It's taken a while, but Adobe Premiere is finally available for Android

Video editing program Adobe Premiere has been around for a while, but it took the company until last year to launch a dedicated mobile app. This app was limited to the Apple iPhone, though we recently learned that was about to change. That day is finally here as the Premiere app officially makes its way to Android.

Users can now download the Adobe Premiere app for free from the Google Play Store, though certain generative AI features will require a subscription after the free credits expire. In any case, Premiere on Android will offer granular video editing capabilities, along with a trove of other features at no cost.

The newly released app will offer the same features as its iOS counterpart, Adobe says. This includes a neatly designed multitrack timeline to easily add music and effects/filters or choose templates from other creators.

Adobe says users won’t see “forced login or upgrade prompts” while editing or creating new content in the Premiere app. It will also (unsurprisingly) support Adobe’s Firefly family of generative AI models, letting you create videos from images, make new sound effects, or access features like generative fill to modify content using text prompts.

Meanwhile, Adobe Premiere on Android will gain access to YouTube Shorts templates, title presets, transitions, and effects already available in the iPhone app.

The launch of Adobe’s video editing software on Android will finally give users another alternative to check out. However, Premiere will have to contend with established video-editing apps like CapCut, LumaFusion, InShot, and others. Only time will tell whether Adobe’s offering will hold up on Android against these big names.

Adobe says the Premiere app is compatible with devices running Android 13 or newer and requires at least 5GB of RAM. This effectively rules out some older smartphones, which is disappointing but understandable given the range of generative AI features this app supports.