Fixed issues in Dreamweaver

Last updated on Apr 30, 2026

We heard you! We've been working hard at fixing the issues you reported to us. Here's a list of issues we fixed in the latest release of Dreamweaver.

April 2026 release (version 21.8)

File modification time does not align with the local time zone.
In site synchronization, the file modification time does not automatically refresh after the system time zone is changed.

The Hide Live View Displays option now works globally across all working files and sessions of Dreamweaver. To enable it, select View > Live View Options > Hide Live View Displays.
[macOS 26 Tahoe only] Real-time preview now works correctly for pages opened in the Safari browser.

The Git initialization checkbox Associate a Git Repository shows as disabled within the Site Settings dialog.
The Linting operation timed out message intermittently appears in the Output panel instead of code errors.
Dreamweaver crashes when clicking on Window > Find Extensions on Exchange.
Preview in the browser isn't working correctly.

Error 213 occurs on direct login via the previous version of Dreamweaver when the Creative Cloud Desktop is logged out.

Git Response dialogue is rendered blank on performing the Use Soft Reset pull operation, and the application must be forced quit.

Fixes for security vulnerabilities:
- Insufficient validation of untrusted input allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a crafted HTML page CVE-2021-21220 (Chromium Embedded Framework).
- Malicious Git local configuration file leading to Arbitrary Code Execution upon importing Site Definition(.ste) file.

Close button is not enabled in Advanced Find and Replace dialog on macOS Big Sur.
On macOS Big Sur, Code view renders black on changing the code view font to “Source Han Code JP” for Dw Japanese locale builds.

For the latest browsers with cross-website tracking option disabled, Device preview does not function.
Within Insert panel, irregular highlighting appears for character options.
[macOS 11.0] In the Insert panel, all the elements within drop-down lists are highlighted when hovered.
For Get operation workflow, File modified time is inaccurate when check in/ check out option is enabled within a site.
[macOS 11.0] UI text discrepency appears in Save As dialog.
[macOS 11.0] In the File open dialog, all files do not display when Option section is expanded.
Security fix associated with the loading of configuration files during file transfer operations.

Security fix associated with the loading of configuration files during file transfer operations.

macOS 10.15: In the site setup window, local root folder cannot be modified.
macOS 10.15: In a document, external CSS files cannot be attached.
macOS 10.15: In Dreamweaver, save file and open file dialogs do not function.
macOS 10.15: In external comparison tool like BBDiff, file comparison does not open.
macOS 10.15: In Open file or Save file dialog, the site root button does not function.
Dreamweaver installation fails and displays 141 error code .
On Selecting Edit menu>Sync Settings>Manage Creative Cloud Account or clicking Manage Account button in Preferences>Sync Settings, incorrect URL opens in browser.

In Live View Edit mode, Enter key does not function for immediate sibling elements of dynamic content to either split or create new elements.
Document is not auto pushed to testing server and uneditable in Live View while saving new changes.
macOS 10.15: Crash on synchronization of files.

First code hint in the list for PHP is always selected when no beginning characters are typed.
On typing initial letters, filtered PHP hints are not displayed in correct order.
In PHP code, not all MYSQLi Extension hints are available in the hints list.
CSS ID and class selectors added in HTML or related CSS files are not available in JS code for unsaved documents
Event handler code hints are not available in JQuery code.
While creating new Snippets, unable to select snippet type (Wrap Selection and Insert Block radio options)
On Replace All operation with Quick Find, scroll position jumps to the top of the document.
Trying to install Adobe Dreamweaver, installation fails with error code 198.

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