How to open After Effects project file .aep files
Have you had trouble opening the aep file on your computer? What are aep files? We explain what they are and recommend software that we know will open them.
What is aep file?
AEP files are projects from Adobe After Effects software for composing motion graphics and visual effects, compatible with both Windows and Mac.
After Effects project file description
AEP file is a video editing project created with Adobe After Effects software.
These projects contain a video composition that includes audio, images, and video clips, as well as effects that overlay the content. AEP files are used for creating professional-grade video productions and are commonly used for motion graphics and visual effects.
They can be opened and edited using Adobe After Effects.
Suggested software to open aep file

Adobe After Effects
Movie post-production program from Adobe

Adobe Creative Cloud
Latest, subscription based productivity suite from Adobe
There are other AEP filename extensions with the same .aep suffix
aep - Activ E-Book project
An aep file extension is related to the Activ E-Book project file format.
aep - Alphacam wire EDM post data
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aep - ArcExplorer project
An aep file extension is related to the ArcExplorer a free viewer of ESRI map files.
aep - AudioGraph animation data
An aep file extension is related to the AudioGraph and used for its animation files.
aep - Homeworld game data
An aep file extension is related to the Homeworld computer game and used for its game data files.