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Cursor sticking in Premiere

Forum|Forum|6 years ago
August 19, 2019
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Hi,

I use a Wacom Intuos Pro and Premiere v13.1 on a Mac and I have the following problem since about a year (so with all the previous Premiere versions as well).

When I navigate with my pen the cursor very often "gets stuck" - when I click on something and move away it keeps thinking that I am pressing down. It happens during anything - navigating between different timelines, doing colour correction etc. It is really annoying so sometimes I have to switch to the mouse which does not have this problem. I have this tablet for two years and the clicking works perfectly fine with all the other software including other Adobe Products like Lightroom and Photoshop, but Premiere is almost impossible to use.

How can I fix it?

Thank you!

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Benjamin28577216g0mu

Participant

Yes, this is STILL happening 6 years later. Super annoying.

caroline_edits

Community Manager

Hey Benjamin,

Sorry about the cursor sticking. Is there anything you've already tried to fix it? Are you using a tablet, a mouse, or a trackpad? Mac or PC?

Happy to help if you have some more info.

Caroline

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Benjamin28577216g0mu

Participant

I am using a magic mouse on a Mac. This sticking problem only happens in Premiere, and only when I'm switching back and forth between sequences. For example, I will be in one seqeunces, click on another sequence tab, and that tab will stick to the mouse, dragging that sequence window to whatever random place my mouse drifsts to.

This is the only time this happens on Premiere, or on my computer in general.

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Tinus photo

Participant

HI guys,

Still having the same issue in 2025, adobe 25.4. Using iMac and a trackpad.

psion99

Inspiring

I have had this problem with a Logitech mouse on Premiere on a Mac Studio running Sonoma. Current Adoe Premeire build is 25.3 but it's been happening for about 2 years now. It's been bad enough lately for me to start looking into it.

I will select a sequence, and the software becomes unaware when I release the mouse. So it then drags the timeline window - undocking that sequence as if I had intended to drag the timeline window instead of just select it. Happens very frequently

Kevin J. Monahan Jr.

Community Manager

Hi Marius,

See if this solution might work for you: https://adobe.ly/3UpdFCn.

Thanks,
Kevin

Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio

Jacob.5

Inspiring

Same issue for me, Premiere v24.0.3 (Build 2) on a 2021 M1 Macbook Pro. It happens both when I use the built in trackpad and an external Bluetooth mouse. Extremely annoying and frankly very risky. It can cause you to unintentionally select and overwrite files in the timeline just from moving your mouse around, because it's stuck as if you're holding down left click, even when you're not. What's the fix??

unique_judge0101

Inspiring

Yeah it’s a joke.

No fix. Have to use mouse unfortunately

unique_judge0101

Inspiring

aye stil the same, cant use cintiq with premiere pro due to cursor stikcing. Pathetic

alexthehamlin

Known Participant

Any updates?? This has been an issue for a while now, and it's driving me crazy.

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PVP_Action

Inspiring

I am experiencing the same issue. I don't have a Wacom Intuos Pro installed, but I do have an XP-pen tablet. Just using the mouse in Adobe Premiere is sticky. I've been experiencing this issue for a few years now.

linsenl40856755

Participant

It's January 2024. Still no resolution to this issue, it seems?

I'm using the stock standard Magic Mouse that comes with the iMac.

It happens when you click between sequences. You have to then click twice in inactive space for it to "let go". Otherwise you end up selecting things or dragging tabs all over the place. Oh, the layered frustration!

Any fix for this on the horizon, @1713136

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mariusf59209747

Participant

Problem is persisting in 2023. Timeline-tabs stick to the cursor when changing between sequences too quickly. It's a super annoying glitch. I use an Logi MX Master 3, experiencing the same issues, so it's not connected to the tablet at all. Disheartening to see the issue has been around for four full years. What's up Adobe?

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corbettj25089153

Participating Frequently

+ one here too. This has been happening all day. I updated to 23.5.0 a couple days ago and same exact issue you describe with switching between timelines and the window getting dragged around and reordering my workspace.