Runway Ships Free Plugins for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
Runway released free plugins for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects on September 8, 2026, embedding its generation and editing models as a panel inside both apps so editors can create and modify footage without exporting to Runway’s web app and re-importing.
Details
- In-timeline generation: users prompt directly from the panel, watch results appear in a feed, and click to place them into the composition or sequence at the playhead
- Footage restyling: existing clips can be restyled using Edit Studio and Aleph 2 — users select clips and restyle anchor frames, and Aleph 2 re-renders the full clip while preserving the original duration
- Additional tools: HDR conversion, background removal, one-click upscaling, and a before/after comparison view built into the panel
- Team support: a workspace switcher lets users move between different Runway teams from inside the plugin
- Installation: a single download and installer covers both Premiere Pro and After Effects — open either app, go to Window → Extensions → Runway, and sign in
- Cost: the plugins themselves are free for macOS and Windows; generation draws on the user’s existing paid Runway plan and credits
- Availability: live now via Runway’s plugins page
What happened next
The plugins are available immediately for download, requiring only a Runway account and an active paid plan to generate. Coming four days after the Team plan launch, the release continues Runway’s push to meet video editors inside their existing professional tools rather than requiring a round trip through a separate web app — a direct answer to competing efforts from other AI video vendors to integrate with Adobe’s Creative Cloud lineup.