This has been a problem for waaaay too long. FIX IT PLEASE

This issue is really not going away and the low level of assistance regarding this matter is irritating, this has been happening for a good year on my side - you'd think with what we pay for subscriptions that Adobe would at least invest in getting this fixed

This is beyond ridiculous. Everyone on this thread needs to bump it. Bump it over and over.

Almost August and still not addressed. Major PITA

Let me jump on the dogpile. This is a MAJOR annoyance, and also disrupts my workflow. It seems like Adobe is much more interested in developing AI tools than making sure their existing programs function well.

This is a basic functionality issue. Impossible to get into any sort of flow state. This is really disruptive. I'm surprised this problem still exists.

This bug needs to be fixed, it makes everything harder than it needs to be, you click on one program window and it clicks the program beneath it. Almost as if it were transparent. VERY frustrating!!!

As long as you add any tool to any of the default workspaces, illustrator will go behind all windows once you click on the application bar. Only standard workspaces works, however, the default workspaces (tool bars) are not comprehensive, that's why we add our own tools. Already so many years past, the problem still exists! The programmer should be fired. If Adobe refuse to rewrite the code to fix the workspace issue, I suggest just have one single workspace and turn on all the tools will do. Sorry for being blunt, there is don't need change things for the sick of changing to confuse people, introduce new errors to meet your KPI and give so much pains to the users, please!!!

As long as you add any tool to any of the default workspaces, illustrator will go behind all windows once you click on the application bar. Only standard workspaces works, however, the default workspaces (tool bars) are not comprehensive, that's why we add our own tools. Already so many years past, the problem still exists! The programmer should be fired. If Adobe refuse to rewrite the code to fix the workspace issue, I suggest just have one single workspace and turn on all the tools will do. Sorry for being blunt, there is don't need change things for the sick of changing to confuse people, introduce new errors to meet your KPI and give so much pains to the users, please!!!

this is extremely frustrating and disrupts my workflow continually throughout my day. please please fix it.

this is exceedingly annoying and needs to be fixed.

Changing the workspace seems to correct the issue until you click on a Finder window, then the problem returns.

Illustrator updated to 29.3.1; the issue persists

This bug is inexcusable! FFS, how have they not fixed this?? So incredibly frustrating

Illustrator updated to 29.3 and the issue still persists. I was able to get it to do it consistently and also somewhat avoid the issue.

It starts after opening a document, clicking on another window and then going back to Illustrator, but only when a document is open. If you close the document it miraculously stops, shutting down Illustrator isn't required. Open the document again and you can drag around as much as you want until you click another window.

This isn't a fix but at least its reproducible on my computer and can be avoided. Generally I'm bouncing from one app to the other so it's a pain to keep closing a document, especially as it wipes out the edit history. It's very disappointing this still hasn't been addressed.

Edit: what's interesting is it keeps a "history" of which windows you click prior to going back to Illustrator. So clicking on one Window, Illustrator only hides behind it, clicking two different windows then back, it hides behind those two, three, etc. There's been times where I drag it and it goes to the very back of the 10 - 15 odd windows I have open.

I have been having this issue for over a year. I thought maybe buying a new computer would help but both my previous MBP and now my new M4 MPB both have this issue. It's driving me nuts.

Perhaps this is a combined issue that needs to be resolved with Adobe-Mac collaboration. PLEASE do something :-/

It is extremely difficult to work with multiple programs/window open at the same time.

As I mentioned last year in an Adobe Community thread, It is especially embarrassing when I'm making live updates while sharing my screen in a meeting. Clients don't understand why I keep switching to other windows and can't seam to stay within Illustrator or Photoshop.

I've tried to use the Mac's Stage Manager which is slightly less annoying as I can categorize multiple open windows into groups. This is NOT a fix.

Workstations MacBook Pro 2019 and Mac Studio M1 15.1.1 OS 15.1.1 (24B91) (Issue Since OS 14.6.1) Illustrator 29.2 (Issue Since 28.6) Photoshop 26.3 (Issue Since 25.11.0)

Wacom 6.4.63 (Issue Since 6.4.623)

On MBP 2023 M2 Max, MacOS 15.2 and Illustrator 29.2.1, with Illustrator open, when repositioning the full window to another area of the screen, it will immediately hide behind recently focused windows. (browser, Acrobat, etc) I've tested both on an external monitor and the MBP laptop screen.

When attempting to move and the app moves to the back, continuing to hold down the mouse will still drag the app window which you can see peek from behind other windows. If let go and disappears, to bring the window to front requires clicking the app in the lower dock.

This only happens with Illustrator. I regularly use Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat regularly and none of them seem to have this issue.

Thanks in advance for looking into the issue.

this has been REALLY messing with my workflow.
Messes with Photoshop at times too.
I wouldnt be surprised if its stage manager. My company "Upgraded" our machines to Ventura 13.7.1 and thats when my troubles began. Stage Manager is off, by I still feel like it's the culprit.

This has been going on for SOOO long! It slows down my workflow and causes frustration and makes it take longer get even simple tasks done, let along complex ones.