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January 26, 2025
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Why is my cursor flickering in Illustrator?

  • January 26, 2025
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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?

Correct answer Monika Gause

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

 

Should this ever be solved you will then be notified.

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Monika Gause
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Community Expert
January 26, 2025

Is Photoshop running in the background?

noah_5131Author
Participant
January 26, 2025

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

Monika Gause
Community Expert
Monika GauseCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 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

 

Should this ever be solved you will then be notified.