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Should I update Premiere?

to 27.0.0 · out 3 daysWindows and macOS

Update

No known problem stands in the way for most users. It’s safe to update.

Your update:65 fixes · 8 new issues, none affect the verdictDetails

Not updating?

Three things that help while you wait.

  • So the app doesn’t update on its own.
  • If you have already updated.
  • Why there isn’t one answer, and what comes closest.

Go back to an earlier Premiere version

In the Creative Cloud desktop app, on macOS and Windows.

  1. To keep your settings: first uninstall the current Premiere (⋯ › Uninstall) and choose Keep when asked about your preferences.
  2. Open the Creative Cloud desktop app and find Premiere in your apps.
  3. Select ⋯ (More actions) next to Premiere, then Other versions.
  4. Choose the version you want and select Install.

Your projects: an earlier version of Premiere cannot open a project saved in a newer one. Keep a copy of your projects from before the update if you might go back.

So it doesn’t update again: Apps tab › ⋯ (More actions) › Manage auto-updates, and turn off Auto-update for Premiere.

Adobe lists previous major versions there, so not every release may be offered. With a school or work account, your organisation may have hidden some of these options.

Adobe’s instructions

Which version should I install?

There isn’t one answer, and here is why.

There is no one version that is safe for everyone: which of the open issues affect you depends on how you work. A bug on Windows says nothing to a Mac, and a bug in a tool you never open says nothing to you. Naming one version for everyone would mean pretending that difference away.

So read the issues behind the verdict and see whether they touch your work. Each one says how bad it is, how many people it affects, which system it happens on, and whether there is a workaround.

If the current release doesn’t work for you: .

Turn off automatic updates for Premiere

In the Creative Cloud desktop app, on macOS and Windows.

  1. Open the Creative Cloud desktop app.
  2. In the Apps tab, select ⋯ (More actions) in the Installed apps panel, then Manage auto-updates. If it says Enable auto-updates instead, they are already off.
  3. Turn off Auto-update for all apps, or leave it on and turn off only the switch next to Premiere.
  4. Select Done.

To update later: check the verdict here, then in the Home tab select Updates and Update next to Premiere.

Keeping auto-update on for other apps? Under Advanced options, leave Remove older versions unchecked, so you can still go back.

If the Auto-update switch is locked or missing, your organisation manages updates for you.

Adobe’s instructions

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlyAdobe: Acknowledged
Workaround: Set Color Control Options Sensitivity to the minimum; use a mouse in Color Mode until fixed.
Reported November 11, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorCommon workflowReported on 27.0.0Adobe: Acknowledged
Workaround: Close and reopen the project to clear the stuck comparison overlays.
Reported November 11, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featureAdobe: Acknowledged
Workaround: Edit MOGRT text by clicking it in the Program Monitor instead of the Properties panel Text box.
Reported November 13, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featuremacOS onlyReported on 27.0.0Adobe: Investigating
Workaround: Open Debug Database View (Cmd+F12), set ApplicationLanguage to en_US, then relaunch Premiere.
Reported November 7, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featureReported on 27.0.0Adobe: Investigating
Workaround: Edit template text in the Text panel or directly on the Program Monitor.
Reported November 11, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureReported on 27.0.0Adobe: Investigating
Workaround: Turn off Composite in Linear Color in Sequence Settings for the nested sequence.
Reported November 13, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorCommon workflowmacOS onlyAdobe: Acknowledged
Workaround: Use the Clip menu in the menu bar or keyboard shortcuts instead of the timeline context menu.
Reported November 11, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyReported on 27.0.0Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported November 12, 2026DetailsRead the report

Fixes · 65

From Adobe’s release notes.

Text-Based Editing, Captions, and Text

  • Pressing Spacebar to start playback while the Text panel had focus could move focus to the Timeline, preventing words in the Transcript tab from being navigated or edited with the arrow and Return keys.
  • Exporting captions with multiple text blocks as CSV or TXT could omit the text of additional blocks and produce incorrect column headers.
  • Projects with large amounts of transcript data could take a long time to open.
  • When importing .stl captions, "$" could display incorrectly.
  • Some multi-line captions could lose their final line when exported to EBU STL format.
  • Captions could be mispositioned in exported EBU STL files, with extra line spacing added to two-line captions.
  • The PingFang TrueType font did not render on macOS.
  • Some ornament and color fonts did not display a sample in the font popup.
  • Search Similar Frames did not work on timeline clips loaded into the Source Monitor by double-clicking.

Productions and Collaboration

  • For Productions stored on network-attached storage, projects could fail to save on the first attempt when multiple collaborators were working in the Production at the same time.
  • For Productions stored on network-attached storage, moving or renaming projects in the Production panel was inconsistent when multiple collaborators were working in the Production at the same time.
  • Scanning the projects in a Production could be slow immediately after opening the Production.
  • A project deleted in the Production panel could still be opened from the trash folder with the keyboard shortcut Cmd/Ctrl + O.
  • The Production panel could become unresponsive while updating file metadata after files were moved.
  • Changing the collaboration user name preference while a project in a Production was open caused a save error.
  • The Project panel did not always open when a project was opened directly from within a Production.
  • Production Settings was selectable for regular projects outside of a Production when the Production panel was selected.
  • Choosing Production from the Window menu could minimize Premiere instead of opening the Production panel.
  • Premiere could crash in Team Projects when several audio submix tracks were created and the project was reloaded.
  • Improved the wording of the message shown when a project in a Production is locked for editing.

Generative Media Tool

  • The live sampling preview in the Generative Media tool did not display correctly.
  • Reference images added from Your device in the Generative Media tool were not imported into the Image References bin on generation.
  • When a different reference frame was chosen in the Generative Media tool, the new frame was not used and the previous frame was used instead.
  • When hovering over a reference frame thumbnail in the Generative Media tool, the preview was blank.
  • Reference frame data was not populated for Generative History web assets.
  • The Generative Media tool could draw in the wrong location on Windows.
  • The Generative Media tool did not always dismiss correctly when generating sound effects.
  • Generative media placeholders could remain in a sequence when a generation was canceled because of insufficient credits.
  • After creating a video-only clip with the Generative Media tool, enabling audio and regenerating could cause issues.
  • The model selection menu in the Generative Media tool could remain open and block other apps when Premiere was not the frontmost application.
  • The file name of a recorded audio guide on a generated sound effect clip was not displayed when hovering over the waveform in the Generative Media tool.
  • A Generative Media tool range selection could be made on unsupported track types, such as 5.1 tracks.
  • Project Manager > Collect Files and Copy to New Location did not copy files for clips extended with Generative Extend from the Adobe Premiere Captured and Generated folder.
  • On some Macs, the user icon in the header bar could disappear after exiting full-screen mode, preventing access to Generative AI token balance information.
  • Improved warnings in the Generative Media tool.
  • Improved how range selection in the Generative Media tool interacts with clips when using Extract edit.

Effects, Masks, and Playback Resolution

  • Scaled media could appear stretched, squished, or incorrectly positioned when previewing or exporting at reduced playback resolution.
  • With Playback Resolution set below Full, masked effects applied to scaled clips could render improperly during playback or skimming.
  • Values adjusted in the Effect Controls panel with the Up and Down arrow keys were not retained.
  • Moving selected mask control points with Shift was constrained to 90 degrees instead of 45 degrees.
  • Direct Manipulation controls appeared in the Program Monitor only when guides were enabled.
  • Double-clicking a video and audio clip in the Program Monitor selected only the video in the Timeline.
  • When a Lumetri preset thumbnail was dragged from the Effects panel onto the same clip repeatedly, Premiere could fail.
  • A custom bin created inside the Presets bin in the Effects panel could not be deleted.
  • Trimming the end of a rendered clip with a Film Impact effect applied unlinked the rendered preview.
  • A duplicate line was drawn between content views in the Timeline, such as between captions and video, making the divider look thicker than intended.
  • The Video Scopes panel could display incorrect scopes after media or the project was closed.
  • Changing the Media Replacement timecode display format of a Motion Graphics template in the Properties panel changed the sequence timecode display format and did not update the embedded sequence.
  • Metadata from input media could be lost on export when the media replaced a placeholder in a Motion Graphics template.
  • After Render and Replace, the usage count of the original media in the Project panel did not update until the project was closed and reopened.

Media, Formats, and Playback

  • Stuttering playback could occur with 4K 59.94 DNxHR MXF media accessed over SMB network storage.
  • Stuttering playback could occur when accessing media files across some network configurations.
  • Exported MP3 files could include several seconds of silence at the end.
  • The first frames of some .mpeg and .m2t files could appear corrupted during playback on macOS.
  • Growing files in the MOV container were imported as audio only.
  • Audio could stop playing for some long-duration MXF files, such as XDCAM or growing files, after peak file generation.
  • Imported XML project files containing numerical character references in metadata text fields did not display the intended characters.
  • The automatic search in the Link Media dialog could miss files that a subsequent manual search could locate.
  • Canceling the Fewer Audio Channels dialog could show a File Import Failure dialog instead of returning to the Locate File dialog.
  • Relinking audio to a file with fewer channels could leave orphaned clips in the timeline and cause an error when reopening the project.
  • Playback in the Program Monitor could stop when a multi-camera clip was also open in the Source Monitor, and its source clip was updated, such as when waveforms were generated, or a marker was added.

Audio

  • Adjusting the ducking Sensitivity setting in the Essential Sound panel could produce different results in Premiere 26.5 than in earlier versions.

Performance and Stability

  • Premiere could quit unexpectedly when a sequence had an unrecognized output color space.
  • Extended Premiere sessions on Windows could use up all available operating system UI resources.
  • Premiere could freeze during Auto Save.

New issues · 8

First reported after 26.5. None of them affects the verdict. See them with the known issues.

Fixes are Adobe’s own list; issues are what users reported, listed under the version the report names.

MajorCommon workflowsince 25.6Reported on 25.6.2Adobe: In Development
Workaround: Close the Adobe Stock panel, turn off Import Workspace from Projects, save custom workspaces, and restart Premiere.
Reported November 22, 2025DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowsince 26.2Reported on 26.2.0Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported April 18, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featureWindows onlysince 26.5Adobe: Acknowledged
Workaround: Assign Toggle Full Screen to Ctrl+\ in Keyboard Shortcuts if that restores the behavior.
Reported September 10, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowsince 26.2Reported on 26.2.2Adobe: Acknowledged
Workaround: Use Effect Controls instead of Properties where possible.
Reported May 29, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowWindows onlysince 26.2Reported on 26.2.0Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported April 19, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowmacOS onlysince 26.3Adobe: In Development
Workaround: Scale with the Transform effect instead of Motion, or use Scale to Frame Size on vertical clips.
Reported June 23, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowWindows onlysince 26.0Reported on 26.0.1Adobe: Investigating
Reported March 2, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlysince 26.5Adobe: Acknowledged
Workaround: Install the released macOS 27.2 update; several reporters said that restored normal Premiere use.
Reported September 17, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlysince 26.5Reported on 26.5.2Adobe: In Development
Reported October 17, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlysince 26.0Reported on 26.0.2Adobe: Acknowledged
Workaround: Close and reopen the project to reset session state; scrubbing works again until lag returns after more editing.
Reported April 1, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorCommon workflowsince 26.2Reported on 26.2.0Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported April 26, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowsince 26.3Adobe: Acknowledged
Workaround: Manually restore scale on affected clips; set Program Monitor to Full if preview squish is playback-only.
Reported June 19, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorCommon workflowsince 26.3Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported June 25, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuresince 26.2Reported on 26.2.2Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported September 15, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlysince 26.5Reported on 26.5.1Adobe: In Development
Reported September 28, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlysince 26.0Reported on 26.0.1Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported March 8, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowsince 26.2Reported on 26.2.0Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported April 17, 2026DetailsRead the report

CriticalSpecific featuremacOS onlysince 26.2Reported on 26.2.2Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported May 6, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorCommon workflowsince 26.2Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported May 27, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorCommon workflowWindows onlysince 26.2Reported on 26.2.2Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported June 8, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlysince 26.3Reported on 26.3.0Adobe: Investigating
Reported July 13, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorCommon workflowsince 26.3Adobe: Acknowledged
Reported August 6, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuresince 26.5Adobe: Investigating
Reported September 25, 2026DetailsRead the report

Known issues in Premiere 27.0Earlier releases: 26.5, 26.3, all of 2027, all of 2026

How we decide

Based on public bug reports, not Adobe statements. Small numbers, read as a trend.

Every night we read the Premiere bug reports on the Adobe Community board. An issue is listed once Adobe tracks it (sets a status such as “Investigating” or “Acknowledged”), or once it has 3 votes. Tracked doesn’t mean Adobe has reproduced it, only that someone at Adobe has taken it up. Issues Adobe isn’t tracking yet only count toward the verdict from 10 votes, so a handful of reports can’t swing it.

The verdict covers the whole 27.0 release, including its updates: an issue reported on an earlier build still counts until Adobe marks it fixed, since an update only fixes what it says it fixes.

Each issue is rated for how bad it is and how many people it affects, with AI assistance following a published rubric and checked by hand where it matters. The worst open issue decides the verdict: a problem practically everyone runs into means “Don’t update”, a problem in a common workflow means “Check known issues”.

Windows and macOS get their own verdict: the same rule over the issues that happen on that system. They are shown side by side when they differ, and as one box when they agree. Which system an issue affects is counted from its thread: an AI reads every reply that names Windows or macOS and decides whether it is a report of the bug. Instructions, questions and “works fine on my Mac” don’t count. If the reports come from Windows users and at most one person reports it on macOS, it counts as a Windows issue.

“Not marked fixed from earlier versions” lists issues from the previous 5 releases with 3 or more votes that Adobe tracks and hasn’t marked fixed: they are most likely in the current release too. Issues Adobe marks as released are fixed in a later update.

The line under the verdict is about your own update. It starts from the release before the current one, which is also the view the verdict takes, and you can pick the version you have. The fixes it counts are Adobe’s own list from its release notes; the new issues are the reports first made after your version that are worth a check.

What we don’t do is name one version to install instead. There is no one version that is safe for everyone: which of the open issues affect you depends on how you work. A bug on Windows says nothing to a Mac, and a bug in a tool you never open says nothing to you. That is why every issue is listed with who it affects, and why the verdict is a starting point rather than an instruction.

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