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robertb97882933
Inspiring
May 24, 2026

P: Histogram is not visible in the latest ACR but it is visible when using the PS camera raw filter

  • May 24, 2026
  • 11 replies
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Just notice something strange following this week's updates: The histogram in Adobe Camera Raw 18.3.1.2580 is not visible, although one can drag a mouse pointer in the blank area and change the luminance. So, it seems to be just not showing. Conversely, when using Photoshop and clicking on the Camera Raw filter, that version of ACR has a visible histogram, with the same functionality as expected.

Updating NVidia drivers to the latest release did not correct the bug.

At least one other user experienced the same bug. His correction was to rollback to 18.3.0

    11 replies

    Christoph Schleiss
    Participant
    May 28, 2026

    Same Issue here after receiving the automatic update to ACR 18.3.1

    PaulaH3FatCats
    Participant
    May 27, 2026

    I am also having the same issue after receiving the automatic update to ACR 18.3.1.  

    mfx_HSHQ
    Participant
    May 27, 2026

    Having the same issue since the update. I rely heavily on that histogram, so I am working a little blind until the engineers can get this resolved. 
    Thanks in advance for your work on this one!

    robertb97882933
    Inspiring
    May 26, 2026

    Several users have been able to reproduce this bug and report it in the bug report in the Adobe camera raw forum.

    Clearing the ACR cache does not resolve the issue. Nor does resetting GPU support. Nor does updating NVidia graphics drivers.

    The only resolution that worked for me (and others) was to rollback ACR to v 18.3.

     

    lenp42564063
    New Member
    May 26, 2026

    I have this problem also, so how do find and download  the previose version a sit is not on the Adobe website? Thank you

    robertb97882933
    Inspiring
    May 26, 2026
    Sameer K
    Community Manager
    Community Manager
    May 26, 2026

    Hey, ​@robertb97882933 & ​@ObiwanJRobi. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll help you figure this out. Based on the description, this behavior could be unexpected, but I’ve been unable to recreate this. 

    Please share a video of the issue and the system info from Photoshop Help > System Info. Copy and paste it into a text document, then upload and attach it here.

     

    Please test and confirm if Photoshop (Beta) has an issue. You can get Photoshop (Beta) from the Creative Cloud > Apps tab > Beta Apps section. 

     

    Thanks! 
    Sameer K

    (Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

    JohanElzenga
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    May 26, 2026

    I can’t reproduce this on my Mac either, so if this is a bug, then it is a Windows-only bug.

    -- Johan W. Elzenga
    Community Expert
    May 26, 2026

    @robertb97882933 ​@ObiwanJRobi  I’ve check this on my machine and I can’t reproduce this. I seen the Histrogram in Camera Raw starting from Bridge and if I use it as a filter in Photoshop.

    I’ve already install the latest Camera Raw version and also the NVidia driver version 596.36 (Studio version).

    Please try to reset the ACR preferences.

     

    If this doesn’t help provide a copy of your 'System Info'. This can be get from the Photoshop menu item Help > System Info. There's a copy button in the System Info dialog. Press this button and paste the info into a text file and attach it to your next forum post.

     

     

     

    My System: Intel i7-8700K - 64GB RAM - NVidia Geforce RTX 3060 - Windows 11 Pro 25H2 -- LR-Classic 15 - Photoshop 27 - Nik Collection 9 - PureRAW 6 - Topaz Photo AI
    ObiwanJRobi
    Participant
    May 25, 2026

    Same issue for me. I’ve seen many users complaining about this. It’s obviously something Adobe messed up with their latest update.  They need to fix this ASAP. I live and die by the histogram. I’m sure others out there do, too.

    ObiwanJRobi
    Participant
    May 25, 2026

    This has happened to me as well. ACR no longer shows a histogram since the latest update. I’ve contacted Adobe and went through a whole list of troubleshooting techniques. I even had a tech remote into my computer to fix the issue. When the tech worked on it, the histogram showed up for a split second, and then disappeared immediately, never to return.  I’ve also reset GPU support and it fixed nothing. I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling both Bridge and PS (w/ ACR), but to no avail. I swear, this is an issue on Adobe’s side.  For me in is a deal breaker. I use the histogram religiously for print and color correction applications. Adobe needs to get this worked out ASAP and stop making it seem like this a hardware and/or a settings issue on the user’s end. 

    Best,
    J

    Rikk Flohr_Photography
    Community Manager
    May 25, 2026

    Please clear your Camera Raw cache and see if the problem goes away. 

    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
    robertb97882933
    Inspiring
    May 25, 2026

    Clearing ACR’s cache did not solve the missing histogram bug, but thanks for your suggestion, nevertheless.

    robertb97882933
    Inspiring
    May 25, 2026

    I rolled back to 18.3 and that solved the missing histogram. For my needs, this suffices, but it Adobe should prioritize getting a fix for this bug out the door asap.