Trying to use Adobe Photoshop Elements 2025 Trial and Editor Fails to Open Every Time on M1 Max Mac

[AnswerChimp2]

Photoshop Elements 2024 works just fine as a trial, but for whatever reason, Photoshop Elements 2025 dies when I try to open the editor application. I have tried the Creative Cloud cleaner multiple times after repeated installs. It looks like I'm too late to buy a 2024 license from anywhere, so there really is no Adobe Photoshop Elements option available to me. I don’t really want to pay for an application (even if it's on sale) if it the Editor portion won't  even open after a fresh install. I have reported the crash to Apple, but I’m not sure if there is anything else I should try. I'm on the latest Mac OS (Sequoia 15.2) on my M1 Max 14" MacBook Pro (32GB RAM, 32 GPU cores, 10 CPU cores, 1TB storage).  It's been years since I've considered coming back to Adobe to be able to use my X-rite Colorchecker Passport with RAW photos, now I'm not so sure it's a good idea.



[Peru Bob]

Perhaps a permissions issue?

[ines777]

When I try to edit a specific Apple photo via Image, Edit with in Elements 2025, it says "

The application "Adobe

Photoshop Elements Editor" cannot open the specified document or URL."

What to do?

[Jeff Arola]

ines777,

Looks like that's a Camera Raw file plus a Jpeg.

What camera are the files from?

Maybe Photoshop Elements is trying to open the Raw file and it's from an unsupported camera?

In the Photoshop Elements 2025 Editor have you installed the Camera Raw plugin by going to Help>Install Camera Raw?

[ines777]

Are you going to help me?

I can’t open jpegs or raw files, which I keep in Apple Photos, in Photoshop Elements 2025. I get this message:

The application "Adobe
Photoshop Elements Editor" cannot open the specified document or URL.


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[Jeff Arola]

Are you able to open the Images in Preview by using Edit with>Preview?

[ines777]

Yes, Preview works perfectly.

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