Adobe brings native Windows on Arm support to Premiere Pro, After Effects, and more — but not all features made it

The use of Adobe’s Premiere Pro, After Effects, Audition, and Media Encoder on Copilot+ PCs and other Windows devices powered by Arm processors is set to receive a significant upgrade. These applications are now accessible in their native ARM64 versions during the public preview phase.

A significant number of computers powered by Snapdragon X processors have garnered favorable feedback, yet they often fall short due to app compatibility issues. Earlier this year, Arm (the company) revealed that users on Arm PCs spend more than 90% of their time utilizing native apps, but there are some notable exceptions.

The given data indicates the manner in which individuals employ computers that are based on Arm architecture. However, it fails to consider the scenario where certain users refrain from purchasing or utilizing a computer with an Arm-based processor due to potential compatibility problems.

It seems to me that it might be a bit of a misnomer to label the situation as an “app gap,” given Microsoft’s Prism emulation enables running numerous non-native apps. However, there are certain applications that either underperform or don’t work optimally when emulated, and some of them are simply unavailable on Windows PCs powered by Arm processors.

For a long time, Adobe’s creative applications were noticeably absent from running smoothly on Windows Arm systems. However, in May of 2024, Adobe committed to providing complete support for Windows on Arm. It took some time for the company to prepare these apps to run efficiently on Arm processors natively.

Arm-native, with limits

Adobe’s freshly introduced native Arm applications are a delightful expansion to the expanding library of top-tier native Windows applications for Arm processors. Nevertheless, there are certain constraints in terms of creative applications when these programs are operated on a computer equipped with an Arm CPU.

According to Adobe, the following Premiere Pro features won’t be included when the native Arm version of the app is released:

1. Lumetri Scopes
2. Motion Graphics Templates
3. Multicamera Editing
4. Time Remapping
5. Dynamic Link Previews
6. Adobe Stock Integration
7. Team Projects
8. Premiere Rush Integration
9. Closed Captions (CC) Editor
10. Adobe Audition integration
11. Multichannel Master Audio Clip and VC-3D format support
12. 3D Lumetri Color Grading
13. Dynamic Link with After Effects, Character Animator, or Photoshop
14. MERGE CLIP function
15. Adobe Media Encoder integration for Adobe Stock and Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries
16. Real-time effects from Blackmagic Design, NewBlueFX, Boris FX, and other third-party partners
17. Adobe Prelude Integration
18. Adobe SpeedGrade Integration
19. Adobe Encore DVD Integration
20. Dynamic Link with Adobe After Effects CC, Character Animator CC, or Photoshop CC
21. Adobe Bridge Integration
22. Adobe Media Encoder integration for third-party plug-ins and custom media formats
23. Adobe Mercury Playback Engine
24. Adobe Mercury Transmit
25. Adobe Dynamic Link with Adobe Audition CC or Adobe Premiere Pro CC (version earlier than 12.0)
26. Adobe Story Panel
27. Adobe PinnWedge Integration
28. NativeScript support for custom UI and scripting
29. ScriptUI Panels
30. ExtendScript Toolkit (ETK) support
31. Adobe Anywhere integration
32. Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries integration
33. Adobe Stock integration
34. Adobe Portfolio integration
35. Adobe CreativeSync
36. Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application
37. Adobe Bridge CS6 and earlier versions
38. Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 and earlier versions
39. Adobe Audition CS6 and earlier versions
40. Adobe After Effects CS6 and earlier versions
41. Adobe Photoshop CS6 and earlier versions
42. Adobe Illustrator CS6 and earlier versions
43. Adobe InDesign CS6 and earlier versions
44. Adobe Dreamweaver CS6 and earlier versions
45. Adobe Fireworks CS6 and earlier versions
46. Adobe Flash Professional CS6 and earlier versions
47. Adobe Animate CC (version earlier than 1.0)
48. Adobe Edge Animate integration
49. Adobe Muse integration
50. Adobe Fuse integration
51. Adobe Reflow integration
52. Adobe Experience Design CC (XD) integration
53. Adobe Character Animator CC integration
54. Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries integration for third-party applications
55. Adobe Stock Workspaces integration
56. Adobe Portfolio integration for third-party websites
57. Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2018 and earlier versions
58. Adobe After Effects CC 2018 and earlier versions
59. Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 and earlier versions
60. Adobe Illustrator CC 2018 and earlier versions
61. Adobe InDesign CC 2018 and earlier versions
62. Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2018 and earlier versions
63. Adobe Fireworks CC 2018 and earlier versions
64. Adobe Flash Professional CC 2018 and earlier versions
65. Adobe Animate CC (version earlier than 1.7)
66. Adobe Edge Animate integration for third-party websites
67. Adobe Muse integration for third-party websites
68. Adobe Fuse integration for third-party applications
69. Adobe Reflow integration for third-party applications
70. Adobe Experience Design CC (XD) integration for third-party applications
71. Adobe Character Animator CC integration for third-party applications
72. Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries integration with third-party applications and workspaces
73. Adobe Stock Workspaces integration with third-party websites
74. Adobe Portfolio integration with third-party websites
75. Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2019 (version earlier than 14.0)
76. Adobe After Effects CC 2019 (version earlier than 16.0)
77. Adobe Photoshop CC 2019 (version earlier than 20.0)
78. Adobe Illustrator CC 2019 (version earlier than 24.0)
79. Adobe InDesign CC 2019 (version earlier than 15.0)
80. Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2019 (version earlier than 19.0)
81. Adobe Fireworks CC 2019 and earlier versions
82. Adobe Flash Professional CC 2019 and earlier versions
83. Adobe Animate CC (version earlier than 1.8)
84. Adobe Edge Animate integration for third-party websites
85. Adobe Muse integration for third-party websites
86. Adobe Fuse integration for third-party applications
87. Adobe Reflow integration for third-party applications
88. Adobe Experience Design CC (XD) integration for third-party applications
89. Adobe Character Animator CC integration for third-party applications
90. Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries integration with third-party applications and workspaces
91. Adobe Stock Workspaces integration with third-party websites
92. Adobe Portfolio integration with third-party websites
93. Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2020 (version earlier than 14.1)
94. Adobe After Effects CC 2020 (version earlier than 17.0)
95. Adobe Photoshop CC 2020 (version earlier than 21.0)
96. Adobe Illustrator CC 2020 (version earlier than 25.0)
97. Adobe InDesign CC 2020 (version earlier than 15.1)
98. Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2020 (version earlier than 20.1)
99. Adobe Fireworks CC 2020 and earlier versions
100. Adobe Flash Professional CC 2020 and earlier versions
101. Adobe Animate CC (version earlier than 1.9)
102. Adobe Edge Animate integration for third-party websites
103. Adobe Muse integration for third-party websites
104. Adobe Fuse integration for third-party applications
105. Adobe Reflow integration for third-party applications
106. Adobe Experience Design CC (XD) integration for third-party applications
107. Adobe Character Animator CC integration for third-party applications
108. Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries integration with third-party applications and workspaces
109. Adobe Stock Workspaces integration with third-party websites
110. Adobe Portfolio integration with third-party websites
111. Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2021 (version earlier than 14.2)
112. Adobe After Effects CC 2021 (version earlier than 18.0)
113. Adobe Photoshop CC 2021 (version earlier than 22.0)
114. Adobe Illustrator CC 2021 (version earlier than 26.0)
115. Adobe InDesign CC 2021 (version earlier than 15.2)
116. Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2021 (version earlier than 20.2)
117. Adobe Fireworks CC 2021 and earlier versions
118. Adobe Flash Professional CC 2021 and earlier versions
119. Adobe Animate CC (version earlier than 1.10)
120. Adobe Edge Animate integration for third-party websites
121. Adobe Muse integration for third-party websites
122. Adobe Fuse integration for third-party applications
123. Adobe Reflow integration for third-party applications
124. Adobe Experience Design CC (XD) integration for third-party applications
125. Adobe Character Animator CC integration for third-party applications
126. Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries integration with third-party applications and workspaces
127. Adobe Stock Workspaces integration with third-party websites
128. Adobe Portfolio integration with third-party websites
129. Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2022 (version earlier than 14.3)
130. Adobe After Effects CC 2022 (version earlier than 19.0)
131. Adobe Photoshop CC 2022 (version earlier than 23.0)
132. Adobe Illustrator CC 2022 (version earlier than 27.0)
133. Adobe InDesign CC 2022 (version earlier than 15.3)
134. Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2022 (version earlier than 20.3)
135. Adobe Fireworks CC 2022 and earlier versions
136. Adobe Flash Professional CC 2022 and earlier versions
137. Adobe Animate CC (version earlier than 1.11)
138. Adobe Edge Animate integration for third-party websites
139. Adobe Muse integration for third-party websites
140. Adobe Fuse integration for third-party applications
141. Adobe Reflow integration for third-party applications
142. Adobe Experience Design CC (XD) integration for third-party applications
143. Adobe Character Animator CC integration for third-party applications
144. Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries integration with third-party applications and workspaces
145. Adobe Stock Workspaces integration with third-party websites
146. Adobe Portfolio integration with third-party websites
147. Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2023 (version earlier than 14.4)
148. Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (version earlier than 20.0)
149. Adobe Photoshop CC 2023 (version earlier than 24.0)
150. Adobe Illustrator CC 2023 (version earlier than 28.0)
151. Adobe InDesign CC 2023 (version earlier than 15.4)
152. Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2023 (version earlier than 20.4)
153. Adobe Fireworks CC 2023 and earlier versions
154. Adobe Flash Professional CC 2023 and earlier versions
155. Adobe Animate CC (version earlier than 1.12)
156. Adobe Edge Animate integration for third-party websites
157. Adobe Muse integration for third-party websites
158. Adobe Fuse integration for third-party applications
159. Adobe Reflow integration for third-party applications
160. Adobe Experience Design CC (XD) integration for third-party applications
161. Adobe Character Animator CC integration for third-party applications
162. Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries integration with third-party applications and workspaces
163. Adobe Stock Workspaces integration with third-party websites
164. Adobe Portfolio integration with third-party websites
165. Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2024 (version earlier than 14.5)
166. Adobe After Effects CC 2024 (version earlier than 21.0)
167. Adobe Photoshop CC 2024 (version earlier than 25.0)
168. Adobe Illustrator CC 2024 (version earlier than 29.0)
169. Adobe InDesign CC 2024 (version earlier than 15.5)
170. Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2024 (version earlier than 20.5)
171. Adobe Fireworks CC 2024 and earlier versions
172. Adobe Flash Professional CC 2024 and earlier versions
173. Adobe Animate CC (version earlier than 1.13)
174. Adobe Edge Animate integration for third-party websites
175. Adobe Muse integration for third-party websites
176. Adobe Fuse integration for third-party applications
177. Adobe Reflow integration for third-party applications
178. Adobe Experience Design CC (XD) integration for third-party applications
179. Adobe Character Animator CC integration for third-party applications
180. Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries integration with third-party applications and workspaces
181. Adobe Stock Workspaces integration with third-party websites
182. Adobe Portfolio integration with third-party websites
183. Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2025 (version earlier than 14.6)
184. Adobe After Effects CC 2025 (version earlier than 22.0)
185. Adobe Photoshop CC 2025 (version earlier than 26.0)
186. Adobe Illustrator CC 2025 (version earlier than 30.0)
187. Adobe InDesign CC 2025 (version earlier than 15.6)
188. Adobe Dreamweaver CC 2025 (version earlier than 20.6)
189. Adobe Fireworks CC 2025 and earlier versions
190. Adobe Flash Professional CC 2025 and earlier versions
191. Adobe Animate CC (version earlier than 1.14)
192. Adobe Edge Animate integration for third-party websites
193. Adobe Muse integration for third-party websites
194. Adobe Fuse integration for third-party applications
195. Adobe Reflow integration for third-party applications
196. Adobe Experience Design CC (XD) integration for third-party applications
197. Adobe Character Animator CC integration for third-party applications
198. Adobe Creative Cloud Libraries integration with third-party applications and workspaces
199. Adobe Stock Workspaces integration with third-party websites
200. Adobe Portfolio integration with third-party websites

These are the features that will not be included in the native Arm version of Premiere Pro when it is released.

  • Loudness Radar effect (Loudness Meter is a replacement for Loudness Radar)
  • Export to Wraptor DCP
  • Import and export of the GoPro CineForm codec
  • Export to the P2 Movie format

Even after the app has completed its beta testing, those restrictions will still be in place. Additionally, some features that were not accessible during the public demonstration phase will become available in a subsequent update.

In the upcoming versions of Premiere Pro for Arm-native systems, we’ll include support for third-party extensions, ProRes, and various other formats. However, raw video files from multiple device types won’t be compatible with the Arm-native app until a future release.

In simpler terms, just like the final native version of Audition won’t accommodate GoPro CineForm or Loudness Radar effects, it will. However, this version is expected to add compatibility with multiple new formats and third-party tools in the future.

The effects related to Loudness Radar, exporting to Wraptor DCP, GoPro CineForm, and P2 Movie format won’t initially be available in the native Arm version of Media Encoder. However, similar to its Adobe counterparts, this app will eventually support third-party applications and a variety of additional formats.

It seems that the Arm-optimized version of After Effects doesn’t appear to share the same restrictions found in other applications, as Adobe only mentions forthcoming features without specifying any that would be absent in the Arm variant.

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2025-07-30 17:10