Your first session.
Prism is in private review for Windows. AE 2026 has been tested; AE 2020–2025 still need validation. This installer does not support macOS.
Install in a few steps
- Save your project and close After Effects.
- Download the review ZIP from your account, then extract the whole folder.
- Read INSTALL.txt and run Install Prism.bat. This unsigned beta uses Adobe’s CEP developer mode; the installer explains the setting before continuing.
- Open After Effects, then Window → Extensions → Prism.
- Enter your email and the eight-digit code sent to you. Registration is limited to approved beta accounts.
Make your first edit
Open a composition and select the layers you want to work on. Choose a tool, then use Ctrl + Z if you want to undo it. For your first session, use a copy of your project.
Effects and animation presets need to be installed separately. Each third-party effect has its own compatibility requirements.
Remembered sign-in
Your Windows account stores the panel session encrypted on this computer. A previously verified account can work offline for up to seven days from its last successful connection. After that, reconnect to verify it again. Settings has a visible Log out button.
Updates and rollback
Check Settings → Help & backups → Version & updates. Updates are installed manually with After Effects closed. The installer backs up the previous panel; Restore Prism.bat can restore that backup. Uninstall Prism.bat removes the panel and keeps your saved preferences and account data.
Something feels wrong?
Copy the diagnostics in Settings → Help & backups and include the steps to reproduce the issue in Feedback. Leave out private project contents, login codes and passwords.
Review candidate · 0.3.0
Email-code login, a browsable locked preview, remembered accounts with seven-day offline access, clearer Settings, first-use guidance, private diagnostics, and a backed-up Windows installer.