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Eva5E6D
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December 26, 2020
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InDesign constantly crashing on new Mac M1 Chip

  • December 26, 2020
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InDesign is contantly crashing on my new Macbook Pro. Does anybody know why this keeps happening? I know the programmes aren't optimised yet to run on the M1 but they should be running fine under Rossetta 2. Photoshop & Illustrator run perfectly but for some reason when I have InDesign open my whole computer freaks out! It's always placing PDFs that causes this to happen. 

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    Correct answer Ashutosh_Mishra

    Hi all,

     

    Sorry about the inconvenience caused. The first Beta release of InDesign for Apple silicon M1 is now available to download. Please try installing by following the instructions on this page and share your observations with us.

     

    Regards,

    Ashutosh

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    Ashutosh_Mishra
    Ashutosh_MishraCorrect answer
    Inspiring
    April 2, 2021

    Hi all,

     

    Sorry about the inconvenience caused. The first Beta release of InDesign for Apple silicon M1 is now available to download. Please try installing by following the instructions on this page and share your observations with us.

     

    Regards,

    Ashutosh

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      khristians
      Participant
      May 7, 2021

      Hi there, I am having severe issues with InDesign and installed the BETA.  Took 2 minutes to crash.

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      Eva5E9F
      Participant
      May 12, 2021

      I now use Affinity Publisher instead, InDesign is very temperamental. It's a £25 one-off payment and works a dream. 

        Louis1978.com
        Louis1978.com
        Participant
        March 31, 2021

         

        It happens to me too regardless of what I'm doing on the file (importing an image, moving an object,...) and in some cases InDesign freezes for 30 seconds and most of the time I have to restart my Mac because there is not response from the keyboard or the trackpad.

         

        I found that categorizing that thread as "Solved" is also very sketchy from Adobe, as nothing will actually solve the problem!

        BobLevine
        Community Expert
        BobLevineCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        March 31, 2021
        There is an M1-compatible beta available. Look in the CC Desktop app under beta apps.
        Louis1978.com
        Louis1978.com
        Participant
        April 1, 2021

        Thanks for the tip, I'll upload it right away!

        Hopefully it will solve the issues.

        Randy Hagan
        Community Expert
        Randy HaganCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        December 26, 2020

        I'm afraid that you're putting a little too much faith in the powers of Rosetta 2.

         

        Just because Apple says that legacy programs should work fine Under Rosetta doesn't mean they will. And for several legacy programs, InDesign and Photoshop included, erratic problems have resulted. At this stage, I wouldn't necessarily be laying this at the feet of Adobe. But even though I'm nothing more than an end user, just like you, I can say that Adobe is working hard to compile Silicon-native apps for your M1 Mac.

         

        Steve has shared a link where you can find out about latest developments. Take heart that things will get better for you, even as you're riding down the bleeding edge of technology. You're out ahead of the curve, but Adobe's racing to catch up with you.

         

        I wish I had better news for you,

         

        Randy

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          Eva5E6DAuthor
          Participant
          December 28, 2020

          Thanks for your response Randy, hopefully soon it will all run smoothly so I can get some work done!

          Steve Werner
          Community Expert
          Steve WernerCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          December 26, 2020

          This link may provide more information abou the status of using Rosetts 2 with InDesign:

           

          https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign/macbook-air-m1-2020-indesign-keeps-stalling/td-p/11702474?page=1

           

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            Eva5E6DAuthor
            Participant
            December 28, 2020

            thankyou for sharing!

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