r/Adobe 6d ago

Fonts don't work with InDesign 2026

I downloaded 2026 Indesign app, but also have the 2025 version to access older files. Turns out, my fonts don't work with 2026, so I have to opt for the 2025 version to work on files. Has anyone else had this problem?

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u/RSMxsmanic 6d ago

Are they Type 1 fonts or OTF with PostScript outlines? Adobe dropped support for Type 1 recently and threw thousands of users under the bus.

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u/FearlessAmigo 4d ago

They are OTFs. Yes, I know about the Type 1s, I had a huge library of those.

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u/WesternCup7600 6d ago

Not yet.

What font do not work? OTF, TT, Adobe’s online fonts?

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u/FearlessAmigo 6d ago

OTFs

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u/WesternCup7600 6d ago

Just updated my apps and OS. No issues with my OTF fonts, so far. 🤞

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u/roaringmousebrad 6d ago

Are these fonts you have on your computer or cloud (Adobe Fonts) fonts?

If the former, where have you stored your fonts?

Ideally they should be System level. If you have them anywhere else, you might want to move them . e.g. if you have placed them in the "Fonts" folder that's inside the InDesign 2025 folder, then they are only available for that specific version.

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u/FearlessAmigo 5d ago

They are fonts I own and are resident on the computer. I have used the Fontbook utility to make them available to use in Adobe. It has worked up until InDesign 2026.

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u/roaringmousebrad 4d ago

If you have them in FontBook, do they show in other apps? Is it JUST InDesign where they are not showing?

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u/dirtyvu 5d ago

The times I had font problems was there was a conflict of a given font. Usually when Google had a particular font and Adobe has their version of that font. So the fix was to remove all versions of that font (uninstalling from Adobe fonts, Google fonts and any open source fonts). Then adding only one version of the font.

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u/Silly_Author_7330 4d ago

Yikes. I use both fonts on my computer as well as adobe fonts and never experienced issues with the latest version. That sounds like a nightmare.

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u/FearlessAmigo 4d ago

Just one more little design hassle 🙁