Download Color Grade Prompter for Mac

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Color Grade Prompter can handle up to eight separate color grading inputs at once, blending results from text prompts and colour layers in After Effects and Premiere Pro. The plugin accepts textual colour descriptions—something like 'warm sunset' or 'cool teal'—alongside traditional layer-based grading, then mixes them together or exports the result as a LUT. It works on both ARM and x86 Macs, so it’ll run on an M-series machine or an Intel one without fuss.

The workflow is straightforward: drop the plugin on an adjustment layer, type a colour grade idea into the text field, or feed it a colour solid from your timeline. It blends the two approaches if you want, and you can grab the final grade as a LUT to use elsewhere. Useful when you need to match a look quickly without building curves by hand.

No internet connection needed for AI grading

One of the first things people wonder is whether the plugin needs an internet connection to process text prompts. It doesn't. The AI model runs locally inside After Effects or Premiere Pro, so you can type a grade idea and see it applied without sending anything to a server. That matters when you're working on client projects with tight data agreements or editing from a train with patchy wifi.

Another common question is about file format support for LUT export. The plugin exports standard .cube files, which work across most editing and colour grading software. So if you finish a grade in After Effects and want to drop it into DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut Pro, the exported LUT will behave the same way. No proprietary format lock-in.

People also ask whether the plugin replaces their existing colour grading tools entirely. It doesn't have to. Think of it as a starting point or a way to iterate quickly. You can generate a base grade from a text prompt, then refine it with Lumetri or Color Finesse on top. The comparison feature helps you see the before and after without duplicating layers.

Mix up to eight inputs for layered control

The ability to mix up to eight inputs is worth a second look. You could feed it three colour layers and five text prompts, then adjust the blend of each one individually. That gives you a lot of control over how much a 'moody blue' text prompt influences the final look compared to a specific colour solid you pulled from a reference frame.

Another detail: the plugin works with colour layers from your timeline, not just generated swatches. If you have a frame or a graphic with a particular tone you want to match, you can drop that layer in as a reference and let the plugin derive the grade from it. That saves time spent picking colour values manually.

The comparison view is also more flexible than it first appears. You can toggle between the original and the graded result at any point, which is handy when you've been staring at a grade for a while and need to reset your eyes. A quick flick back to the ungraded clip tells you whether you've gone too far.

Works inside After Effects and Premiere Pro via Dynamic Link

Because it lives inside After Effects and Premiere Pro, Colour Grade Prompter slots into whatever pipeline you already have. If you use dynamic link between the two apps, you can grade a clip in After Effects, export a LUT, and apply it in Premiere without rendering out a new master file. The LUT stays attached to the clip, so changes are non-destructive.

On the macOS side, the plugin respects system colour management. If you have your display calibrated and your colour profile set correctly, the grades you create will match what you see. That might sound obvious, but not every plugin handles colour space consistently across ARM and Intel Macs. This one does.

For photographers who also cut video, there's a nice crossover. You can generate a LUT from a colour grade in After Effects and load it into Capture One or Lightroom to match your photo set to the video look. It's a small bridge between the two worlds that saves redoing the grade from scratch.

Mac it needs

• macOS (version not specified by developer)
• Apple Silicon or Intel (64-bit) processor
• After Effects or Premiere Pro