Best Paste Plugin for Premiere Pro 2022

The best paste plugin for Premiere Pro 2022

For documentary and long-form editors on Premiere Pro 2022, the best paste plugin is QuickPaste. Copy a Photoshop map, an archive photo or a music cue, press Cmd + V or Ctrl + V, and it lands in the bin you chose. Your project stays organized while the material keeps coming in.

QuickPaste works in Premiere Pro 2022 (version 22) on Mac and Windows. It costs $24.99 one-time (regular price $34.99) and includes lifetime access, free updates and a commercial license.

A feature documentary collects material for months. Archive stills from a researcher, graphics from a designer, sound from a composer. Every new delivery used to mean another trip through File > Import and another round of dragging files into the right folder. QuickPaste turns that into copy and paste.

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Built for big projects

Long-form editing is about control: knowing where every asset lives and trusting that it arrives intact. QuickPaste is designed around exactly that.

• Choose your bin. Pasted files land in their own bin, a bin you pick, or the project root. Point it at your Archive or Graphics bin and every paste goes there.
• Adobe files stay real. Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and MOGRT files come in as the real file, so layered files stay exactly as they are.
• Video and audio. Interview clips, music and sound effects. If Premiere Pro imports it, QuickPaste pastes it.
• Clean stills. Every copied image becomes a PNG before it reaches Premiere Pro, including TIFF scans and RAW photos from an archive.
• Paste from anywhere in Premiere. No need to click into the QuickPaste panel first. Press paste and keep your place in the timeline.
• Your normal shortcut. Cmd + V on Mac, Ctrl + V on Windows. You can also record your own and reset it in one click.

Premiere Pro 22.0 also added Simplify Sequence, which creates a cleaned copy of a sequence for sharing or for export as EDL, XML or AAF. It pairs well with a well-kept project when the cut moves on to finishing.

Step 1: Install QuickPaste and pick your bin

Download QuickPaste right after checkout, or from the email link, and run the guided installer. It sets up the QuickPaste app and the Premiere Pro plugin for you.

Open Premiere Pro 2022 and find the QuickPaste panel. Use Paste To to choose where pasted files go: the project root or any bin in your project. Leave Convert Images to PNG on for stills.

Step 2: Copy the new material

When a delivery arrives, open the folder in Finder or File Explorer. Select what you need, such as the designer's PSD map, the AI logo, an After Effects title, a drone shot and the music bed, and press Cmd + C.

Images from a research website work the same way. Right-click, choose Copy Image and paste. There is nothing to download first.

Step 3: Paste into Premiere Pro

Back in Premiere Pro, press Cmd + V or Ctrl + V. The files appear in your chosen bin. Turn on Paste at Playhead when you want them placed on the timeline too, which is handy when you are building a rough assembly.

Archive photos are ready to animate. Our guides on how to create a photo slideshow in Premiere Pro and how to animate images like VOX show two classic documentary looks.

Why it matters on a long edit

On a short video, a messy project is an annoyance. On a ninety-minute film, it costs hours. Because QuickPaste always files new material where you told it to, the project you hand to an assistant, a colorist or a sound mixer still makes sense.

For every format and setting, read the full QuickPaste guide. Cutting short-form as well? See the best paste plugin for Premiere Pro 2023.

FAQ

Does QuickPaste work with Premiere Pro 2022?

Yes. QuickPaste works with Premiere Pro 2022 (version 22) on Mac and Windows, and with every version from 2021 to 2026.

Where do pasted files go in my Premiere Pro project?

Into their own bin, a bin you choose, or the project root. You set this once with Paste To in the QuickPaste panel.

Can I paste Photoshop and Illustrator files into Premiere Pro?

Yes. Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects and MOGRT files paste in as the real file, untouched, just as if you had imported them.

Are future updates included?

Yes. Your one-time purchase includes lifetime access and every future update, and updates install automatically.

Does QuickPaste work on Windows?

Yes. QuickPaste works the same on macOS and Windows. On Windows you paste with Ctrl + V.

Keep the material flowing and the project tidy. Get QuickPaste for Premiere Pro 2022.