Delayed input through keyboard in InDesign 20.0.1 on Mac Studio M1

In addition to other suggestions:

Many users experience various kinds of slowness in InDesign 2025 on Mac. If nothing helps, you may need to revert to InDesign 2024 until the issues are fixed.

Turn off the new Context bar (the floating annoying useless little panel) it causes many delays...

Hi @ozzy79,

Thank you for reaching out and sharing your experience. It’s truly frustrating when tools don’t respond as expected, especially on such a capable machine as the Mac Studio M1. Let’s work together to address this issue so you can get back to creating without interruptions.

Here are a few steps you can try to improve performance:

1. Sometimes, resetting InDesign preferences resolves unexpected behavior. You can do this by pressing Cmd+Option+Shift while launching InDesign and then confirming the reset.

2. Ensure any connected devices (external monitors, drives, or peripherals) aren’t causing a delay. If you’re using an external display, consider testing with a different cable (e.g., HDMI vs. USB-C).

3. Corrupted or excessive fonts can slow down the application. Try managing your fonts using Font Book. (https://adobe.ly/3YYfCaS)

4. Go to InDesign > Preferences > GPU Performance, and disable GPU Performance to see if that resolves the lag.

5. Use Activity Monitor to check if any background apps are consuming excessive CPU or memory while InDesign is running.

If these steps don’t resolve the issue, feel free to share more details, such as your macOS version, specific workflows where the lag is most noticeable, or any third-party plugins you use. We’re here to support you every step of the way!

Looking forward to hearing back.

Best,

Anshul Saini