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P: Photoshop 25.6 Magic wand tool doesn't work in indexed color mode

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April 8, 2024
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Photoshop 25.6.0

Mac OS Sonoma 14.4.1

While working in indexed color mode, I'm no longer able to select a specific area (contiguous) or the entirety of a particular color. Instead, the whole document is selected. This is a huge problem for the type of work I do and switching to RGB just to make the magic wand tool function properly isn't usually a good option. Any plans for a fix? I was told to try to revert to Photoshop 25.5.1 but that isn't showing as an option on CC.

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Geny1973

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well good news... with the new update of photoshop 25.7.0 all these features are back to normal!

Sameer K

Community Manager

Thanks for sharing the details. For now, follow Lumigraphics's advice to use Select > Color range.

The team is looking into this.

Sameer K

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Lumigraphics

Legend

Unless an Adobe employee posts that this is a bug, nobody here has any way of knowning.

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Samantha29099239glek

Participant

WOW i just restarted my photoshop 4x thinking it was a bug. what the heck why would they take this away!?!?!?! make it make sense

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Cassandra36802625vubs

Participant

Same problem! I use index color mode for most of my work and not being able to use the magic wand or paint bucket is really frustrating! I did find the color range work around but it is not the same. Does anyone know if this will be fixed or must I revert back to an older version of PS?

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Lumigraphics

Legend

It appears to be a bug. Use Select->Color Range as a workaround.

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Salomapaloma

Participant

Thanks for your help! Color range working in the meantime but def miss the wand. Hopefully fixed soon.

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Marielena5FC2

Participant

I am having the same issue.. it's a deal breaker for me to switch to RGB just to use the wand. This helps with the cleaning and re-distripbution of artwork pixels. Wand and bucket MUST work in indexed mode. ADOBE please bring this back!!!

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Geny1973

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Same problem with magic wand and paintbucket tools in index mode only... If I put it in RGB mode it works. I had to go back to a previous version of Photoshop for it to work again 25.4.0

Eddie DBC

Participant

I'm trying to fill in a section of art using the Paintbucket tool in Photoshop 2024 (25.6.0), instead of filling in the area with the new color, it fills in the selection. It works in RGB mode. Older versions work in Index mode.

It fills in the selection in index mode.

works properly in RGB mode. Please let me know why?

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Geny1973

Participating Frequently

Same problem with magic wand in index mode only... I had to go back to a previous version of Photoshop for it to work again 25.4.0 I'm pretty sure it's a bug

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Geny1973

Participating Frequently

When I am in indexed color mode, I can't select a specific color with my magic wand it selects the whole image AND I can't fill a specific color with my paint bucket tool it fills the whole selection