Bridge stalling or freezing during keyword operations

[Erik Bloodaxe]

Whilst the vast majority of keyword operations work faultlessly, I have encountered two which do not.

They are Deleting and Renaming a keyword from within the Keywords Panel.

This first came to my attention when I created a new keyword and made a typo. I simply could not delete or rename this misspelled keyword without either Bridge crashing completely or freezing for a good 5 minutes before becoming responsive once more. In either case the offending keyword was neither deleted nor renamed on the first attempt.  A second attempt was successful but Bridge still froze for several minutes before completion of the operation.

I wonder if this is an issue with my system or a universal problem.

Please note that I am not referring at all to applying keywords to images which has never been an issue, but to the editing of keywords within the Keywords Panel.

I am on Windows 11 and Bridge Version 14.0.3.200.

[Lumigraphics]

Bridge 14 is still a mess. I suppose you could directly edit the XML file containing keywords, you can export it from the Keyword panel and re-import with corrections.

[Regnad28987938vf6p]

I'm on the same type of planform as you.  While I do see a .25 to .50 second lag while deleteing or renaming taks, (including the lag  in response between typing the individual characters)  both operations successfully complete within that time frame.  This sticky, laggy performance across the entire interface is frustrating at best, intollerable at worst, especially during scrolling through assets.

It is also why we remain in the Bridge 12 universe. 

[zaid29090460nta3]

Hi @Erik Bloodaxe ,

Thank you for reporting the issue to us. We’ve added this to our engineering issue pipeline.

Regards,
Bridge Team

[Tanu Goel]

Hi,

We have fixed the performance issues in Keyword panel and the improvements are available in Beta Build # 15.0.0.328. We would love for you to try it out and share feedback.

For more details and fixes available in the build, please refer to the community post : https://community.adobe.com/t5/bridge-discussions/adobe-bridge-beta-is-now-available-15-0/td-p/14822...

Regards,
Bridge Team

[Erik Bloodaxe]

Tried out the Beta App today.

Keyword operations (move, rename, delete) now work as they should - no delay, no crash etc.

Thank you.

I might also add that Bridge Beta seems to allow my PC to work more snappily whereas Bridge 2024 would cause slow downs and unresponsiveness. I don't know how or why that might be but for me this is great news.

[swati1234]

Hi,  

We have addressed the performance issues in Keyword panel, and the improvements are now available in Adobe Bridge 2025 (Version 15.0.0.397).  

We would love for you to try it out and share your feedback. 

For more details about the release, please refer to: 

• What’s New in Adobe Bridge 2025 

• Fixed Issues 

Regards, 
Bridge Team