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Why is my cursor flickering in Illustrator?

noah_5131
Community Beginner ,
Jan 26, 2025 Jan 26, 2025

I'm on a Macbook Pro with the M3 Pro chip. I tried unplugging my mouse and this issue still occurs. I tried unchecking GPU performance under preferences and that still didn't work. Any suggestions?Screen Recording 2025-01-26 at 11.05.18 AM.gif

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Monika Gause Community Expert
Community Expert , Jan 26, 2025 Jan 26, 2025

Is Photoshop running in the background?

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Community Expert , Jan 26, 2025 Jan 26, 2025

Glad you could solve it

 

You might want to add your vote to this bug report: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/45695266-annoying-flickering-cursor-when-photoshop-is-open

 

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Monika Gause Community Expert
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Jan 26, 2025 Jan 26, 2025

Is Photoshop running in the background?

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noah_5131
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Jan 26, 2025 Jan 26, 2025
In Response To Monika Gause

YES! That was the issue. Thank you for your help!

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Glad you could solve it

 

You might want to add your vote to this bug report: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/45695266-annoyi...

 

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