End of Life for Premiere Rush

Report · Sep 04, 2025

Seeing that Adobe is killing off Rush is a bad decision unless Premiere Pro embraces many of those light features.
A lightweight, fast, east video tool has been an important part of our business. We can get stuff out easily and quickly then later finetune it for a more robust version.

Plus...not all of us are iPhone users.

I'd love to see what Adobe's plan is to support the features and functions many of us have come to count on!

Report · Sep 04, 2025

This is a very poor decision by Adobe. I love Rush. It's lightweight and also powerful. I won't use Premiere Pro, for me it is over the top powerful and its interface is insane. It's like going from Lightroom to Photoshop.

They are bringing out Premiere for iPhone. Yes, I am an iPhone user. But I connect my 15-inch MacBook to a 34-inch screen. Adobe is having a laugh expecting me to look at my tiny 6.1-inch screen to edit my videos.

I'm not doing that.

I wonder if they considered accessibility when they made this decision.

Report · Sep 04, 2025

I read with sadness that Premiere Rush will be discontinued in September 2026.

Adobe will be moving to Premiere on iPhone?

Are you kidding me?

I use Rush on my MacBook, and now I will be forced to use the alternative on a significantly smaller screen.

How will that help me with my productivity whilst editing videos?

I have used Premiere Rush on my iPhone 13 Pro, the user experience is terrible. It takes ages to edit using the iPhone app.

The other alternative for desktop? Premiere Pro.

Adobe, you really are having a joke when you say this, yes?

The industry standard video editing software that is an absolute powerhouse piece of kit that requires an insane learning curve to master. Ever heard of the term 'use a sledgehammer to dispatch an ant'?

This is how I describe what I need out of a video editing software when I think of Premiere Pro for editing my videos.

This is why I love Rush. It's easy to use, it's quick, and efficient and gets the job done.

I will not be using Premiere Pro, I will certainly not use your new iPhone offering. I wonder, did you consider accessibility when you made this decision? Eventually, you will be forcing me onto my iPhone to use your new product, Premiere.

I edit using a 34-inch screen. When on the train or out and about, I'm on my 15-inch MacBook Pro, which is as small as I go.

I will not use my tiny iPhone screen to edit video, and I will not use Premiere Pro. It's far too confusing.

Before anyone flames me, I do not care what you think. I'm a paying customer, I'm allowed to vent. This is a poor decision.

Report · Sep 04, 2025

I agree ..... I want a lightweight video editing programme for use on a Windows PC ..... I subscribe to the Adobe Photography Plan, as I'm primarily a stills photographer, but want the capability to edit occasional videos. I dont want to pay a significant sum for occasional use, and dont want to edit on a tiny iPhone screen ...... I use a 30" screen

Report · Sep 06, 2025

Same as the other reply. I am a PC user who shoots mainly still photography but rely on Premiere Rush for rendering video. I do not use an iPhone and cannot afford to move to Pro.

This appears to be quite a mean decision on Adobes part freezing out any subscribers who are not Mac users or have large pockets.

Report · Sep 10, 2025

cannot afford to move to Pro.

By @jamesc15687197

Check out Premiere Elements:

https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements.html

Report · Sep 10, 2025

Good evening, Bob.

Premiere Elements is a standalone app. I have Creative Cloud - All Apps. Elements is not part of CC.

I am not paying extra for another app that I know nothing about.

I use Rush because it is included in CC and the fact that it is easy.

Adobe are taking this away from people like us, and forcing us to use the sledgehammer version (Premiere Pro), I use that term with humour. Yes, it is a brilliant piece of software, but the learning curve is far too steep.

Report · Sep 08, 2025

We understand that Rush's end of life is impacting Rush users significantly and some users may not be as fond to use Premiere Pro. In the Premiere Pro workspace options, we have 2 workspaces for Rush users called Essentials and Starter to may things less daunting. We have training on www.adobevideotraining.com and here from Valentina Vee to help clear up any confusing functions and operations: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Fn-PQILIY

Report · Sep 09, 2025

This reply ignores every point made. I said I do not need Pro and cannot afford the extra money, your reply was 'but there are training videos'.

Report · Sep 13, 2025

@jamesc15687197

It is important to have low cost options. Did you see Premiere Pro for iPad and iPhone? That has a free version and should be available by the end of the month. Assuming you're working on an iPad or iPhone, you can compare Rush and Pro on the same device.

Report · Sep 15, 2025

I don't understand these replies from Adobe staff. I clearly stated that I use Windows and can't afford a move to Pro from Creative Cloud. The replies have been use Apple, buy Pro or buy another stand alone product.

I use Rush to render videos I have shot and render my audio tapes from MP3 to MP4. It is an excellent tool for this purpose and is being taken away in what appears to be a grasping desire for more cash and prejudice against non Apple users.

Please just stop replying to my messages if you are incapable of reading them as it just looks like trolling on your behalf.

Report · Sep 21, 2025

Hello, Warren.

Did you bother to read what I wrote?

I said I wasn't going to use my iPhone to use Premiere.

It's clear Adobe did not consider accessibility when they made the decision to end Rush.

I use Rush on my MacBook Pro connected to a 34-inch screen. I will NOT be using a 6.1-inch screen (iPhone 13 Pro) when I am forced away from Rush.

Thank you.

Report · Sep 10, 2025

Good evening, Kes. Thank you for your reply.

You have to be joking, yes?

Your solution is to use Premiere Pro with those workspaces you mentioned?

Did you read my reply? I told you, I won't be using the Pro version. It is way too over-the-top for me.

I don't understand it. There are 4 interfaces that show up when I open it. I've tried watching tutorials

on using Pro. I cannot get my head around how it works.

It is easy for you to say 'we've created these workspaces for you' and 'follow Valentina as she covers blah blah blah',

you know what you're doing.

Rush is simple, yet powerful in its simplicity. Your other suggestion is to edit videos on an iPhone using Premiere?

I see you have conveniently left this out of your reply.

Do any of you at Adobe consider accessibility?

I have eyesight issues. To force me onto my device (iPhone 13 Pro 6.1-inch screen) as a solution is an insult.

I won't use Premiere Pro, simply because of the complexity. Rush doesn't have that complexity, and now you're taking it away.

Very poor decision.

Thank you.

Report · Sep 13, 2025

@Cary5CA0

Rush is extremely easy to use and makes assembling video as easy as it gets.

While we have about a year to keep using it, I would try redoing one or two recent projects in Premiere Pro. The New Project dialog box has been streamlined, it now has a "Starter" workspace (Window > Workspaces > Starter) that should look familiar, and the new Properties panel makes adjusting settings for what you have selected easy without having to dig through other panels to find things.

Adobe has also made some really good training available (free) with some great introductory lessons with sample files. That can be found here: https://adobevideotraining.com/

One thing that I've always liked about Rush is the easy access to free music to include in our edits. Some great music is just a few clicks or taps away. Premiere Pro has this as well. Switch to the Audio Workspace (Window > Workspaces > Audio) to show the Essential Sound panel at the right. Click the Browse tab under Adobe Stock enable the "Free" button. While in this panel, press tilde ("~") key to expand it while searching for music and then tilde ("~") again to collapse it. Once you get familiar with this, I'm sure that you'll find it to be a much better way to browse for and license free music for your projects. Switch back to Starter once you've found the music you like to continue editing (Window > Workspaces > Starter).

As you get comfortable with Premiere Pro, I'm pretty sure it'll become obvious where Rush got all it's great features from.

As questions come up, please post them back here. If you're wondering about how something works in Premiere Pro instaed of Premiere Rush, there's a good chance someone else is wondering it as well.

- Warren

Report · Sep 21, 2025

Hello again, Warren.

I don't know why, but I didn't get an auto email alert to your repsones.

It is clear by this post of yours, that you haven't bothered to read my replies.

I will not be using Premiere Pro.

The interface is too confusing (yes, I have tried it a few times in the past), there is way too much happening.

It is the industry gold standard when it comes to video editing. For what I do, Premiere Pro is like using a sledgehammer to kill an ant. Yes, I agree, it is powerful. I won't be using it to continue to do what I do.

Rush is (soon to be was) great, the interface is not cumbersome, I don't have 4 panels that open up that I do not know what to do with. You say there is a starter workspace? Good for you. I'm still not going to use Premiere Pro.

I don't think you understand. You empathise with me about how easy Rush is, then try to work in how easy the gold standard program is to use.

I have learned how to use Rush. This will be ripped away from us. Yes, we have another year to use it (unsupported), then the plug is pulled. If I am not using Premiere Pro on my desktop, I am left with Premiere for iPhone.

Tell me, how does a person with eyesight issues, navigate a tiny screen to edit a video?

Before you ask, my eyesight issues are Amblyopia - right eye, and age-related in the left - still perfect vision, but I'm getting older.

I have tried the Rush app on my iPhone, it is not good. It takes four times longer to do the same thing as the desktop.

I've said it before. Adobe has made a poor decision in retiring Rush and have not considered accessibility in this decision.

Thank you.

Report · Sep 22, 2025

Hi, @Cary5CA0:

I was just trying to make sure you're aware of your options. I hope you're able to find something that suits your needs.

Take care,

Warren

Report · Sep 21, 2025

And just to add.

No, I do not have an iPad, and no, I am not spending $2k on buying one.

Report · Sep 08, 2025

the idea that Premiere Pro in any way replaces Rush is ridiculous and out of steop with their users. I am a Pro user for larger video projects. But for quick, social media videos, you cannot beat Rush. Unless those effects, titles, etc are added to a version of Pro it is not a replacement. Eliminating the "light" video editor forces users to either pay for more than they want/need or just look elsewhere for alternatives.

Report · Sep 13, 2025

@pseldes

You make a good point for desktop users about the cost difference. The annual Rush plan is $10/month while the annual Premiere Pro plan is $23/month. For iPad and iPhone users, though, the core editing and exporting features are free. I haven't used the iPad/iPhone version of Premiere Pro yet (it should be available September 30), but I expect it to be much more feature rich than Premiere Rush in both the free and paid versions.