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P: Photoshop 2025 v26.6 Bug - black document window

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April 22, 2025
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Photoshop 2025 v26.5 was working absolutely fine, then I made the mistake of updating to the latest patch, version 26.6.0 on my M4 Mac Mini.

After updating to 26.6, the actual document window is solid black - even if I open a photo or previous document...

Even though the Layers and Channels palette preview thumbnails are showing what's in the document...

After digging around in Preferences, I tried turning off the "Use Graphics Processing" option and relaunching Photoshop afterwards, and it's working fine again...

I'm just wondering if this is a bug related to the M4 Mac Mini graphics driver compatibility with the version 26.6.0 release? And, if so, when can we expect a fix from Adobe.

I've discovered the workaround for now, but obviously turning off the Graphics Processing setting will affect perfomance. Like I say, with this option switched on previously to the latest 26.6.0 release, it was working fine so it must be a new bug with 26.6.

I'm never updating this software ever again!!

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LuckyBoy1978

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You can put back old preferences and just reset preferences (to not restore all actions, brushes etc that stored in prefs folder).

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LuckyBoy1978

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Reset preferences did the trick for me on my Intel.

Maybe something breaks preferences on Photoshop update to version 26.6.0.

Suchbild

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I right-click an image (DNG or JPG from several cameras) in Lightroom Classic (Mac, newest version) and select the “Edit In photoshop” submenu in the popup menu. Photoshop starts, but a black image is displayed.

The images are displayed correctly via the "Open" dialog in Photoshop.

Is there a solution for this? Thank you!

Per Berntsen

Community Expert

It's a bug in Photoshop.

See https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-2025-v26-6-bug-black-document-window/idi-p/15286498#M862617

jeffreyS1767173

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Photoshop auto updated yesterday on my all apps CC plan. Now when I open a RAW or psd file, the image window is solid black. The histogram shows there is data in there somewhere but all that is visible is black. I needed to DISABLE the setting for using the Apple M2 Max graphics processor to get to see the image again. Shouldn't I want to be using that? This has never happened in any previous version of PS.. Running OS 14.6.1 on a Mac Studio M2. I'm in new territory with this one. Advice? Thanks.

Ged_Traynor

Community Expert

@jeffreyS1767173 the issue has been reported here

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-2025-v26-6-bug-black-document-window/idi-p/15286498

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pekelney2

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After updating last night from Photoshop 26.5 to 25.6 all my files open with just a black image. The menus, app windows all look normal, just the loaded image is not displayed. The same files open OK after I re-installed Photoshop 26.5. The same files open with other apps including Bridge 15.04 and Apple Preview with no problem. So the problem is definitely with the 25.6 update.

I am using a Macbook Pro 2021 M1 Max, 64 GB, lots of disk space, Sequoia 15.4.1.

Ged_Traynor

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@pekelney2 the issue has been reported here

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/p-photoshop-2025-v26-6-bug-black-document-wi...

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Nighttrain67

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Hallo

Nach dem neuesten PS Update 26.6.0 werden die Fotos, welche ich aus Lightroom mit cmd+e öffnen möchte nur schwarz angezeigt - in der Ebene ist das Foto jedoch sichtbar. Habe ich eine falsche Einstellung oder besteht hier ein Problem mit Photoshop. Alle Programme sind auf dem neuesten Stand, auch das Macbook Pro.

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Johannes30816058lhux

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Selbes Problem hier!!

Als derzeitige Problemlösung kannst du vielleicht auf CMYK oder den Bit Kanal Ändern dann funktionierts wieder bei mir.

Hier gibts das Thema auch schon

P: Photoshop 2025 v26.6 Bug - black document window

Omdoudou

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Black Windows here with PS 2025 and PS Beta, resetting preferences made the trick (i moved folders "Photoshop 2025 settings" and "Photoshop Beta settings" out of my folder "Preferences" in my "Library")

Now I'm going to put back preferences in place, one after one, to see which was the culprit... 🤗

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josefinao27692119

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I get the black square as well when opening the photo in Photoshop. It displays correctly when placed in Indsign but I don't feel I can trust it enough for print. Turning off "Use Graphics Processing" or changing Technology Previews has not helped.

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heffSTL

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Not accurate at all.

1) CMYK is a much smaller color gamut than RGB. So there will be all sorts of color shifts/conversion when moving from RGB to CMYK or from CMYK back to RGB.

2) You are confusing number of channels with bit depth as far as number of colors available.

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Cecilia Clark

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PS2025 ver26.6

OS Sequoia 15.4.1

Opened PS and selected "new", 7x 10", white or transparent background

Trying to create a new template. I have selected transparent, it comes in black. I have selected white, it comes in black. I dragged a photo in and it is still black. Is it possible to go back to the prior version of PS? I didn't have any issues yesterday with the prior version.