InDesign 2025 SLOW

[Bigwig]

Just started using ID 2025 this morning and I'm noticing a LOT of lag time with pretty much any activity. I'm running a Mac Studio with an M2 Ultra, so it's not my computer. I've tried some simple troubleshooting but it is simply not responding like ID 2024. Help!

[cyclopsdx]

Sadly, no Magnet app to blame on my machine. I've defaulted to using 2024 and won't be upgrading again any time soon.

[Bigwig]

Same. No Magnet app, still slow. Would revert back to 2024 if I hadn't created so many documents with 2025. Agony!

[cyclopsdx]

I tried to keep working but it became so bad I decided to open all my files as I needed them, export as idml and then reopen the idmls in ID2024.

[tonks_the_auror]

If you want to revert back, Peter Kahrel's Batch Convert script allows you to export large numbers of InDesign files to IDML. Highly recommend.

Batch-convert/export files
Export documents by the folder to PDF, IDML, (INX), JPEG, PNG, RTF, or package them or convert large numbers of InDesign, PageMaker, or QuarkXPress documents to your version of InDesign

[johnfishlock]

Could you please fix this issue in InDesign, Adobe? Thanks!

[dotargraphichouse]

hi, same issues here for 3 months.

I bought a new computer because of this problem. maybe I said m2 air is so slow. i switched to m4 mac mini pro 24 ram. the problem is still the same.

is anyone working on this problem, is it adobe or macos side?

while other adobe programs run smoothly, indegin is killing me and unfortunately I have to use it every day unfortunately.

we haven't found a workable solution yet, have we?

itried everything, magnet app, font cache, contextual task bar, uninstall and install again. 

Do we really need this pain on top of the pain we already feel when we design?

adobe help us!!!!

[Ondrej C.]

What helped me was uninstalling ID 2025 and installing v19.5.1 version (ID 2024).

Works as good as new. ID 2025 is a huge downgrade and unless you want to spend 30 minutes working on something that normally takes 5 minutes, you are better off not using the 2025 version at all.

[Dave Creamer of IDEAS]

That seems to be the best option. I noticed the problem is mainly on Macs. I've had no issues on my Windows computer. With the new Mac OS being release in September* and InDesign released in October (2024), one would/should expect some issues. 

*I have read about a few users on early OS's so it might be more of the new Apple chip.

[Craig McLaughlin]

You're not alone. ID 2025 is painfully slow. I just uninstalled it and switched back to ID 2024. Hate that they release software when it's not ready for the public. Hey Adobe, we need to be productive and can't afford to be your free Beta testers.

[cyclopsdx]

Uninstalled 2025 and went back to 2024. Job done. It was a slight hassle exporting idml files and reopening/resaving but I'm glad I did it. I'll be skipping the current abomination now. It offers nothing extra to my workflow.

[nanned1277822]

I think it's a disgrace that a nothing is done about this issue after a few months. Indesign became so slow that it's unusable. Adobe should be ashamed.

[LenL]

I've been experiencing a lot of the same problems everyone else here has. It seems there are different solutions that work for different people. All I can add is that in my case, turning off all the Page Thumbnail Previews in the Pages Panel, and image view display from High to Typical sped things up dramatically. Fingers crossed that was my fix.

[Craig McLaughlin]

I see version 20.0.1 is out. Anyone brave enough to see if this update fixed the issues or should we continue waiting and using v. 2024?

[Frans v.d. Geest]

20.0.1 fixes nothing in that area. Best keep using 2024...