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InDesign window hides behind other apps - macOS 26.3.1

Forum|Forum|6 months ago
March 23, 2026
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Mac, OS Tahoe 26.3.1 (a)

In the past I have had this problem with Illustrator and Photoshop. Now it sometimes appears with InDesign as well. If I try to drag the active window to another place on my screen, by dragging from the top of the window, it disappears behind all other apps currently open. Oddly, any free floating palettes stay on top. If I can still see a part of the window, I can click on it to bring it back to the front. If not, I have to go to the dock to bring it forward.

Nothing is lost so this is an annoyance rather than a real problem, but why does it happen and why is it now happening with ID as well as the others?

Correct answer Abhishek Rao

Hi everyone,

Thanks again for sharing the details, screen recordings, and all the testing you've done.

I wanted to let you know that I've now logged a bug for this issue, and the product team is actively investigating it. I'll keep this thread updated as soon as I have any progress or news to share.

In the meantime, if you haven't already, could you please test the same workflow on the latest InDesign 21.4.1 build and let us know whether you still experience the issue there? Your feedback will help the team determine whether the behavior is still present in the latest release.

Thanks again for your patience and continued support.

Abhishek

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leon12345ss

Participating Frequently

You have had thousands of people with this problem for the past three years. Now, my not creating another administration account is the reason this problem cannot be solved? Did any of these thousands of people create a new account, and it did solve the issue?

leo.r

Community Expert

First, the reasons for this issue can be different. Second, I saw this being mentioned every now and then but i didn't see 'thousands' of reports. Third, if you did see thousands, then did you see anyone mentioned this troubleshooting step and what was the result then? And fourth, you won't know until you try (it might as well not make any difference).

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leon12345ss

Participating Frequently

I cannot do that. I don’t want to create a different administrator on my Mac Studio. My issue started more than 2 years ago with Illustrator. InDesign and Photoshop were fine, but they started showing the same problem over the past year.

leo.r

Community Expert

Can you tell us why specifically you don't want to create a new account? It's a standard troubleshooting step that doesn't pose any problems and takes only a few minutes to run (or slightly more depending on the issue). If you don't run it you might be missing a solution for your problem.

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leon12345ss

Participating Frequently

Using all the latest OS and Adobe versions. It’s been like this for years. I did all the suggestions but nothing has worked.

Anubhav M

Community Manager

Hello @leon12345ss

I’m sorry to hear you’re having similar trouble with InDesign. While I check this with the team, would you mind trying to run Illustrator under a different administrator account (Windows / macOS) and checking if it helps?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Anubhav

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leon12345ss

Participating Frequently

Has anyone found a solution? This has been going on for far too long, and it’s very annoying.

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drasahershoff

Participating Frequently

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.

meh67

Inspiring

It should literally be the ONLY thing they are working on right now. Not some AI feature, or anything else. The basic functionality of their program should be paramount. Its almost like they think they have a monopoly and they can just so whatever they want… Oh wait… they do. It took YEARS and they finally fixed Adobe Illustrator. Now the same issue is with Indesign. How hard can this be at this point?

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mariag99022020

Participant

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.

nik.m

Community Manager

Hi @mariag99022020, thanks for reaching out!

Could you let us know which version of InDesign you’re using, along with your computer’s operating system? It would also be helpful if you could share a video showing the issue.

The team has logged a bug for this issue and is currently investigating it. We’ll pass along the information you share for further analysis.

Thanks,
Nikunj

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Droeds630

Participant

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

simonr21091620

Participating Frequently

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

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leon12345ss

Participating Frequently

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.

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NeteKoch

Inspiring

Screen recording

Skærmoptagelse 2026-05-17 kl. 21.14.40.mov

Abhishek Rao

Community Manager

Hi @NeteKoch,

Thanks a lot for sharing the screen recording. I was able to clearly observe the behavior from the capture. Please allow me some time to get this investigated further with the product team along with the recordings and observations shared in the thread.

I’ll reach back here as soon as I have more information or updates from the team.

Thanks again for taking the time to document and share the issue so clearly.

Abhishek

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