What's New
in Spotlight FX
Every update, improvement, and new asset we've shipped for Spotlight FX.
August 9, 2026
9x New Text Effects
Released 9 text effects.
August 2, 2026
9x New Graphics
Released 9 graphics.
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Selection - Bounding Box Dark Blue
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Selection - Bounding Box with Cursor
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Button - Selection Box with Label
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Button - Pill Label with Star Icon
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Button - Search Bar Blue
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Button - Play CTA Orange
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Button - CTA Highlighted with Cursor
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Badge - Pill Text Dark
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Button - CTA with Cursor Right
July 26, 2026
5x New Graphics
Released 5 graphics.
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Frame - Tangled Scribble
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Circle - Scribbled Ellipse
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Frame - Loopy Scribble
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Frame - Brush Rectangle
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Frame - Rough Edge
July 19, 2026
8x New Overlays
Released 8 overlays.
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Player Overlay - Vimeo Rounded
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Player Overlay - Spotify Rounded
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Player Overlay - Chrome Rounded
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Player Overlay - Vimeo
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Player Overlay - Spotify
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Player Overlay - Chrome Minimal
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Player Overlay - YouTube Rounded
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Player Overlay - YouTube
July 13, 2026
Custom Fonts
You can now change fonts directly in Spotlight FX. The new font picker makes it easier to explore all installed fonts without breaking your flow. Refresh for a new random font when you want a fresh direction.
- Importing into Premiere now works even when no timeline is open
- Support, feedback, issue reports, and item requests now open the website contact chat with your message ready
July 12, 2026
21x New Graphics
Released 21 graphics.
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Arrow - Bold Brush Curve Down
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Arrows - Sketch Rotate Ring
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Arrows - Refresh Cycle Loop
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Arrow - Cursive Loop Up Right
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Arrows - Four-Way Expand Out
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Arrow - Feathered Diagonal Up Right
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Arrow - Wavy Squiggle Up Right
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Arrow - Right-Angle Turn
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Arrow - Hollow Outline Up Right
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Arrow - Jagged Growth Up Right
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Arrow - Bold Sketch Up Right
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Arrow - Straight Pencil Up Right
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Arrows - Converging Focus Set
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Arrow - Spiky Sketch Up Right
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Arrow - Slim Curved Up Right
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Arrow - Bold Brush Right
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Arrow - Curved Swoosh Up Right
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Arrow - Sketch Hatched Up Right
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Arrow - Scribble Right
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Arrow - Sketch Line Up Right
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Arrow - Bold Brush Up Right
July 5, 2026
7x New Graphics
Released 7 graphics.
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Timer - Header Badge
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Timer - Centered Bar
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Timer - Circle Badge
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Timer - Ring Countdown
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Timer - Inline Bar
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Timer - Neon Countdown
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Timer - Vertical Line Accent
June 28, 2026
7x New Overlays
Released 7 overlays.
June 21, 2026
11x New Overlays
Released 11 overlays.
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Overlay - Black Blue Bottom Fade
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Overlay - Black Circular Left Fade
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Overlay - Circular Fade
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Overlay - White Rectangle Fade
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Overlay - White Rounded Rectangle
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Overlay - Curved Screen Fade
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Overlay - White Bottom Fade
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Overlay - White Sharp Side Fade
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Overlay - Circular White Center Fade
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Overlay - Black Left Fade
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Overlay - Soft Black Bottom Bar
June 14, 2026
9x New Text Effects
Released 9 text effects.
June 11, 2026
Open tools in a detached Toolbox
You can now open any Toolbox tool in its own detached panel straight from the Toolbox menu. Choose Open Detached, and Spotlight opens the separate Toolbox window with that tool already expanded and scrolled into view.
- Works from the Toolbox inside the main Spotlight panel.
- Opening a tool from Spotlight now scrolls to the selected tool after expanding it.
- Thanks Begum for reporting the black screen bug - it is fixed now!
June 7, 2026
9x New Text Effects
Released 9 text effects.
June 4, 2026
Browse all Tools in one place
Spotlight now has a Tools section that gathers every tool into one browsable grid, so you can see what's available at a glance and open any of them with a click. Filter by app, with whichever one you're working in shown first.
- Click a tool to open it in the Toolbox, ready to use.
- Filter to all tools, Premiere Pro, or After Effects; your current app comes first.
- Free tools also show up on the Free page.
- Tell us which tools you'd like us to add, right from the panel.
June 3, 2026
Re-imports are faster and stay up to date
When you import an item you've already used in a project, Spotlight now reuses the copy it keeps next to your project instead of re-collecting everything, so re-imports are quicker and your existing files stay put. If the item has a newer version and you've updated it, your next import brings that version in automatically.
- Re-importing an item you already added reuses the assets collected alongside your project.
- Updated items pull their latest version into the project on your next import.
- In Premiere Pro, re-importing the same item now adds a fresh, separate copy each time.
- If a collected file ever goes missing or breaks, it's re-collected automatically.
June 2, 2026
More reliable Editor panel
We've fixed a few bugs in the Editor:
- Text fields no longer revert to an old value after you reopen a group or the panel.
- Edits keep applying correctly right after you toggle a group off and on.
June 2, 2026
Search is now even better
Search got a major upgrade. Flip on AI mode and describe what you want in plain language, or use the faster keyword search that now spans your whole library at once.
- AI mode: describe what you're after, like "moody slow transitions" or "a bold sports intro," instead of guessing keywords
- One search across templates, plugins, scripts, and collections
- Quick suggestion pills, recent searches, and a filter for items you've liked
- Better handling of names with symbols, like "Buttons & Icons"
- When nothing matches, a one-tap "Try AI Search" or "Request item"
June 1, 2026
Weekly Releases are here!
We now add fresh templates, collections, plugins, and scripts every single week, and both the app and the site make it easy to see what just landed.
- New templates, collections, plugins, and scripts added weekly
- The app's Home feed shows each week's drop at a glance
- Catalogs are grouped by release date, so new items are easy to spot
June 1, 2026
16 New Assets
Released 1 graphic, 14 text effects and 1 script.
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Button - CTA with Cursor Left
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Location - Bottom Slide Up
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Location - Slide In Left
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Location - Word Tracing
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Lower Third - Location Slide Up
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Lower Third - Location Pin Fade
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Lower Third - Live Breaking Banner
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Lower Third - Split Red Block Name
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Lower Third - Breaking News Bar
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Lower Third - Live Badge Fade
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Lower Third - Live Stream Label
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Lower Third - Minimal Bottom Slide
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Lower Third - Minimal Fade In
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Lower Third - Bold Bottom Slide
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Lower Third - Letter Slide Up
May 29, 2026
Copy and paste settings, now in Premiere and After Effects
The copy and paste settings flow has come to both Premiere and After Effects. Tweak one clip exactly how you like it, then paste those settings onto another, with blending modes and per-group enable toggles carried along.
May 28, 2026
"Select Same" in After Effects
The "Select Same" action now works in After Effects, just like in Premiere. Select any Spotlight layer and instantly grab every other layer that came from the same item. Useful when you want to copy and paste settings across all of them.