Premiere Pro Project Repair and Version Converter (PRPROJ) (Beta)

Premiere Pro says the project is damaged or was made in a newer version? Get back what is in the .prproj and a copy your Premiere opens, with every sequence and media path listed.

Opens: PRPROJ (Premiere Pro CC 2018 to 2026)
Saves: PRPROJ, XML (FCP7), EDL, OTIO, CSV, TXT

Repair

Premiere Pro project

Choose files… or drop them here

.prproj, .zip · up to 200 MB each, 30 files max

Add more files

The .prproj file, and Auto-Save copies of it if you have them (several files or a .zip of the Auto-Save folder). The media files are not needed.

Options

Save it for

Pick the Premiere Pro version you have to get a copy it opens. Features that version lacks may be left out or changed when it opens the project.

Timelines for other editors (Final Cut Pro 7 XML, EDL, OTIO)

Every sequence as a Final Cut Pro 7 XML (DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Premiere Pro), CMX 3600 EDLs per track and an OpenTimelineIO file. Clips, cuts, speed, transitions, position, scale, rotation, crop and opacity come across; other effects are listed.

Your files are deleted after processing.

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Rescue a Premiere Pro project, or open it in an older Premiere

"The project appears to be damaged; it cannot be opened." "The project could not be loaded, it may be damaged or contain outdated elements." "This project was saved in a newer version of Premiere Pro." Often most of the edit is still in the file: a save cut off by a crash, a full disk or a cloud sync loses the end of the file and leaves the rest intact. This tool reads what is there, shows you plainly what was found and what was lost, and writes a project Premiere Pro opens.

The same tool saves any project for an older Premiere Pro, so a project from Premiere Pro 2026 or 2025 opens in 2025, 2024, 2023 or earlier, and hands the sequences to DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro or Avid when Premiere Pro isn't there any more.

What to upload

The .prproj file that won't open. Projects from Premiere Pro CC 2018 to Premiere Pro 2026 have been tested; older ones are read the same way.
Auto-Save copies of it if you have them, or a .zip of the whole Auto-Save folder: every copy is checked and the most complete one is named on the result page.
No media: a project only describes the edit and where the media files are.

What you get

A repaired project when the file is damaged. Everything that could be read is kept exactly as Premiere Pro wrote it; parts that point at lost parts are taken out (a clip whose media description was lost, a bin entry for a missing clip), so the result is consistent and opens. It is checked before you get it: it must read back completely with no reference to anything missing.
A copy for an older Premiere Pro when you pick a version under "Save it for". Projects from Premiere Pro 2026 also get back the effect settings that 2025 and earlier versions require, which 2026 no longer writes; nothing else in the project changes.
The timelines for other editors: every sequence as a Final Cut Pro 7 XML (DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut Pro, Avid and Premiere Pro import it), CMX 3600 EDLs per track and an OpenTimelineIO file, also from a damaged project. Clips, cuts, speed changes, transitions, nested sequences, position, scale, rotation, crop and opacity come across; other effects are named on the result page.
A media list (CSV for Excel) of every file the project uses, with its path and the sequences it is used in, for relinking or for collecting the media.
A report with the version that saved the project, what was damaged, what was recovered, every sequence with its frame rate, size, length, tracks and clips, and where Premiere Pro and cloud services keep older copies.

What repair can and can't do

Everything still in the file can be taken out. What Premiere Pro never wrote, or what was overwritten with zeros, is gone, and no program can bring it back. Premiere Pro writes sequences after the bins and settings, so when the end of a file is lost, sequences are the first thing to go. When a project is zeros from start to finish, the page says so and lists where else to look: the Auto-Save folder, the version history of Creative Cloud Files, OneDrive, Google Drive or Dropbox, Windows Previous Versions or Time Machine.

Older versions

An older Premiere Pro opens the copy, but features it doesn't have (newer effects, captions styles, color management settings) may be reset or left out when it opens the project. Keep the original: the copy is a new file next to it.

Privacy

Results are deleted automatically after 30 minutes, or straight away with "Delete now".

Frequently asked questions

Can every damaged project be repaired?

Everything still in the file can be taken out, and the result page shows what was found before you download anything. When a save is cut off by a crash, a full disk or a cloud sync, the end of the file is lost, and what Premiere Pro would have written there is gone. A file that is zeros from start to finish holds nothing of the project; the report says so and lists where Premiere Pro and cloud services keep older copies.

Will an older Premiere Pro open a project from a newer one?

In most cases, yes: the project format changes little between versions, and the copy is marked for the version you pick. Effects, features or settings that version doesn't have may be dropped or reset when it opens the project. From Premiere Pro 2026 down to 2025 or older, the effect settings older versions require are put back.

Do I need to upload the media?

No. A project only describes the edit and where the media is. The media list gives every file name and path, so you can relink or copy the right files.

Which Premiere Pro versions are supported?

Projects saved by Premiere Pro CC 2018 up to Premiere Pro 2026 have been tested and are read and repaired; older projects use the same layout and are read the same way. Copies can be saved for any version from CC 2017 to 2025.