After Effects target version
Downgrade your project to After Effects 2025
Turn a newer .aep into a file After Effects 2025 opens directly. The conversion runs in your browser, so the file never touches a server. A newer target, usually about accommodating a colleague who has not upgraded.
- Target version
- After Effects 2025
- Adobe version number
- 25.0
- Stability
- Stable
- Source versions that can come down
- 1 (AE 2026 and newer)
- Where the file goes
- Nowhere — it stays in your browser
- Cost
- Free
Which versions can be downgraded to AE 2025
Any AE project newer than 2025 can come down to it.
- AE 2026
What changes after downgrading to AE 2025
Anything 2025 cannot read is cleared out, which is what lets it open the project. That is the nature of downgrading, not a conversion error. Layers, effects and expressions are kept wherever possible.
- 1
Open the After Effects downgrader and drop in your .aep.
- 2
Pick “AE 2025” as the target version.
- 3
Download the converted file from the browser; your original project stays as it is.
Questions about this page
Can I downgrade a project from the newest AE to 2025?
Yes. 2025 is one of 9 target versions available here.
Is my project uploaded during conversion?
No. After Effects conversion runs entirely inside your browser. The file is never sent to a server, and your original project is never modified.
The result will not open — how do I check?
Confirm the AE you have installed is at least version 25.0. If it is lower, the target you picked is newer than your install.