How to Install Presets in Premiere Pro

How to Install New Presets in Adobe Premiere Pro

10/21/2022

Presets can help you save a lot of time when editing your footage. They allow you to quickly add an effect or a set of effects with specific parameters. You can find new presets for Adobe Premiere Pro all over the internet. Some are free and other you'll have to purchase. But what's the best way to install new Premiere Pro presets once you download them?

There's actually a couple of ways to do it, but today we're going to show you the easiest way to install new presets in Adobe Premiere Pro!

Where to Download New Premiere Pro Presets

There are lots of places online where you can download new presets for Premiere Pro. A quick Google search should bring you to a number of sites with entire preset stores where you can buy Premiere Pro presets. You can also find a lot of places to download free presets too! We offer several free presets for Adobe Premiere Pro in our free creative resources.

After you download a preset, it will often come in a ZIP archive file. You will need to extract it from the ZIP file. Remember the location you extract the preset file to. You'll need to navigate to it later.

How to Install Presets in Premiere Pro

One of the easiest ways to install new presets in Adobe Premiere Pro is by using the import option through the effects panel. Here's a step-by-step walkthrough with pictures showing you how to import new presets once you have downloaded them and extracted the presets if they are in a ZIP file.

Step One

Launch Premiere Pro and navigate to the "Effects" panel. If you don't see this panel, make sure it is selected in the "windows" tab.

Step Two

Click on the panel options icon in the upper right corner of the effects panel then click the "Import Presets" option. This will open a file explorer window.

Step Three

Navigate to the location where the Premiere Pro preset file was saved to and open the preset file.

And that's it! Once you've done this, the new preset will be imported into Premiere Pro. You'll be able to find it in the presets bin under the effects panel. It will be saved there so you'll be able to find it each time you open Premiere in the future too.

If Premiere crashes during the same session you imported new presets in, you may have to import them again. That's why it is a good idea to go ahead and restart Premiere Pro right after you finish importing all of your presets.

We hope this walkthrough has been helpful for you. Now why don't you go download some of our free Premiere Pro presets and try it out for yourself!

Free Premiere Pro Presets