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Andaleeb Roomy
Andaleeb Roomy
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Aug 27, 2025 4:07 AM UTC
Needs More Info

Some keys stopped reaching CEP panels in Premiere 25.4 in Mac

We are seeing some issues with keyboard shortcuts not working in CEP panels in Premiere 25.4 (and 25.4.1) on Mac. It works on older versions e.g. 25.3.


For example, the usual copy-paste shortcuts like Command-C and Command-V do not work anymore in any text field used in a CEP panel. Command-X still works for cutting, it seems.

 

If a sequence is open, the left/right arrow keys do not work anymore in any text field in a CEP panel. They seem to be captured by the sequence window and result in frame stepping.

 

This makes it quite difficult for regular users of CEP panels who are used to those keys.
Easily reproducible by installing a CEP panel like Vimeo from the Creative Cloud app.

 

 

 

Version info:

Premiere 25.4, Premiere 25.4.1 (Build 3)

Macbook Pro

Apple M4

Sequoia 15.5

 

    6 replies

    Andaleeb Roomy
    Andaleeb RoomyAuthor
    Known Participant
    Jun 19, 2026 1:33 PM UTC

    Hi ​@IanB_360 

     

    Any update on this issue?

    I tested on 26.3 on Mac today. It seems the Cmd+C,V,X are working now, but not Cmd+Z. Also, the left/right arrows are still not working.

    On Windows, it works, including arrow keys.

    Also, this issue is marked as Needs More Info, but I am not sure what more info we can provide to help. Could you please specify?

    Your response is highly appreciated.

     

    Andaleeb

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    Plugin Play
    Plugin Play
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    Oct 8, 2025 6:53 PM UTC

    Same problem for us as well. I know that Justin Taylor has implemented a patch into their Bolt CEP library that fixes the left/right arrow issue. 
    https://github.com/hyperbrew/bolt-cep/blob/133ef6d868ab42b216c7b4a7194719dbb6c71bf6/src/js/lib/utils/cep.ts#L38

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      Flattered1082
      Participant
      Sep 23, 2025 7:32 PM UTC

      Same problem here. This is a real problem for our users because they often need to copy-paste content from the system clipboard into our extension. Right-click > Paste is not intuitive and we are getting a number of complaints. We are seeing it in both Premiere Pro 2024 and 2025 versions, though it was previously working on earlier versions of each. We do not know which version specifically it broke in.

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        dan_0891
        Participant
        Sep 9, 2025 1:02 PM UTC

        Hi,

         

        I'm also having the same trouble with CEP panels with plugins like Premiere Composer, Epidemic Sound plugin etc all with the same result.

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        Joost van der Hoeven
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        Joost van der HoevenCommunity Expert
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        Sep 4, 2025 1:05 PM UTC

        Thanks for confirming @IanB_360. My client is running into this as well and we have advised them NOT to upgrade to 25.4 as working in the panel with Mimir, in this case, is key to their workflow.

        Thanks, Joost

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        IanB_360
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        IanB_360Community Manager
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        Aug 27, 2025 8:06 PM UTC

        Hi @Andaleeb Roomy 
        Thank you for taking the time to report a problem. I can confirm an easy repo of this. We are looking into a fix for this problem.

        Here to help.

        Ian

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