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Enchanted_easebb85
August 12, 2026
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Add Photoshop’s Match Font Engine in After Effects

  • August 12, 2026
  • 5 replies
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  1. The user selects or imports a screenshot containing text.
  2. The panel analyzes the letterforms in the image.
  3. It searches for visually similar fonts.
  4. It displays the closest matches and allows the user to apply or activate the selected font in After Effects.

Its Match font, but in after effects.

      5 replies

      Ana_Correa2928
      Participant
      August 27, 2026

      UP

        Warren Heaton
        Community Expert
        Warren HeatonCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        August 19, 2026

        ​@Enchanted_easebb85 

        This is a great idea, but I think we already have something better that is soon to be in the release version of After Effects and is available now in the public beta.

        If you have After Effects (Beta) installed, import an image with type that you’d like to identify, add it to a Composition, draw a Rectangular Mask around it to isolate it, and then ask the Assistant “Match the font shown in the visible area of the selected Layer.”  It should find the similar font and offer to create a new text layer that uses it.

         


        Ae27 Beta - Use Assistant to match font and create new Text Layer

         

         - Warren
         

          Enchanted_easebb85Author
          August 25, 2026

          Thanks for showing this, Warren!

          Does it have any connection with Adobe fonts, or the assistant searches only based on the fonts we already installed? 😄

          Nishu Kushwaha
          Community Manager
          Nishu KushwahaCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          August 19, 2026

          Thanks for the request. Makes sense to me. Upvoted from my side. Getting a few more votes from fellow motion designers who work from client references would help push it up the queue.

           

          Best,

          Nishu

            Enchanted_easebb85Author
            August 25, 2026

            Hi, Nishu!

            Thanks for the support! It will be very useful for all of us 😊

            I made a request in adobe fonts too (idk if request directly to them helps) here is the link for voting: https://adobefonts.uservoice.com/forums/940222-adobe-fonts-feature-requests-and-feedback/suggestions/51578339-add-photoshop-s-match-font-engine-in-after-effects

            Thank you once again!

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