InDesign window hides behind other apps - macOS 26.3.1

Yes, August 2026, and same issue for a YEAR.. both in Photoshop and InDesign.. NEVER FIXED.. Do you understand how inconvenient this is… like literally DOZENS of bugs on InDesign. I would list them all in detail, but I know it wouldnt help, and Adobe would have to pay me for my time. There is no company in the world that cares less about its users.

The application menu at the top is what goes missing, so you can’t restore or drag by going to “Window” or “Home” because that’s what’s missing. The problem corrects if you quit InDesign and restart it, but this is time consuming and irritating when it has to be done several times a day. It does not happen with any other application, including other Adobe applications. 

I don’t think this should be marked as answered, it is clearly still an issue. It’s still happening to me running 26.5.2 on iMac, with indesign version 21.4.1

I thought it had been resolved but it does still occur inDesign 21.4.1.4

I have all the latest versions and tried everything that was suggested so far. By me, it all started with Illustrator. Photoshop and InDesign were fine, but soon after, InDesign and Photoshop had the same issue. Interesting that I have days when for a few hours in the morning, things work fine, and then it all starts again.

Here is a screen capture of the behavior

Ill share my specs attached - but keep in mind - this is happening to a LOT of people as per the two threads I added earlier, and it appears our specs can vary.

For those of us who are affected,

-Yes, I am running the latest versions of all Adobe Software

-Yes, I have tried resetting all preferences

-Yes, I have tried running in Safe Mode

-Yes, I have tried it on my laptop screen and my extended display - happens on both

-Yes, I have removed and completely reinstalled the programs from Adobe Cloud

This has been happening since 2023. Every week or so it seems I get an email alert about someone on the community thread saying  “Its been X years and still no fix!, Adobe!” I dont need some new AI feature, I dont need any new bells and whistles. I need to be able to use my programs in an efficient, productive manner. That’s it.

This week I will be working on 56 digital social media ads with PSD tween animation - for 6 different languages. Thats 336 ads that I build part way in Indesign (its just so much faster), then bring it into PSD, where I then have Smart Layers for type that I can then do versioning in Illustrator. To work effienctly I have all three programs open at once and typically would just layer the three windows so I can go back and forth by just clicking the header bars of each. But that doesnt work anymore and hasnt for three years. It is a frustrating pain in the @ss. 

Note: There seems to be no rhyme or reason to it for me. Sometimes Illustrator always goes to the back, other times its Indesign that wants to recede. Sometimes it depends on the position on my screen the program windows start out at that seems to determine which one goes back. Its random as far as I can tell. With the latest software update, even the “Auto Collapse Iconic Panels” no longer helps.

Hi everyone,

Thanks for sharing the details, and sorry for the trouble this is causing. I’m checking this with the product team and will update you as soon as I hear back.

I also tested this on InDesign 21.3 with macOS 26.4.1, including on an external display and with the Application Frame both enabled and disabled, but I wasn’t able to reproduce the behavior on my end.

To help take this further, could you please confirm the exact macOS version you’re seeing this on? If you’re not already on the latest, I’d recommend updating to InDesign 21.3 and macOS 26.4.1 and then testing again. You can also try adjusting the resolution and scaling settings of your external monitor and see if that makes any difference.

Additionally, it would really help if you could share a short screen recording demonstrating the issue in action so I can investigate this further with the team.

Please keep me posted on what you observe, and I’ll share any updates from the product team.

Abhishek

This has been going on with Adobe Illustrator as well… SINCE 2023. Now it's happening with Indesign as well. This is a major issue, not just an annoyance. It vastly slows down productivity. None of the suggestions work. The only thing that others have pointed out is to check Auto-Collapse Iconic Panels in Illustrator and that seems to make it NOT go to the back, but then your color or gradient panels all close automatically - another productivity killer. This is a serious problem and has been so for FAR too long for a subscription service. To see all the irrate Adobe customers out there, see this bug report thread that started in 2023. It's for Illustrator, but I see Indesign is now doing the same thing.

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/46772908-illustrator-window-moves-behind-all-other-windows

And here is the Adobe Illustrator Forum where its being “discussed” (cough cough, complained about, rightfully so)