Here's how to download After Effects

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Looking to download After Effects? You're in good company. This powerful software is used by professionals across film, television, video games and web design, to design motion graphics, edit video and create VFX. So whether you're a pro yourself, or simply someone who wants to create amazing videos, it's well worth giving a try.

After Effects is incredibly versatile: in fact, there's no other software that can cover the same breadth of capabilities. It integrates nicely with other Adobe tools such as Audition, Premiere Pro and Photoshop. And there's a strong community of users behind it, as well as many resources available online to help you learn and use it.

Download a 7-day free trial of After Effects for PC or Mac

Download a 7-day free trial of After Effects for PC or Mac
Try After Effects free with a seven-day trial from Adobe – including all the latest features. Cancel before the end of the trial and you won't be charged; or just keep going automatically and be converted to a subscription.

Buy After Effects from $20.99 per month

Buy After Effects from $20.99 per month  
With a single-app subscription you can download After Effects to your PC or Mac for just $20.99 per month. You'll also get access to Adobe Express, Adobe Firefly, 100GB of cloud storage and 500 monthly generative credits.

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Tom May

Tom May is an award-winning journalist and editor specialising in design, photography and technology. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Great TED Talks: Creativity, published by Pavilion Books, Tom was previously editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. Today, he is a regular contributor to Creative Bloq and its sister sites Digital Camera World, T3.com and Tech Radar. He also writes for Creative Boom and works on content marketing projects. 

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