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Release year

After Effects 2026

2 releases of After Effects 2026 are covered here, 26.3 to 26.5. 6 issues reported for them are tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed. A year is not something you install, so this page has no verdict of its own.

We started reading the bug board on April 18, 2026. Releases from before that are not covered.

Should you update After Effects today?Today’s verdict, for Windows and macOS separately.

The releases of After Effects 2026

Releases we didn’t watch, and releases whose reports were never rated, are left out: they would look harmless rather than unknown.

Not marked fixed across After Effects 2026

Reported for one of the year’s releases, tracked by Adobe, and not marked fixed since. Most votes first.

MajorSpecific featuresince 26.3Adobe: Investigating
Reported June 19, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlysince 26.3Adobe: Investigating
Workaround: Switch foreground away from After Effects and back (e.g. Alt+Tab) before pasting after changing clipboard via Win+V.
Reported August 14, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorCommon workflowsince 26.5Adobe: In Development
Reported September 18, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlysince 26.5Reported on 26.5.0Adobe: Investigating
Workaround: Trim the precomp to footage length, duplicate the frame before, or extend head frames so no blank frame precedes the matte.
Reported October 14, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuresince 26.5Adobe: In Development
Workaround: Use the standard OTF cuts of the font instead of the variable TTF.
Reported October 26, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlysince 26.3Adobe: Investigating
Workaround: Import one SVG per script call, or add about a 2 second pause between imports in the loop.
Reported October 29, 2026DetailsRead the report

Based on public bug reports on the Adobe Community board. Last changed November 10, 2026. Not affiliated with Adobe.