| Issue | Workaround |
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| Plugins not available | Intel-based plugins will not appear in Photoshop. Run Intel-based plugins with Photoshop on Rosetta to install and use those plugins until your plugin provider delivers Apple silicon-compatible versions. |
| Missing or unsupported extensions | To use extensions that rely on CEP, install and run them in Rosetta mode only. Once you launch under Rosetta, you may need to go to Window / Extensions (legacy) to open your CEP panels again. Note: You will not see the 'Open in Rosetta' option if you are right-clicking on an 'alias'. If you are a developer and would like to update your plugin to work with Photoshop in native mode, see UXP for Adobe Photoshop. |
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| Photoshop freezes when starting up and the splash screen displays 'Loading Halide Bottlenecks...' | Update to macOS Big Sur 11.2.1. If Photoshop continues to freeze while starting up after updating to macOS 11.2.1, create a new administrator user account. For more help, see Set up users, guests, and groups on your Mac. |
Export As command produces an error “Can’t export to this location, select another location to continue.” | Remove the ‘#’ character from the folder name in the save destination path, or use the Save As command to export, or use the Rosetta emulation mode to Export. |
| Merge to HDR Pro workspace is too large when maximized | Hide or decrease the size of the macOS Dock. See Change Dock & Menu Bar preferences on Mac |
| Adobe Stock purchases will take place on the Adobe Stock web site | Important: Prior to making the stock purchase, ensure that you’re logged in with the same Adobe ID account in both Photoshop and the Adobe Stock website to ensure the licensed file correctly appears in your Libraries Panel. |
| Multi-app workflows, such as Copy and Pasting or Editing in Photoshop from Lightroom, between native and Rosetta emulation versions of Adobe applications will not work | Adobe recommends against running apps in different modes. Run both applications in the same native or emulation mode. |
| 3D features are not optimized for native performance | Adobe recommends opening Photoshop using Rosetta for 3D workflows |
| Black Screen when viewing a 3D document | Click the eyeball to toggle the layer's visibility |
Adobe Zii Apple M1005
Photoshop is particularly fast on the M1 MacBook Pro (Image credit: Apple) On the new M1 MacBook Pro, Photoshop opens instantly, and huge image files can be edited faster than ever before. Even when working with an image file containing numerous layers, Adobe says selecting a subject is 8 times faster on M1 Macs. Toggle navigation Adobe Zii. Adobe has announced the June Creative Cloud update which brings new native apps with support for M1 silicon-based Macs. Currently, non-native apps run through Rosetta 2 which emulates the x86 code. The update brings native support for Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, XD, Premiere Pro, Lightroom & Lightroom Classic. Premiere Pro support is currently in beta and Continued.