Upload your .mogrt file below to instantly downgrade it for older Premiere Pro & After Effects versions.
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Importing a .mogrt file into an older Premiere Pro or After Effects and getting an unsupported-version or "could not be imported" error? A Motion Graphics Template exported from a newer After Effects build embeds a project structure that older Adobe apps don't understand. Our MOGRT Downgrader rewrites that structure to an older, compatible format directly in your browser and on our servers — no reinstalling Creative Cloud, no manual re-export.
Effects, expressions, or renderers introduced after your target version will not function in the downgraded template. Only AE 2022 is currently verified against a real exported file; older targets are supported but unverified, so test the result before shipping it to a client.
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A .mogrt (Motion Graphics Template) is a zip-based package exported from After Effects for use in Premiere Pro's Essential Graphics panel. It bundles the underlying After Effects project data with a definition.json describing its editable parameters.
A .mogrt exported from a newer After Effects version embeds a project structure that older After Effects/Premiere Pro builds don't recognize, so it fails to load or import in the Essential Graphics panel with an unsupported-version error. For the full walkthrough, read our guide: “This MOGRT file is not compatible with this version of Premiere Pro.”
No. Your file is processed securely on our backend servers with encrypted transfer and is never stored or shared after conversion.
Yes. Any effects, renderers, or parameters exclusive to newer After Effects versions will not function correctly once opened in a legacy build.
Yes. If you need to downgrade a full After Effects project instead of a .mogrt template, use our dedicated After Effects Downgrader. It works the same way: upload your .aep, .aepx or .aet file, pick the target version, and download the converted project.
Yes. If you need to downgrade a Premiere Pro project instead of a .mogrt template, use our dedicated Premiere Pro Downgrader. It works the same way: upload your .prproj file, pick the target version, and download the converted project.