MagpieMagpie for Premiere Pro
A plugin for Adobe Premiere Pro

The editor's
magpie.

It gathers every clip into your project's nest and relinks it on the spot, so you stay in your flow, and nothing is ever offline again.

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An elegant line drawing of a magpie
The problem

A month later, half the project
is offline.

Media scattered across drives, downloads and stray folders. Twenty minutes of hunting and relinking before you can even press play. Magpie makes that disappear. The work is ready when you are.

Stay in your flow

You're in the zone.
Stay there.

You grab a track off Musicbed, then a stock shot, then a logo a client emailed over. Each one lands in Downloads, and each one gets filed into the project and relinked in the background while you keep cutting. You never break focus to manage media.

Several clients. One Downloads folder.

Switch between projects all day and keep downloading assets to the same place. Magpie follows the Premiere project you are working in, files each new asset into that project's own media folder, and relinks it immediately. Downloads clears as you work, while every client project stays complete and properly organized.

Nothing piles up for later, and there is no offline hunt at the end of the edit. The clean, self-contained project is already there when you're done.

How it works

  1. 1

    Import the way you always do

    Drag a file into the timeline, use the Media Browser, paste from another project. No new habits, and no folders to prepare first.

  2. 2

    Magpie files it into the project

    The clip is copied into the project's source folder (a subfolder beside the .prproj, or one fixed folder you choose), flat or sorted by type or by your own rules.

  3. 3

    The clip is relinked on the spot

    Premiere is re-pointed to the new file the moment the copy is verified. There is a log line for every move.

Copy or move, always safe

It never leaves a clip offline.

Choose Copy and your originals stay untouched. Choose Move and you're still protected, because Magpie never yanks a file out from under your project. A Move actually happens in this order:

  • 1
    Copy into the folder

    The clip is duplicated into the project's nest first. The original is still right there.

  • 2
    Relink to the copy

    Premiere is re-pointed to the new file, and that relink is confirmed before anything is removed.

  • 3
    Then remove the original

    Only once the relink succeeds. If Premiere is still using the file, Magpie waits and retries.

Your clip is online the entire time. No red “Media Offline” screen.

Inside the panel
  Premiere Pro · Extensions
The Magpie panel inside Adobe Premiere Pro
The Magpie panel, docked in Premiere Pro · watch the 2-min demo →

Set it once.
Then forget it.

  • Choose the nest

    Gather media right beside your .prproj, or into one fixed folder you pick.

  • Organize it your way

    Drop everything in flat, sort it by type (Video · Audio · Images), or write your own rules: .wav named “Musicbed” → Music.

  • Mirror your bins (optional)

    Arrange your Premiere bins to match the folders on disk, by type or by your rules. Your sequences and edits never move.

  • Copy or move

    Copy keeps your originals (the safe default). Move tidies as you go.

  • Consolidate now, or watch

    Run it on demand, or let Magpie watch in the background and gather new clips as they're imported.

  • Always relinked

    Every gathered clip is re-pointed live, with a clear log of what moved. Your timeline never goes offline.

What's inside
Copy or move
Copy is the default and your originals stay put. Move frees the space, and only removes an original after the relink is confirmed.
Beside the project, or a fixed folder
A subfolder next to the .prproj (Footage, Source, whatever you name it), or one folder you point everything to.
Watch mode
Checks for new imports every 10 to 60 seconds while you edit. You can also run it on demand with one click.
Locked files
A file Premiere is holding waits its turn and is retried on the next pass. The log says so.
Image sequences
A sequence is treated as one unit, so every frame travels with its clip.
Bin mirroring
Optional. Premiere bins arranged to match the folders on disk. Sequences, edits and timelines are never touched.
Card offloads
Files over 256 MB are streamed with a progress bar and time remaining. Fifty rushes off a card is a normal Tuesday.
Duplicate finder
Lists same-name, same-size files and the space you can reclaim. It never deletes anything for you.
Français & English
Both built in. Switch from the panel header.
See it run

1m42, inside Premiere Pro: import, gather, relink. Nothing ever offline.

Milan Ardito, Creative Director and creator of Magpie
Why I built Magpie
“I’ve worked in editing for more than ten years. Today, I’m a Creative Director, but Magpie came from a very practical frustration I knew as an editor: spending too much time managing files instead of working on the edit. I would have loved to have this tool years ago, so I’m genuinely happy to make it available to other editors.”
Milan Ardito
Creative Director & creator of Magpie
Pricing

Buy it once. Keep it.

Solo

For one editor

14 days free
$49 once
Try free for a week, then one payment. No subscription. Two seats (desktop & laptop).
  • Gather, relink & never go offline
  • Copy or move, sequences included
  • Free updates within v1
  • 14 days free, then $49 once
Start the free trial or buy a license now ($49)
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For a small team

$179 once
Five seats across your suites.
  • Everything in Solo
  • Five activations
  • Shared nest conventions
  • Priority support
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For the whole floor

$299 once
Ten seats for larger rooms.
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One-time purchase, no subscription. Mac & Windows, Premiere 2019 to 2026.

Version history & compatibility
1.3.423 Jul 2026

Added Report a problem with a privacy-first diagnostic preview, simplified Magpie Trash to Trash, strengthened duplicate detection and confined custom rules to the project media folder.

1.31 Jul 2026

Licensing: 14-day trial, license keys via Gumroad, in-panel activation, offline grace period.

1.1–1.2Jun 2026

Streamed copies for files over 256 MB with progress and time remaining, Magpie Trash for Move mode, bin mirroring, duplicate finder, image-sequence handling.

1.07 Jun 2026

First release: gather and relink on import, Copy and Move, watch mode, English and French.

Built for Adobe Premiere Pro
Premiere Pro13.0 (2019) to 26.x (2026)
macOS10.14 and later, Intel & Apple Silicon
Windows10 and 11
FormatCEP panel, signed .zxp (83 KB)
Current version1.3.4 · install guide
Not supportedPremiere 12 (2018) and earlier, After Effects
Questions

Good to know

Does Magpie move my files?

Only if you ask it to. Copy is the default, and your originals stay put. And even on Move, the clip is copied and relinked first; the original is removed only once that relink is confirmed, so nothing ever goes offline.

Will it break my existing projects?

No. Open any project, hit Consolidate, and your clips are gathered and relinked in place. Nothing is ever left offline.

What about image sequences?

The whole sequence follows its clip. Every frame travels together and nothing is left behind.

Can it sort my media into folders?

Your choice. Keep everything flat, sort automatically by type (Video / Audio / Images / Graphics), or write your own rules, e.g. “.mov whose name contains drone → B-Roll/Drone”, with an optional rename. The relink follows wherever a clip lands.

What if a file is in use?

A clip Premiere is holding waits its turn and retries on the next pass. Nothing is overwritten or lost, and the log tells you.

Which versions of Premiere?

Premiere Pro 2019 through 2026. A native build for the newest releases is on the way.

Mac & Windows?

Both. Magpie runs wherever Premiere Pro does.

Network drives & Productions?

It works with local and networked media, and inside Productions. Anywhere your clips live.

Is it a subscription?

No. Magpie is a one-time purchase with free updates within v1, and a 14-day trial before you decide.

Can it organize my Premiere bins too?

If you want. Turn on bin mirroring and your Premiere bins line up exactly like the folders on disk, by type or by your own rules. Your sequences, edits and timelines never move.

Will it slow Premiere down or freeze on big files?

No. It works in the background, and files over 256 MB are streamed in with a progress bar. The panel never freezes, and a clip is only filed once it's fully copied.

Offloading a whole card at once?

That's fine. A live counter tracks every file with time remaining, so you can keep editing while fifty rushes land in the background.

What happens when the trial ends?

Enter your license key and you're back in. Everything already gathered stays exactly where it is and stays linked. Once activated, Magpie keeps working offline.

How do I install it?

Download the .zxp and drop it into the free aescripts Manager or ZXP Installer; full step-by-step for Mac & Windows on the install page.

Support

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A real person reads every message. Questions before buying, a hand setting it up, or an odd project: just reach out.

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