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Should I update After Effects?

Past release

After Effects 26.5

After Effects 26.5 (the 2026 release) was released on September 10, 2026 and replaced by 27.0 on November 10, 2026. 3 issues reported for it are tracked by Adobe and not marked fixed. The last build was 26.5.3. 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.

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4 known issues reported for After Effects 26.5 are open: 4 major. Adobe tracks 3 of them, and 1 happens on one system only. The most serious is “Object Matte click selects whole frame or does nothing” (major, common workflow). 3 tracked issues from earlier releases are still not marked fixed, so they are most likely in 26.5 too. Adobe’s release notes for 26.5 list 29 fixes.

Why After Effects 26.5 got this verdict

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The issues behind the verdict, none of them marked fixed by Adobe.

MajorCommon workflowAdobe: In Development
Reported September 18, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other known issues in After Effects 26.5

Reported for 26.5 and not marked fixed by Adobe since. They don’t change the verdict.

MajorCommon workflowNot tracked by Adobe yet
Reported September 14, 2026DetailsRead the report

MajorSpecific featuremacOS onlyReported 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 featureAdobe: In Development
Workaround: Use the standard OTF cuts of the font instead of the variable TTF.
Reported October 26, 2026DetailsRead the report

Other releases:27.0 (current)26.3all of 2026

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