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Premiere 27.0

Premiere 27.0 (the 2027 release) is the current release, out since November 10, 2026. 8 issues reported for it are tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed.

Windows and macOS

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8 known issues reported for Premiere 27.0 are open: 3 major and 5 minor. Adobe tracks all of them, and 4 happen on one system only. The most serious is “Wacom tablet dials unusable in Color Mode” (major, specific feature, Windows only). 23 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 27.0 too. Adobe’s release notes for 27.0 list 65 fixes.

Known issues in Premiere 27.0

Reported for 27.0 and not marked fixed by Adobe since.

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

Other releases:26.526.3all of 2027

Based on public bug reports on the Adobe Community board. Last changed November 14, 2026. Not affiliated with Adobe.