, please let us know, along with your device model and browser, since we're still working to fully confirm the fix across all affected configurations.

    Rose

    73 replies

    gratitude_to_8835
    Participant
    June 9, 2026

    Hi Jacek,

    I'm really sorry you're dealing with this frustrating issue — a solid dark green box replacing your imported images in Adobe Express. This started suddenly for many users a couple of days ago and appears to be a temporary bug on Adobe's side (it happens in both Chrome and Edge).

    Quick things to try while Adobe works on a fix:

    • Clear your browser cache completely.(or try Incognito mode)
    • Log out of Adobe Express and log back in
    • Try uploading a different image format (e.g., JPG instead of PNG)
    NZphee
    Participant
    June 11, 2026

    Just to save anyone else the bother- none of these things work

    ghuman26
    Participant
    June 9, 2026

    This is happening to me as well, on my Pc, it seems to be fine when you use it on your mobile, but I need it to work on my laptop, as it's incredibly hard to edit lots of graphics on your phone. 

    tanya@dearstitcher.com
    Participant
    June 8, 2026

    same here, in different browers, different file types

     

    Gert+van+Veen
    Participant
    June 8, 2026

    Same problem here in different browsers

    e-JY987654321
    Participant
    June 8, 2026

    When I upload/import an image from the media, I see that the image is green/black. 

    I've checked internally with my colleagues, but they don't seem to have the same issue. I've requested them to upload the same image file, where they can upload it seamlessly without any image quality issue. 

     

    ltam
    Participant
    June 8, 2026

    I’ve been having the same issue for over a week! Very frustrating - when will this be fixed?

    olivermyers
    Participant
    June 7, 2026

    This is exactly whats happening to my projects as well, even on past pages where images are. Its replacing all images I’ve uploaded with a green overlay like shown in this thread

    Rayen1
    Participant
    June 6, 2026

    I am also having the same issue, both when trying to to upload my own images into project, or when trying to use existing or stock library images. It’s very frustrating. 

    Participating Frequently
    June 5, 2026

    Images are in jpg format.  The problem occurs in all images, both mine and images within the program.  However vector files are not affected.  If I add content from the Media files, the file immediately transitions into the green box. So far, however, everything from the Elements files functions normally, as does text.

    Tarun Saini
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    June 5, 2026

    Hi ​@carolynfahm ​@Daniel3867810592ow ​@kristin_0508 ​@Stanley25373514nmfe ​@sara_8358 ​@jennih27140690 ​@Ntash26 

     

    Thanks for your patience. While the team is still investigating the issue, could you help us with a bit more detail about the images that are not rendering properly?

    • What format are they in (PNG, JPEG, etc.)?
    • What’s the resolution or size?
    • Do you see any pattern between images that work vs those that don’t?

     

    Regards,

    Tarun

    jennih27140690
    Participant
    June 5, 2026

    It seems to be ALL pictures that I click on to edit.

    sara_8358
    Participant
    June 6, 2026

    Same here! Elements do work but all images turn green, even the ones that were fine until last week are now showing green. All my designs have been affected and I can't continue working with Adobe like this…