Premiere Pro how-to

How to import, save and export Premiere Pro presets

Updated 2026-11-03 · by the mouzeclick team

You import a .prfpset preset by following Adobe's Import and export presets page in the Premiere Pro user guide, after you unzip the pack and check which Premiere version it needs. A pack that needs a plug-in, such as Text Presets for Premiere with the free Animation Composer, needs that plug-in installed first. We could not read Adobe's menu path on 3 November 2026, so we don't print one.

Adobe's step-by-step for importing .prfpset files did not load in the help pages we read on 3 November 2026. Follow Adobe's Import and export presets page.
Animation Composer is a free plug-in for After Effects and Premiere. Its Premiere version, Premiere Composer, was renamed Animation Composer in an announcement dated 10 Jun 2026.
Animation Composer for Premiere lists Premiere 2025 and newer, with downloads for Mac and Windows. Your own items are free up to 500 in its library.
mouzestate (we make it) writes a start look and an end look as Premiere's own keyframes: 15 ready looks, up to 40 clips at once, on Windows and Mac.
mouzetrans puts 11 transitions on cuts. The Premiere Pro workspace, which is Windows only, adds an Easing lab with 44 ready curves.

What is a Premiere Pro preset, and what is in a preset pack?

A preset is a saved look or move you reuse instead of rebuilding it. A Premiere Pro preset pack can reach you in a few shapes, and the shape decides how you install it. Open the download and look at the files before you do anything else.

Loose preset files. These are the .prfpset files in this page's title. You bring them in from inside Premiere Pro. See the next section.
Presets that need a plug-in. Some packs only work through a plug-in. Mister Horse's Text Presets for Premiere, for example, is a pack of more than 500 animated text presets that needs the free Animation Composer plug-in. Install the plug-in first.
Templates. If the pack is full of .mogrt files, you have templates, not presets. Our guide on using Premiere Pro templates (.mogrt) covers those.
Extensions and panels. A .zxp or a panel installer is an extension. That is a different install, covered in how to install Premiere Pro extensions (ZXP, UXP).

Many packs mix two or three of these. Sort the files into those groups first and the rest of the job gets short.

How do I import Premiere Pro presets?

Unzip the pack and check its Premiere version. Then import the .prfpset file from inside Premiere Pro, using the steps on Adobe's Import and export presets help page. That page is part of Adobe's Premiere Pro user guide. When we checked on 3 November 2026, the article body did not come through in what we could read. So this page gives the preparation and the checks, not a menu path we would have to guess.

Unzip the download. A zipped pack is one file. The presets inside it are not usable until you extract them to a normal folder.
Keep the original folder. Put the unzipped pack somewhere you back up, named after the pack and its version. If you move to a new computer or reinstall Premiere, this is the copy you import again.
Read the pack's requirements. Look for a Premiere version and any plug-in it depends on. Animation Composer, for example, lists Premiere 2025 and newer.
Separate the file types. .prfpset files go through Premiere's preset import. .mogrt files are templates. A plug-in goes through the maker's own install route.
Import inside Premiere Pro. Open Premiere and follow Adobe's Import and export presets steps for the .prfpset file.
Test on a copy. Duplicate your sequence, apply one preset to one clip and play it back before you use the pack on a real edit.

If step 5 fails, jump to the checklist further down. Start with three checks: was the zip extracted, is it the right file type, and is a plug-in missing?

How do I install Premiere Pro presets that come as a plug-in?

Install the plug-in first, then use the presets through it. Animation Composer is the common case, so here is what Mister Horse publishes about it, checked on 3 November 2026.

What it is. A free plug-in for After Effects and Premiere with text animations, transitions, effects and more, ready to apply in one click.
Its old name. Premiere Composer was renamed to Animation Composer. Mister Horse calls it the same plug-in with new features and polish. The announcement is dated 10 Jun 2026.
Installing. The Animation Composer page asks you to pick the app you use, After Effects or Premiere Pro, to learn more and install. A step-by-step install guide was not in the text we read.
Updating. Open the Mister Horse Product Manager app and press the update button.
Platforms and version. The Premiere page offers downloads for Mac and for Windows, and lists Premiere 2025 and newer.
Your own items. In Premiere, adding your own content is free for up to 500 items in your library. The After Effects page says you subscribe to remove the limit. Subscription prices were not published in what we read.
What the rename update added. New transitions (VHS tape, film, light leaks), a Film category, glitches (CRT, VHS, Betacam, Digital) and organic light leaks.

We wrote a separate walkthrough on installing Animation Composer and Premiere Composer. If a plug-in panel installs but stays grey or missing, the fixes are in Premiere Pro extensions greyed out.

Where are Premiere Pro presets stored?

The folder where Premiere Pro keeps imported presets was not in the Adobe help text we could read on 3 November 2026, so we won't name a path. What you can control is where your own copies live, and that matters more when you change computers.

Imported .prfpset presets. Treat your unzipped pack folder as the master copy, and import it again on a new machine.
Plug-in content. Animation Composer has its own library. Adding your own content is free up to 500 items.
Keyframed looks. A mouzestate look is written as Premiere's own keyframes, so it sits on the clip in your sequence like keyframes you set by hand. There is no separate preset file to find, copy or lose.

Before a reinstall, check the pack's readme. Some makers list where their files go, and the maker's word beats any path you find in a forum.

How do I save and export my own Premiere Pro presets?

For exporting presets, Adobe's Import and export presets page is the place to follow. As with importing, we could not read its steps on 3 November 2026, so we give no path. A few habits help whichever method you use.

Name presets by job and setting. A name with the move and its length is easier to find later than "Preset 3".
Export a copy after any change. Keep the exported file next to the packs you bought, in the folder you back up.
Write down what the preset depends on. If it uses a third-party effect, the person you send it to needs that effect too.

Two other tools save presets of their own:

Animation Composer lets you add your own content to its library, free for up to 500 items in Premiere.
mouzeclick Studio's Guides tab (we make it) saves, exports and imports your own guide presets, next to its 65 platform presets for safe zones. It runs on Windows and Mac. The details are on our safe zone guides for Premiere Pro page.

Why won't my Premiere Pro presets import or show up?

Check these in order. The file may still be zipped, it may not be a preset file at all, or the pack may need a plug-in or a newer Premiere than you have.

Is it still zipped? Extract it to a normal folder and import from there.
Is it really a .prfpset? Check the file extension. A .mogrt is a template, and a .zxp is an extension. Each has its own install.
Does the pack need a plug-in? Text Presets for Premiere, for example, needs the free Animation Composer. Install the plug-in, then use the presets through it, not through Premiere's own preset import.
Is your Premiere new enough? Animation Composer lists Premiere 2025 and newer. Other packs state their own version on the product page or in the readme.
Does the preset use an effect you don't have? If the readme lists effects, install them first, then apply the preset again.
Is the plug-in panel installed but missing or grey? Work through the greyed-out extension fixes, then reopen Premiere.
Still stuck? Ask the pack's maker. For Animation Composer, first update through the Mister Horse Product Manager app, which is the maker's own route.

Test every fix on one clip in a copy of the sequence. That way a broken preset can't touch your real edit.

Which way of adding preset looks should I use?

Use the route your pack was built for. Here are the common routes side by side, checked on 3 November 2026.

Route	What you install	Where the look lives	Platforms
.prfpset preset files	Nothing extra; import inside Premiere Pro (Adobe's steps)	Not published in what we read; keep your own backup	Not published in what we read
Animation Composer presets	The free plug-in; updates through Mister Horse Product Manager	Used through the plug-in (your own items free up to 500 in its library)	Mac and Windows; Premiere 2025 and newer
mouzestate and mouzetrans (we make them)	The mouzeclick app and its Premiere bridge	On the clip, as Premiere's own keyframes (mouzestate)	Windows and Mac
Premiere Pro workspace Easing lab (we make it)	Comes with mouzeclick on Windows	Baked into the keyframes of the properties you tick	Windows only

For a wider look at what's out there, see our Premiere Pro plugins by job, with prices checked 31 Oct 2026.

Where mouzeclick fits (we make it): looks without a preset file

We make mouzeclick, so read this section as ours. Its Premiere Pro extensions put eased moves and transitions on clips from a panel, with no preset file to import, store or move between computers. They run on Windows and Mac.

mouzestate

mouzestate sets a start look and an end look and writes them as Premiere's own keyframes. It has 15 ready looks and a choice of ease, spring or bounce, and it works on up to 40 clips at once. The result is ordinary keyframes, so you can adjust it in Premiere like any other keyframes.

mouzetrans

mouzetrans puts 11 transitions on cuts: Zoom in, Zoom out, Whip, Spin, Slide push, Blur dissolve, Light flash, Shake hit, Stretch, Glitch jump and Fade to black.

Finding effects fast

Search effects finds every installed effect and transition, audio and plug-ins included. Your 12 most recent picks come first, then exact and word-start matches. Enter applies the effect. Shift+Enter applies it and pins it to the Tool wheel, which opens with F10 or a held right button. Search effects and the Tool wheel run on Windows and Mac.

On Windows only: the Premiere Pro workspace

The mouzeclick workspace for Premiere Pro is Windows only; the Mac app does not include it. Its Easing lab is Graph Editor 2.0, with six curve types and 44 ready curves, and the curve is baked into the keyframes of the properties you tick. Its Library adds 10 light-leak transitions. For more on easing without a preset, see our Premiere Pro easing plugin guide.

Where a preset pack is the better pick

You bought a pack for a specific look, such as a maker's text styles. Those looks only come from that pack.
You want something free. Animation Composer is a free plug-in, and mouzeclick is a paid plan after a 3-day trial.
You need 500+ animated text presets in one place. Text Presets for Premiere advertises more than 500; mouzestate has 15 ready looks.
You edit without an internet connection. mouzeclick needs one while it runs, and if the connection drops its shortcuts pause until it returns. Whether a given pack or plug-in needs a connection is up to its maker.

How do I set up mouzestate and mouzetrans in Premiere Pro?

Install the mouzeclick app, add its Premiere bridge once, restart Premiere, then open the panels from Window › Extensions. The 3-day trial needs no card.

Get a key. Start the free trial. The key and the Windows and Mac download links arrive by email. The 3 days start the first time you open the app with the key, and during the trial every Premiere Pro and After Effects tool works fully.
Install the app. On Windows, install it and paste the key; there is no driver. On a Mac (macOS 12 or newer), follow the four-step Mac install. Apple has not notarized the app yet, so macOS asks you to allow it the first time.
Press each mouse button once. The app builds its settings around the buttons your mouse really has.
Add the bridge. On the app's Tool wheel page, press Install Premiere bridge, then restart Premiere Pro.
Open the panels. In Premiere, open mouzestate or mouzetrans from Window › Extensions. All 22 extensions are described on the extensions page.
Apply and check. Select your clips, pick a look or a transition and play it back. Keep mouzeclick running while you work; updates refresh the panels by themselves.

mouzeclick publishes no minimum Premiere Pro version, so check yours during the trial. Plans and the trial are in the pricing section.

Put eased moves and transitions on your clips without a preset file, free for 3 days. One plan with everything included, $25 a month, or $249 for a year.

See the price

Questions people ask

Can I install Premiere Pro presets on a Mac?

Adobe's steps for .prfpset files were not in the help text we could read on 3 November 2026, so we can't confirm Mac-specific steps. Follow Adobe's Import and export presets page. Animation Composer offers a Mac download for Premiere. mouzestate and mouzetrans run on Windows and Mac. mouzeclick's workspaces, captions, Retakes, cloud sync and in-app updates are Windows only.

Is Animation Composer really free?

Yes. Mister Horse calls Animation Composer a free plug-in for After Effects and Premiere, with text animations, transitions and effects you apply in one click. In Premiere, adding your own content is free for up to 500 items in your library. The After Effects page says you subscribe to remove the limit. Subscription prices were not published in the pages we read on 3 November 2026.

What happened to Premiere Composer?

Premiere Composer was renamed to Animation Composer. Mister Horse says it is the same plug-in with new features and polish, in an announcement dated 10 Jun 2026. To get the update, open the Mister Horse Product Manager app and press the update button. The same update added VHS tape, film and light-leak transitions, plus CRT, VHS, Betacam and Digital glitches.

Which Premiere Pro version do preset packs need?

Each pack sets its own minimum, so check the product page or the readme. Animation Composer lists Premiere 2025 and newer, and Mister Horse's Text Presets pack needs the free Animation Composer. mouzeclick publishes no minimum Premiere Pro version for its extensions. The honest test is to try mouzestate and mouzetrans in your own version during the 3-day trial.

Does mouzeclick come with .prfpset files to import?

No. mouzeclick's Premiere Pro tools are extension panels that open under Window › Extensions after you install the bridge from the app. mouzestate writes its start and end looks straight onto clips as Premiere's own keyframes, and mouzetrans puts its 11 transitions on cuts from its panel. There is nothing to import. On a new computer you install the app and its bridge again.

Can I edit a mouzestate look after applying it?

Yes. mouzestate writes the start look and end look as Premiere's own keyframes, so the result is ordinary keyframes on your clip. You can work with them in Premiere like keyframes you set by hand. You pick ease, spring or bounce, choose from 15 ready looks, and apply to up to 40 clips at once.

Can I put my favourite effects on a mouse button?

With mouzeclick, yes for effects. Search effects finds every installed effect and transition, and Shift+Enter applies one and pins it to the Premiere Pro Tool wheel, which opens with F10 or a held right button. The mouse app also puts any keyboard shortcut on a button, per app, on Windows and Mac. We haven't documented a way to fire a .prfpset preset from a button.

How do I keep my presets when I move to a new computer?

Keep every unzipped pack and every preset you export in one backed-up folder, then import them again on the new machine using Adobe's steps. For plug-in presets, install the plug-in again from its maker; Animation Composer installs from Mister Horse's page for your app. Looks made with mouzestate need no separate file, because they are keyframes on clips in your project.

Sources

Checked on 2026-11-03. Prices and features change: each link goes to the maker's own page.