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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: Nov 1, 2026 00:08 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.
This product has not received a software update in a long time and may be discontinued.
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 ...
We have tracked 7 software versions of After Effects. Based on historical patterns, updates are released approximately every 71 days.
After Effects has not received a software update in a long time and may be discontinued. However, some products resume updates after extended periods.
Yes, After Effects received a software update within the last 3 months. The most recent version is 26.5.