Install and use Motion Graphics templates

Motion Graphics templates are a file type (.mogrt) that can be created in After Effects or Premiere Pro.

Motion Graphics templates give Premiere Pro editors the power of After Effects motion graphics, packaged up as templates with easy-to-use controls designed to be customized in Premiere Pro. 

New titles and graphics can also be created with Premiere Pro’s Type and Shape tools, then exported as a Motion Graphics template for future reuse or sharing. For information on creating graphics, see Create titles and motion graphics.

Premiere Pro ships with sample Motion Graphics templates that were created in After Effects and Premiere Pro.

You can also bring in Motion Graphics templates into Premiere Pro from the following locations:

• Local Templates Folder
• Creative Cloud Libraries
• Adobe Stock

You can install a Motion Graphics template (.mogrt file) from your computer into Premiere Pro. The imported Motion Graphics template will be installed under the Browse tab in the Essential Graphics panel and not the Project panel. You can drag and drop it onto your timeline from there.

Motion Graphics templates directories

The default location for Motion Graphics templates is:

• macOS: username/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Motion Graphics Templates/
• Windows: root://Users/username/AppData/Roaming/Adobe/Common/Motion Graphics Templates/

Organize Motion Graphics templates

Create a library

You can create libraries to organize your assets. The libraries that you create are displayed in the Libraries panel in Premiere Pro. 

To create a library, do the following:

Add graphic to library

You can add an essential graphic to a library. To upload a graphic to your library, do the following:

How to add clips to motion graphic templates

Browse and manage Motion Graphics templates

You can browse Motion Graphics templates in the Essential Graphics panel. You can also see all the Motion Graphics templates you have stored locally, in Creative Cloud Libraries, and available from Adobe Stock. 

In My Templates view, you can do the following:

• Enter a keyword in the search bar to quickly find exactly what you are looking for. Use the checkboxes as filters to view templates available locally, or across your Libraries.
• Use hover scrub to preview animations for templates that include video thumbnails.
• Sort Motion Graphics template by Recently Used or by Title.
• Favorite a Motion Graphics template by clicking its star icon. Then use the Favorites filter near the search bar to quickly view all your favorites at once. 
• Use the Info View to rename and add tags to your Motion Graphics templates for quick organization and searching. 

Browse Multiple Libraries

You can browse templates from a single library or several libraries at the same time.

• Selecting "All" displays all library results.
• Switching to a single library shows templates from that library only.
• You can choose several libraries at the same time. Choosing "All" undoes all the selections.

Manage Extra Folders

You can access custom folders that have been added as a path in Premiere Pro, or you can add new local paths. If there is no custom folder, you can only see the Local Templates Folder check box.

If you have added a custom folder as a path in Premiere Pro, you can find it in the Local drop-down list. To add new custom folders as paths, do the following:

Use Motion Graphics templates from Adobe Stock

Adobe Stock has thousands of professionally designed titles, lower thirds, transitions, and graphics to be used in Premiere Pro. To find and customize exactly the graphic you need, without switching  workspaces, browse Adobe Stock from the Essential Graphics panel.

You can find Motion Graphics templates in Adobe Stock from within Premiere Pro using the Essential Graphics panel or the Libraries panel.

Search Adobe Stock for Motion Graphics templates using the Essential Graphics panel

To search Adobe Stock for Motion Graphics templates using the Essential Graphics panel:

Add Motion Graphic templates to a Sequence

Customize your Motion Graphics template

To customize a template, select the template in your sequence. To change the template properties as desired, select Essential Graphics panel > Edit.

Depending on the type of Motion Graphics template, you can:

• Choose color, source text, animation options from a range of choices provided to you by the template author.
• Edit properties such as fonts, font size, faux styles, and much more
• If the After Effects author has created templates with:
  • Groups of controls: You can open and close your groups, and use the properties within the group.
  • Controls for CSV (comma-separated value) and TSV (tab-separated value) spreadsheet data: You can change the data to the values you want.
    
  • Replaceable media: You can replace images or videos with your own media.

The template properties get updated as you change the controls.

To change the duration of a Motion Graphics template, select the template in the timeline, and adjust the red arrows at the sides to increase or decrease its playing time.