Paper Edit Bridge
A free Premiere Pro panel that sends your sequence and transcript to Paper Edit App — and builds the finished timeline back in your project. No exports. No uploads. No duplicates.
Download Paper Edit BridgeWhat it does
Traditional paper-edit workflows mean exporting files, re-importing XML, duplicate bin entries, and broken media links. The Bridge skips all of it: it reads your open sequence and its transcript directly, and when you build, it assembles the new timeline from the media already in your project — video and audio correctly linked, markers in place, multicam intact.
Between those two clicks, you (and anyone you share with) craft the edit in the browser: drag across the words you want, reorder blocks, label sections, leave comments. The paper edit becomes the timeline.
How it works
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Download the Paper Edit Bridge panel and install it in Premiere Pro (instructions below). It docks like any other Premiere panel.
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Generate a Bridge key in Paper Edit App under Settings → Bridge Connection and paste it into the panel. You only do this once.
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Open your transcribed sequence in Premiere and click Add sources (tick several to send them all at once). The Bridge reads each sequence and its transcript directly — no files to export, no media uploaded anywhere.
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Craft the edit in your browser — drag across words to select moments, reorder, label, comment. Then click Build in the panel and the Bridge assembles the finished timeline from your source media.
Installation
Download the .ccx file and double-click it — Creative Cloud Desktop installs the panel (you'll see a one-time warning since it's not yet listed on Adobe Exchange — click through it). Restart Premiere and find it under Window → UXP Plugins.
Requires Premiere Pro 25.6 or later — UXP plugin support isn't available in earlier 25.x builds, and Creative Cloud Desktop will reject the install (often with an error) on an older version.
If the direct install fails, unzip the .ccx (it's a regular zip file — rename the copy to .zip first if your system won't unzip it directly). Then in Adobe's free UXP Developer Tool: Add Plugin → select the manifest.json inside the unzipped folder → Load. (Add Plugin only accepts a manifest.json, not a packaged .ccx — that's expected.) An Adobe Exchange listing (one-click install, no warning) is coming.
Then connect it
In Paper Edit App, go to Settings → Bridge Connection, generate a Bridge key, and paste it into the panel. The key is shown once and stored securely on your machine.
FAQ
Does it import or upload my media?
No. Your footage never leaves Premiere. The Bridge sends only the transcript and clip references to Paper Edit App, and builds the finished sequence from the media already in your project — nothing is re-imported and no video is uploaded.
What versions of Premiere Pro are supported?
Premiere Pro 25.6 or later (UXP plugin support isn't available in earlier 25.x builds), with the built-in Speech-to-Text transcript feature.
Do my sequences need transcripts?
Yes — the Bridge reads the word-level transcript Premiere creates when you transcribe a clip. Transcribe your source clips in Premiere (Text panel → Transcript) before sending.
Does it support Premiere multicam sequences?
Yes — including multicam clips inside bin folders. One step is required after building: select all clips in the new sequence, right-click, and choose Multi-Camera → Enable. Premiere's scripting API does not let a panel enable multicam mode automatically, so the Bridge reminds you when it detects multicam clips.
Do notes and labels from the paper edit appear in the Premiere sequence?
Yes. Block notes appear as orange timeline markers and span labels as blue markers, placed at the correct timecodes, so anyone opening the sequence can see the thinking behind the edit.
Is it Mac and Windows?
Yes. UXP panels run on both platforms with the same installation steps.
What happened to the old CEP panel and XML export?
The original CEP panel and XMEML/SRT workflow were retired in July 2026 (Adobe ends CEP support in September 2026). The UXP Bridge replaces both with a faster workflow: no file exports, word-level editing, and correct video/audio linking on build.
Download Paper Edit Bridge and use Paper Edit App free to turn your first transcript into a timeline.