Indesign doesn't want to open

Question

When I want to open Indesign, the icon appears for one second in my bar below, but then disappears again. Indesign doensn't want to open. I tried with different versions. See video attached.

I have this problem for some weeks already

Abhishek Rao · Answer

Hi @bert_8889,

Thanks for sharing the video, that really helps. Could you please confirm the details of your macOS as well?

To start with, I'd recommend manually resetting the InDesign preferences by following the steps shown in this guide: https://adobe.ly/3LtIEfQ.

If that doesn't resolve the issue, please go through the troubleshooting steps outlined in this article, which specifically addresses crashes or silent exits on launch: https://adobe.ly/4sGZhVV.

I'm also sharing a similar community thread for reference, where users experienced the same behavior and were able to resolve it using the above steps: https://adobe.ly/4sKSrPu.

Please let us know how it goes after trying this, and I'll be happy to assist further.

Abhishek

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