Release Notes | After Effects

After Effects is the industry standard for motion graphics and visual effects, used by animators, designers and compositors to create sophisticated graphics and compelling video.

Latest version

The latest/most current version of Adobe After Effects is the November 2020 release (version 17.5.1). In this release, you get improvements to general quality, and fixes to crashing bugs. For more information, see:

• What's new
• Known issues
• Fixed issues

Upgrading to the latest version of After Effects automatically uninstalls previous versions of After Effects. However, Preferences and settings from previous versions are migrated when updating to the latest version of After Effects.

You can choose to retain older versions of After Effects. To do so, follow the steps below:

1. In Creative Cloud desktop application, click Update next to After Effects. 
2. On the You're updating to After Effects (version) dialog, select Advanced Options. 
3. Disable Remove Old Versions setting.

Download the latest version of After Effects

For the latest system requirements visit System Requirements.

Please refer to the List of known issues in After Effects for a list of known issues in the current release.

Please refer to the list of bug fixes in After Effects for the list of bug fixes in the current release.

• Join our user community and find answers to your questions: After Effects forum.
• Learn how to download, install, and get started with your software:
  • Download and install Creative Cloud apps
  • Manage your Creative Cloud apps and services
    
• Get product help, inspiration, and support: After Effects User Guide.
• Submit a feature request or report a bug: UserVoice.

For Adobe Customer Care visit http://www.adobe.com/go/customer_support which provides assistance with product information, sales, registration, and other issues.

For product help plus community-based instruction, inspiration, and support visit http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_AfterEffects_support_en

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To find out how to install additional fonts, visit the installation page at http://www.adobe.com/go/learn_fontinstall_en.

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