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Acrobat hangs when adding signatures

New Here ,
Feb 28, 2025 Feb 28, 2025

Whenever I try to create a new signature Acrobat hangs up on a dimmed window. I have attempted the following with no success:

  • Uninstall/reinstall acrobat and creative cloud applications
  • Deleted signature files in ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat/DC/Security
  • Disabled "new acrobat" UI
  • Disabled enhanced security
  • Disabled protected mode at startup

 

I am running a new install of Acrobat on an M4 Pro Macbook Pro MacOS Sequoia 15.4 Beta (24E5206s). I would appreciate some help on how to resolve this. I atteched logs and a breif recording on the issue. Thanks!

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Crash or freeze , General troubleshooting , Security digital signatures and esignatures
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Adobe Employee ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

Hi there

 

Hope you are doing well and thanks for reaching out.

 

We're currently in the process of testing and optimizing our latest apps to run on macOS 15 Sequoia. We recommend that you check the system requirements of your Adobe apps for the latest information on compatibility with operating systems and hardware.

 

For more information, please check the help page (https://adobe.ly/41qPZk4)



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New Here ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

I just installed beta 2 and acrobat is working as expected now!

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New Here ,
Mar 02, 2025 Mar 02, 2025

I have the same issue across all my macs (M3 macbook pro, Mac studio Ultra and Macmini M2) - I have uninstalled and reinstalled and still happening. 

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New Here ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

Thank you, brendanB82B, for reporting this issue. We were able to reproduce it on our end. It appears to be specific to the latest macOS 15.4 beta version. We have raised a ticket with Apple and will keep you posted for updates on any progress.

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New Here ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

It has not been fixed in the latest beta released today. 

Version 15.4 Beta (24E5222f)

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Adobe Employee ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

Hi there

 

Hope you are doing well and thanks for reaching out.

 

We're currently in the process of testing and optimizing our latest apps to run on macOS 15 Sequoia. We recommend that you check the system requirements of your Adobe apps for the latest information on compatibility with operating systems and hardware.

 

For more information, please check the help page (https://adobe.ly/41qPZk4)



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New Here ,
Mar 09, 2025 Mar 09, 2025

Adobe has always sucked and unfortanetly it probalby always will. They have great ideas, they just cant execute them. Nothing but errors and lock ups. I believe thier engineers are the leftovers from top notch tech companys.

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New Here ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

I just installed beta 2 and acrobat is working as expected now!

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New Here ,
Mar 03, 2025 Mar 03, 2025

I have updated to beta 2 and mine is working now finally. 

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Community Beginner ,
Oct 26, 2025 Oct 26, 2025
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Hey! I've gone through something similar recently, and here's what helped me fix it — or at least narrow it down to the cause. Since you have macOS Sequoia 15.4 Beta with an M4 Pro, this could be a compatibility issue, but try these simple steps first:

 

Check App Permissions:

Open System Settings 

→ Scroll down to Privacy & Security

→ Click Files and Folders, Camera, and Microphone

Make sure Acrobat is listed and allowed everywhere it appears. You can also then toggle the permissions off and back on again.

 

Reset Acrobat Preferences:

Quit Acrobat, and then go to:

~/Library/Preferences

~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Acrobat

~/Library/Caches/Adobe/Acrobat

Move those Acrobat folders up to your Desktop (don't delete them yet) and open Acrobat again. It should create new settings, etc.

 

Try a New macOS User Account:

Create a new account under System Settings 

→ Users & Groups and test Acrobat there.

If it works well, then some sort of corruption or conflict with your prior macOS user account’s settings or cache may be the issue.

 

Run Acrobat as Rosetta:

Right-click Acrobat,  

→ Get Info, 

→ "Open using Rosetta" should be checked.

Close it, then boot it up again to see if it can complete the signature function.

This will also help it run if it is an M4/ARM issue with the beta macOS.

 

If It’s Still Hanging:

It’s probably a bug.

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