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Mystic_Flamingo0D4B
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Oct 4, 2026 8:56 AM UTC
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P: LrD v9.6 (macOS): Top toolbar becomes too tall in Full Screen and clips the content below

Can any one please help with this fullscreen issue that I am having?

Description

I have identified what appears to be the cause of a Full Screen UI problem in Lightroom Desktop 9.6 on macOS.

When switching between normal windowed mode and Full Screen mode, Lightroom's top toolbar/header changes height.

This is the horizontal toolbar running across the top of the Lightroom window. It contains the Photos button/navigation control, Search All Photos, Notifications bell, Share, Help and Cloud status.

In Full Screen mode, this toolbar becomes noticeably taller than it is in normal windowed mode.

The content below the toolbar does not appear to be correctly repositioned to account for the increased toolbar height.

As a result, the top of the photograph is cut off, and the top of the Histogram is also clipped - no try much but it is an annoyance!

Steps to reproduce

  1. Open Lightroom Desktop 9.6 on macOS.
  2. Open a photograph in the Edit view.
  3. Observe the height of the top toolbar in normal windowed mode.
  4. Switch Lightroom to Full Screen mode.
  5. Observe that the top toolbar becomes taller.
  6. Observe the photograph and Histogram below the toolbar.

Expected behaviour

The top toolbar should maintain the correct height when switching between normal and Full Screen modes, or Lightroom should correctly reposition the content below it when the toolbar height changes.

The complete photograph and editing interface should remain visible.

Actual behaviour

When switching to Full Screen mode, the top toolbar becomes taller.

The increased height of the toolbar appears to cause the content below it to be positioned incorrectly.

This results in:

  • The top of the photograph being cut off.
  • The top of the Histogram being cut off.
  • The editing area being positioned too high relative to the toolbar.

Switching back to normal windowed mode causes the toolbar to return to its previous height and the problem changes accordingly.

Troubleshooting performed

I have already:

  • Restarted Lightroom.
  • Restarted the Mac.
  • Exited and re-entered Full Screen.
  • Tried Lightroom's available Full Screen options.
  • Changed macOS display scaling.
  • Checked relevant macOS display and Full Screen settings.
  • Completely reinstalled Lightroom using a fresh download directly from Adobe.

The issue persists.

Fast User Switching is not involved.

Version

Lightroom Desktop 9.6

Platform

macOS

Additional information

The important observation is that the top toolbar itself changes height when switching between normal windowed mode and Full Screen mode.

The clipping of the photograph and Histogram appears to correspond to this change in toolbar height.

This appears to be an issue with Lightroom's own UI layout when changing screen modes, rather than a problem with the photograph, Histogram, macOS display scaling or the Lightroom installation.

I have provided screenshots showing the difference in toolbar height between normal and Full Screen modes.

    Pinned Reply By Sameer K

    Hey, ​@Dennis34532875xz2e & ​@Mystic_Flamingo0D4B. Thanks for your patience.

    I can recreate this in my attempts, and have shared with the team for review.

     

    Best,

    Sameer K

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    JDP John Doe Photos
    Participant
    Oct 22, 2026 9:44 AM UTC

    impossible de vous poster une capture “une erreur c’est produite veuillez ressayer”

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    JDP John Doe Photos
    Participant
    Oct 22, 2026 9:43 AM UTC

    Sur MacOS et la version de Lightroom à jour depuis le Mac AppStore (idem depuis la version Creative Cloud) peut importe le model d’écran utilisé, quand on passe en mode plein écran, la barre de navigation s’élargis vers le bas légèrement mais suffisamment pour recouvrir une partie de l’histogramme et très peut le titre de l’album ouvert 

     

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      Dennis34532875xz2e
      Participating Frequently
      Oct 8, 2026 10:15 PM UTC

      Please fix this issue as soon as possible, otherwise I’ll have no choice but to switch to a competitor :)

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        Claire H.
        Community Manager
        Claire H.Community Manager
        Community Manager
        Oct 13, 2026 8:30 PM UTC

        Hi ​@Dennis34532875xz2e, thanks for reaching out! Our team has been working on this issue, and we will release a fix soon. Please keep an eye out for updates in this post. Thanks! ^CH

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        Dennis34532875xz2e
        Participating Frequently
        Oct 14, 2026 5:43 AM UTC

        Be quick because working like this is not good!! I've been waiting for an improvement for weeks, I kindly ask you to do it as soon as possible

        have good day 

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          Sameer K
          Community Manager
          Sameer KCommunity ManagerPinned
          Community Manager
          Oct 8, 2026 12:52 PM UTC

          Hey, ​@Dennis34532875xz2e & ​@Mystic_Flamingo0D4B. Thanks for your patience.

          I can recreate this in my attempts, and have shared with the team for review.

           

          Best,

          Sameer K

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            Dennis34532875xz2e
            Participating Frequently
            Oct 5, 2026 9:30 PM UTC

            Same problem

             

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            Claire H.
            Community Manager
            Claire H.Community Manager
            Community Manager
            Oct 7, 2026 10:36 PM UTC

            Hi @Dennis34532875xz2e, Thanks for reaching out, and sorry to hear you're experiencing this same issue. To help us investigate this further, we could use a few more details. Can you send your system info, a screen recording of the issue, and a numbered list of the exact steps needed to reproduce it? You can find your system info by going to Help > System Info, copying and pasting it into a text file, and attaching it here. Thanks! ^CH

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            Dennis34532875xz2e
            Participating Frequently
            Oct 7, 2026 11:00 PM UTC

            After updating my MacBook Air 13-inch M4 to macOS 27.0.1, I am experiencing serious problems with Lightroom in Full Screen mode.

            Before the update, when I switched Lightroom to Full Screen, the image fitted the screen correctly and used the available space properly. Now, the top area of Lightroom takes up much more space and the image appears compressed/squeezed instead of fitting correctly on the screen.

            There is also another problem: when Lightroom is in Full Screen mode, the red, yellow and green window buttons are no longer available as they were before. In particular, I cannot use the red button to close the window or the yellow button to minimize it.

            This makes Lightroom much more difficult to use and significantly reduces the available workspace for viewing and editing photos.

            Mac model: MacBook Air 13-inch, M4
            macOS: 27.0.1
            Application: Adobe Lightroom

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              Mystic_Flamingo0D4BAuthor
              Participant
              Oct 4, 2026 11:12 AM UTC

              Reverting to version 9.4.1 fixes the problem; any later release keeps it in place.

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              Sameer K
              Community Manager
              Sameer KCommunity Manager
              Community Manager
              Oct 5, 2026 11:15 AM UTC

              Hey, @Mystic_Flamingo0D4B. Welcome to the Lightroom Community. I'll help you figure this out.

              I couldn't reproduce this on my macOS machine. I am on macOS 27.0.1. What version of macOS do you see this on?


              Could you record a short video and also provide any specific edit conditions that trigger the behavior?


              Thanks!
              Sameer K
              (Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

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                Mystic_Flamingo0D4BAuthor
                Participant
                Oct 5, 2026 12:56 PM UTC

                ​@Sameer K Thank you for looking into this.

                I am running macOS 27.0.1 also.

                I have attached a video showing what it is doing.

                No specific behaviour triggers it apart from going fullscreen.

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