50 % OF THE TIME THE CURSOR DOESNT DRAG THE TIMELINE OR CLIPS OR ANYTHING IT JUST CLICKS EVEN WHEN I HOLD. I TRIED 3 MOUSES AND THE BUILT IN TRACKPAD

I am honestly beyond frustrated with this issue. It is absolutely unacceptable that a professional editing application like Premiere Pro continues to suffer from such a basic and disruptive bug across multiple versions.

Dragging and dropping clips is one of the most fundamental functions of any video editing software. How can Adobe expect professionals to work efficiently when even something this simple cannot be relied upon?

The fact that this issue occurs randomly makes it even worse. There is no way to predict when it will happen, and constantly having to retry basic actions completely destroys the editing workflow. Restarting, reinstalling, and troubleshooting should not be necessary just to make a basic feature work.

We are paying a substantial subscription fee for software that is supposed to be professional and reliable. Instead, we are wasting valuable time fighting bugs that should have been fixed long ago.

What makes this particularly disappointing is that the problem persists across Premiere Pro 2025 and 2026. How is it possible that such a critical issue remains unresolved after multiple major releases?

Adobe, please stop ignoring fundamental stability issues and start prioritizing the reliability of your software over adding new features.

I need Premiere Pro to do my job, not to become another obstacle in my workflow. If this continues, I will seriously consider switching to DaVinci Resolve or another alternative.

Enough is enough. This needs to be fixed.

Still not resolved. This cost me a deadline. Unacceptable.

Macbook M4 Pro

Logitech Mouse, Trackpad, with and without connected monitors

Just adding my two cents here. 

I also am having the exact same issues. I currently have the most up to date Premiere, on an M5 Macbook Pro with the latest macOS, using an MX master 4. I run into the issue when using the trackpad, an MX master 2 and 4. With the studio display connected, without it connected. I’ve restarded the app, the computer and reset my preferences. I have no 3rd party software running other than Logi Options +. 

Honestly, if I could, I’d sack this app off, it wastes more time than it is useful. Every week I am doing sidequests in trying to fix something or find a work around.

Has anyone found a workable solution? 

Hi, the problem has not yet been solved half a year later. Premiere remains useless for editing on my Laptop -- it is simply not possible to use the software. I am still paying for my subscription but now using a competitor’s software. Please fix this. Please do not let us down.

I have the same problem, using the latest version of the MacBook. It happens with both my Logitech mouse and the trackpad. Any progress or updates on resolving this issue?

I have very similar problem.
Every time I was using premiere with touchpad, while in transport - dragging with touchpad stopped, blocked, very randomly. I was fighting with it for 3 years, searched everything - I was furious.

The odd thing was - it was happening only with touchpad and only while transit. 

Today I found out strange thing. When I moved my Mac from horizontal position to some angle - lets say from laying on table to 45degree on my laps - IT STOPPED DRAGGING. When I put it horizontal touchpad drags again! (It does not correlate with monitor angle, but with MacBook angle)
I am not sure if it is 100% correct, but I was so happy to find any clue - I came here to post.

I hope something can move with this issue! There is hope my not dragging friends.

Hi, having the same issue, I can’t stand it anymore, PLEASE fix it somehow. It’s been months. Even when using a fresh Premiere Pro 2026, without any extensions or plugins, still happens.

MacBook Pro user, experiencing this more and more frequently to the point where the software is unusable. Affects ALL drag actions on the timeline. Cannot confidently select multiple clips/layers, cannot extend/reduce a clip - which is literally the whole point of editing software. While it makes a change to see ‘investigating’ as a status on a bug, this was first raised 2 months ago and there’s no update. FIX YOUR EXTORTIONATELY PRICED SOFTWARE!

Same problem here on a MacBook Pro M4 Pro, MacOS 26.5.1. It drives me crazy. 

this bug drive me insane - I spent many time for this bug but not realy for video work((😡
I have this problem with logitech master 3s on my macos tahoe 26 . And before I thinked it was my mouse truble, but no((
It’s appear randomly sometimes - and  dragging not working for half minutes . and its on timeline or when I try to stretch (drag) value of  parameters - its works as just click and stop - not holding - but other places an apps work well!!

I use extensions : Premiere composer and Motion Bro and plugin Logi Options+ (its installed automaticly with logi soft for mouse)

**And I think this trouble was long time - maybe half year or more or less((