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Adobe After Effects is a professional motion graphics and visual effects application used for compositing, animation, and post-production. It is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite and supports integration with Premiere Pro, Cinema 4D, and other tools. After Effects is widely used in film, television, and web video production.
Product released: January 1, 1993
Version 26.5, released September 1, 2026
Last checked for updates: Sep 16, 2026 23:54 UTC
Advanced 3D: Crashes and rendering Advanced 3D scenes that are too complex for the render engine now show an error instead of crashing After Effects. After Effects no longer crashes when drawing a Parametric Mesh in 2 View or 4 View before any other 3D layer exists. After Effects no longer crashes when enabling Draft 3D with the Advanced 3D renderer when nested comps with collapsed transformations exist. After Effects no longer crashes when opening the Options dialog for the Cineware effect immediately after resetting the effect's parameters. Coplanar 3D layers in the Advanced 3D renderer now match the layer render order in Classic 3D. The Advanced 3D Renderer Options dialog now shows descriptions and warnings to help you choose render quality settings without overtaxing your system. Advanced 3D: Lighting, materials, and camera Some FBX and OBJ 3D models that previously imported with incorrect roughness values now render correctly. Substance 3D Materials that are in use are no lo...
LatestUpdate has tracked 7 versions of After Effects software, released between August 1, 2025 and September 1, 2026.
A software update is expected soon, between September 2, 2026 and January 8, 2027.
Adobe typically releases software updates for this product approximately every 71 days.
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Adobe After Effects is a professional motion graphics and visual effects application used for compositing, animation, and post-production. It is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite and supports integration with Premiere Pro, Cinema 4D, and other tools. After Effects is widely used in film, television, and web video production. It was originally released on January 1, 1993.
The latest software version of After Effects is 26.5. It was released on September 1, 2026.
After Effects software version 26.5 includes the following changes: Advanced 3D: Crashes and rendering Advanced 3D scenes that are too complex for the render engine now show an error instead of crashing After Effects. After Effects no longer crashes when drawing a Parametric Mesh in 2 View or 4 View before any other 3D layer exists. After Effects no longer crashes when enabling Draft 3D with the Advanced 3D renderer when nested comps with collapsed transformations exist. After Effects no longer crashes when opening the Options dialog for the Cineware effect ...
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We have tracked 7 software versions of After Effects. Based on historical patterns, updates are released approximately every 71 days. Adobe releases updates to fix bugs, improve performance, and add new features. Track this product on LatestUpdate.io to be notified of future releases.
Based on this product's update history, a software update for After Effects is expected soon, between September 2, 2026 and January 8, 2027. Track this product on LatestUpdate.io to be notified when it's released.
Yes, After Effects received a software update within the last month. The most recent version is 26.5.
After Effects is manufactured by Adobe. Visit the official product page for more information.