Premiere Pro target version
Downgrade your project to Premiere Pro CC 2018
Turn a newer .prproj into a file Premiere Pro CC 2018 opens directly. Common in teaching and team workflows — lab machines and student laptops often run exactly this release.
- Target version
- Premiere Pro CC 2018
- Adobe version number
- 12.0
- Release era
- 2017
- Source versions that can come down
- 8 (2019 and newer)
- Output
- A new file; your original project stays untouched
- Cost
- Free
Which versions can be downgraded to CC 2018
Any project newer than CC 2018 can come down to it. A project older than CC 2018 does not need downgrading — CC 2018 can already open it.
- Premiere Pro 2019
- Premiere Pro 2020
- Premiere Pro 2021
- Premiere Pro 2022
- Premiere Pro 2023
- Premiere Pro 2024
- Premiere Pro 2025
- Premiere Pro 2026
What changes after downgrading to CC 2018
Anything CC 2018 cannot read is cleared out, which is what lets it open the project at all. That is the nature of downgrading, not a conversion error. Sequences, layers, effects and expressions are kept wherever possible.
- 1
Open the Premiere Pro downgrader and drop in your .prproj.
- 2
Pick “CC 2018” as the target version.
- 3
Download the converted file and send that copy instead of the original.
Questions about this page
Can I downgrade a project from the newest Premiere to CC 2018?
Yes. As long as the target is older than the source, it works. CC 2018 is one of 14 target versions available here.
What gets lost when downgrading to CC 2018?
Features introduced after CC 2018 will not survive, and anything it cannot read is removed so the project opens. How much is lost depends on how heavily your project uses newer features.
The result will not open — how do I check?
Confirm the Premiere you have installed is at least version 12.0 (see Help → About Premiere Pro). If the number is lower, the target you picked is still too new.