"Adobe Premiere Pro 2025.app” is damaged and can’t be opened.

[Dominic Witherow]

A Mac OS error is displayed when I try to open PP: ""Adobe Premiere Pro 2025.app” is damaged and can’t be opened."

I updated to v25.2 last week and everything was working fine. Today it produced this error (I didn't try to use it yesterday). I am now updated to 25.2.1.

The error message appears a couple of seconds after clicking the icon in my dock. I have rebooted the computer AND I have uninstalled PP and reinstalled the latest version and rebooted again. No effect.

My system is:

MBP M4 Max 16"

128GB

4TB SSD

OS Sequoia 15.3.2

CC is fully updated as at Tuesday 8th April 2025, 10.14AM BST

Never had any problems like this before. I have not updated or changed any software or drivers beyond Mac OS and Adobe CC regular updates since it was last working fine.

Any ideas?

Thanks for your help.

[Sumeet Kumar Choubey]

Hi Bryce5E10,

Sorry to hear about this. Could you please share the version of Pr & the OS you are using?

Thanks,

Sumeet

[Julio_Ordo�ez Orellan8665 · Accepted solution]

After trying to open the app, open Apple Prefrences > Privacy & Security Then at the bottom in Security click on "open anyway" For some reason Apple thinks the software is corrupted or something like that

[ECODOCS]

Same issue,  all fixed by the above advice. Thanks

[Polity Media Lab]

Yup, this was it!

What cross-platform warfare madness is this:

Maybe because Adobe CC is almost like a competing App store and they are trying to kill it with security blocks?

Or because it doesn't plkay by MacOS rules nicely.  Like, when I try to relink missing files in PP, the damn thing opens a Windows-like interface offering me only my home folder and any favourites I create specifically for PP.  No, give me the finder interface!

This type of non-integration has kept me on Final Cut Pro for years.

[Blissful_Jubilee5C19]

This worked for me too! Thanks heaps!

[ESSTLL3]

This is the right answer!! And the simplest one compared to the "good answers" marked in this thread. Thanks!!

[ESSTLL3]

@Sumeet Kumar Choubey Hi, can you mark this as a "correct answer" in this thread ? It is so much easier than the other solution marked, without having to uninstall/reinstall everything. I tried this about 10 times when I got the issue and it works like a charm once you know it.  

[ESSTLL3]

@Sumeet Kumar Choubey 

[lfountains]

Yup! This was the fix. After my computer decided to update over night, I got the error message this morning and unninstalled and installed PP about 3 times. I'm so glad I came across this answer because it fixed the issue right away and I was able to open PP and see all of my recents projects with no issues. 

[GiovanniW]

This worked for me as well. Thank you for posting this solution.

[mukulreru]

“Adobe Premiere Pro 2025” is damaged and can’t be opened. You should move it to the Trash

not able to open my premirere pro i even tried the older version. tried uninstalling installing again. nothing works. 

anyone out there facing same issue ? or any solution ? 

[Ann Bens]

Try a different browser.

Some browsers on the Mac have issues when it comes to downloading.

[donot need a screen name]

not the issue

[mukulreru]

i was actually downloading it from creative cloud 

[Peru Bob]

The CC app uses your default browser.

[DINESHINDIAN]

I uninstalled using Creative Cloud and then removed the Adobe Premier Pro 2025 folder and its contents in the Applications folder. I restarted the Mac, Reinstalled Premier Pro using Creative Cloud, and restarted the Mac again. Now, it has opened successfully.

[Helmersson88]

That worked for me also!
I tried several times to uninstall and even downgrading to older versions, but everthing just frose. But your work-around worked! 

As other people are saying, it's madness that we Adobes softwares is so full of bugs and insatabilities. 

[zenith_penguin1010]

This is so dumb. I just used it the other day and now I'm going through a whole process just to be able to use the app that I pay hundreds of dollars for.

Adobe - work on QA before releasing an update.

[jan-holgerf3239492]

This tool is so broken. Everytime there is something not working. Re-install plugins, Luts, etc. It is so frustrating and expensive. I just came home from holidays and want to watch and edit my footage and for no reason "It is broken".

This is borderline theft.

[gregers212]

DINESHINDIAN's solution worked for me

[vytas_vaicaitis]

got the same message when i have to fully work on video edits. Well, makes me one step closer to final cut pro or Davinci:) reinstalinning the luts ain't sexy...

Thanks for the updated sollution DINESHINDIAN

[Tichtoo]

I moved to Davinci Resolve and it made my life so much easier. 

[junew87061129]

There's another way to fix the issue without uninstalling Premiere. On your Mac, go to Settings > Privacy & Security, then scroll down until you see Security and click Open Anyway. Premiere should open now!

[ESSTLL3]

This worked for me thanks so much!!!

[amarekun]

This worked well and less hassle.