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geofftechUK
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November 21, 2025
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The Ripple Edit [ B ] tool no longer works the same in Premiere 25.6

  • November 21, 2025
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Am running Premiere 25.6.1 [ Build 2 ]

 

The Rippled Edit ( B ) tool no longer works the same way that it's always done.  With the tool selected and you move the track, it slides/moves the clip dynamically on the timeline, similar to the Slip ( Y ) tool, and this is hurting my muscle memory ... badly to give me an anxiety attack.  I have used the Ripple Edit tool for 20+ years, and I fear that this isn't a bug, but a deliberate change.

 

If you're trying to edit based on audio waveforms, it's particularly bad as it's hard to see the leading edge of the waveform against the cut point. Is there a setting to revert this to the way it's literally been for 20 years.  Please don't break my muscle memory, Adobe. Please!

 

thanks.

Geoff

 

 

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    Alberto Bedin
    Known Participant
    November 27, 2025

    Same for me!!! I feel in the exactly same way. Very difficult to use ripple edit tool now. The previous version was perfect. Please give us a toggle in preferences to use the "legacy" mode at least! 

     

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      Wymorfis
      November 27, 2025

      Yeah, the ripple edit tool is now so hard to use. 

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        rowan_4091
        November 26, 2025

        Totally agree with you on this one. Don't like the way it's moving now. Feels like the slip tool. I need to say where my 'ripple-cut' goes. The dynamic way of sliding makes it unconvienent.

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          Ryan_Malyar4240
          November 26, 2025

          Just chiming in as I too noticed the change and the new ripple edit is making it much harder to adjust clips with the way its so free form. It used to snap to where my playhead was on the timeline.

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            Adolfo H.Community Manager
            Community Manager
            December 12, 2025

            Hi! I just check the latest build and we snap to the playhead. Could you share a video where this is not happenning? thanks!

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            Alberto Bedin
            Known Participant
            December 13, 2025

            Hello Adolfo. I just tried on latest build 25.6.3. Be careful: it SNAPS when use ripple edit tool on THE END of a clip. It DOESN'T SNAP when you move the beginning to the right (which is the most important thing for me).

             

            Try to replicate. If you still are not able, please let me know so I will record a video, but you should be able to replicate this very easily. Windows user here.

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            grom458
            November 25, 2025

            Thanks for posting this so I don't feel like a crazy person. My software must have updated last night because everything was fine yesterday and then today its slipping and sliding around like a giraffe on ice and I was wondering what I did wrong to cause this, been googling for the last half hour and now I know they changed it on us! I agree we need to have a setting so we can have it back the orginal way because this is throwing off my groove. And yes I do a lot of editing based off of audio waveform and this makes it way more inconvenient! Please adobe change it back or give us a setting to switch it back please. 

              Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
              Kevin J. Monahan Jr.
              Legend
              November 22, 2025

              Hi Geoff,

              I read your issue and I think I know what you are seeing. It's a recent design change that I also noticed. I will ask the team to be sure. 

               

              Thanks,
              Kevin

               

              Kevin Monahan - Sr. Community and Engagement Strategist – Adobe Pro Video and Audio
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                geofftechUKAuthor
                Participating Frequently
                November 22, 2025

                Thanks Kevin ... appreciated, it would be nice if there was a setting so you could choose between which way you wanted to it behave.   What i find intruinging in all these sitations, is that that Ripple took has worked in a way that I have been accustomed to for 20+ years, and now suddenly ... boom it's changed!

                imagine getting into your car one morning to drive and someone says "No, the steering wheel is on the other side now", and it's just changed.  20 years of using something that you're complete used to, and it just get flipped to work differently - madness.

                 

                Would love to know if it can be set back to how it's always been - kind thanks.

                 

                Geoff

                 

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                  natoy_4826
                  November 24, 2025

                  geoff what i recommend you to do is just use the oldest version of premiere and turn off your auto update apps in adobe creative cloud i hope it helps

                   

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