Anyone else seeing consistent crashing of Premiere 2026? I have the latest update as of February 4th, flushed cache multiple times, re-installed, restarted computer, etc. But certain elements such as:Scrubbing the Timeline Adding Effects Adding CAPTIONS (of all things)Freezes the program and requires a forced quit. Attached is where the captions usually sit and fail before the crash occurs.I’ll likely downgrade to Premiere Pro 2025 if not addressed soon - but checking to ensure I’m not the only one and I need to look at my own stuff? Currently on Macbook Pro 14” with M2 MAX.

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Premiere 2026 Crashing Consistently

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February 6, 2026
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Anyone else seeing consistent crashing of Premiere 2026? I have the latest update as of February 4th, flushed cache multiple times, re-installed, restarted computer, etc. But certain elements such as:

Scrubbing the Timeline
Adding Effects
Adding CAPTIONS (of all things)

Freezes the program and requires a forced quit. Attached is where the captions usually sit and fail before the crash occurs.

I’ll likely downgrade to Premiere Pro 2025 if not addressed soon - but checking to ensure I’m not the only one and I need to look at my own stuff? Currently on Macbook Pro 14” with M2 MAX.

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ElJayBronx

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I blew up my 26 profile and it seemed better for a while. Then it started crashing again. Working on a multicam opera project and it stops and usually comes back into line but too often I’ve had to rely on recovery and a few times lost work. Clicking on a menu will cause a problem. Having features (selection follows playhead) deselect and when I open the Sequence menu to change it back it crashes. Not good at all. Win11, i9, 64GB DDR4 RAM, Nvidia RTX2070.

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Carlos Ziade

Community Expert

did you try resetting the preferences?

can you screenshot error logs?

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Olga_B5414

Inspiring

Oh, I returned to the latest 25 version after I’d almost lost 70% of my project and decided to stay there for a while...

coachtimheath

Participant

Yes, I’m having the same issues since downloading the 2026 version. At first I thought it was my computer, but I have more than enough RAM/processing speed to handle Premiere. I’m downgrading to the 2025 version as well. A lot of my amateur filmmaking friends have recently switched to Davinci

ssseamusss

Participant

Switching to DaVinci has never been more tempting. v26 is pathetic.

Adventureroad

Participant

Premiere Pro 2026 is a nightmare. It consistently crashes (black screen) my beefed up 2019 mac pro. While Davinci and Premiere Pro 2025 works like a charm! It feels like dawn for Adobe. Soon we’ll all jump ship I guess.

Mohammad.Harb

Community Expert

which MacOs version are you on ?

Are using any thirds party plugins ?

CoolRunLTAuthor

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No 3rd party plugins. I use an M2 Max Macbook Pro. MacOS is Tahoe 26.2

CoolRunLTAuthor

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I uninstalled Premiere 26 and reverted back to Premiere 25.6.4 - so much better and more stable. Will likely upgrade back to 26 once the bugs are sorted.

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James331783342ti1

Participant

2026 is the worst! It keeps crashing my PC (10 times now) even though I have updated my graphic drivers, cleared cach, and more. I will not be using it anymore until they fix it, if they even do. I have 64GB ram, and very fast processor. Do they even test their crap before releasing it any more?

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Cecelia27955509wl8h

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I’ve experienced the same problem w/26 - constantly crashing! Tried all the ‘solutions’, clearing cache, reboots, etc. Can’t even access Crash Report; program totally shuts down when I click on it.

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