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Should I update After Effects?

Past release

After Effects 26.3

After Effects 26.3 (the 2026 release) was released on June 17, 2026 and replaced by 27.0 on November 10, 2026. 3 issues reported for it are tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed. Everything on this page is what is known today, not what we said at the time.

After Effects 27.0 is the current releaseShould you update to it? See today’s verdict and its known issues.

Windows and macOS

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5 known issues reported for After Effects 26.3 are open: 4 major and 1 minor. Adobe tracks 3 of them, and 2 happen on one system only. The most serious is “Frame.io v4 panel does not open in After Effects” (major, common workflow).

Known issues in After Effects 26.3

Reported for 26.3 and not marked fixed by Adobe since. Most likely still in the current release.

MajorCommon workflowNot tracked by Adobe yet
Reported July 7, 2026DetailsRead the report

MinorSpecific featureNot tracked by Adobe yet
Reported July 17, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureAdobe: Investigating
Reported June 19, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featureWindows onlyAdobe: 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

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyAdobe: 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

Other releases:27.0 (current)26.5all of 2026

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