[ID-4258210][MAC]Screen flickering occurs while moving objects in InDesign 2025(v20.X), no issues with InDesign 2024(v19.X)
Impact
Screen flickering occurs while moving objects in InDesign 2025(v20.X)
Steps to Reproduce the issue:
- Launch InDesign on MAC.
- Create a new file and add some objects.
- Attempt to move the objects.
Workaround
- Turn ON GPU Performance
- Downgrade to InDesign 2024

Hi,
Thank you for reporting the issue. We have been able to reproduce the issue and it is currently under investigation.
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Adobe InDesign Team
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stu commented
Just a quick follow up . . .
Does ANYONE from Adobe follow up on these things. On this particular thread -- there are others too - this was first reported, and replied to, on December 11th, 2024. Could someone reply again?
This version is unusable at this time and we've gotten no updates from Adobe. With all the money we spend on Adobe software, we can not sustain a design business by using "screen share" on our new computers. The only things I've seen, on other threads, is to turn rulers on and off, which does nothing, and change the GPU settings, which is not an option here.
PLEASE, even if you don't have a fix yet, let us know what's going on and if there's something in the works. If InDesign is no longer going to be an option for Apple users, moving forward, we need to start looking into alternatives for our business.
stu
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stu commented
Any word on an update that might fix this. Running 20.0 on a new M4 Mac mini running Sequoia. InDesign is virtually useless since upgrading; every time I try to move something on the screen, the whole screen goes white and I can't see what I"m doing. I don't have the option to do the GPU thing . . . it's grayed out. We depend on this program and the "workaround" at the moment, desperate times call for desperate measures, is to "screen share" an older Mac across the room that's running an earlier version . . . not elegant or sustainable.
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Diana Chitchiyan commented
Have the same issue. Had to go back to the 2024 version to sort it
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Austin commented
Yes, this is very frustrating. Marquee select also affected. The entire document is whited out while the cursor is being dragged.
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Alayna Meade commented
Same thing is is happening for me! InDesign 20.0.1 on Mac Mini 2020 - Sequoia 15.1.1
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Alayna Meade commented
Same here, just started happening suddenly. InDesign 20.0.1 on Mac Mini 2020 - Sequoia 15.1.1
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Stephanie commented
Adobe InDesign 20.0.1 on Mac Studio – Sonoma 14.7.2
Anytime I create a new document or interact with an existing document, I click into a text frame, the screen turns white and the cursor is invisible. I try to click and drag a guide, the screen turns white and I cannot see anything until I release the mouse button. I try to add an object to the page, the screen turns white. I scroll to another page in a document, screen turns white. It is extremely annoying and a major hinderance to my workflow.
I do not have this issue in Photoshop or Illustrator, only in InDesign. A solution would be very much appreciated ASAP. -
Stephanie commented
Having this same issue whenever I try to add a guide, add a text frame, click inside of a text frame – really anytime I try to interact with an InDesign file. My cursor also disappears inside of a text frame. I'm running InDesign 20.0.1 on Mac Studio, Sonoma 14.7.1
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Beth Raczynski commented
When I select an object to move it, my screen turns white. It's incredibly hard to work with. I'm running InDesign 20.0.1 on Mac Mini 2024 - Sequoia 15.1.1
Please help!
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TJ commented
If there was a viable competitor to you, I'd switch our entire print shop over to it yesterday.
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TJ commented
V20.0.1
Clicking and dragging ANY object blacks out the whole artboard. These apps are becoming more unusable on a daily basis. I updated because the version I was on was doing it too. Must be nice existing in a captured market!