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DoneEdit vs Adobe Express (and what happened to Premiere Rush)

By Vadim Soin, founder of DoneEdit · Updated November 9, 2026

Short answer

Adobe Express is Adobe's quick-design app for social graphics and short template videos you make yourself. Premiere Rush, Adobe's old lightweight editor, was discontinued: no new downloads after September 30, 2025 and end of support on September 30, 2026. DoneEdit is a service that edits your talking-head video for you in 48 hours, $27 founding or $67.

On this page
  1. At a glance
  2. What Adobe Express is
  3. Where Adobe Express is the better choice
  4. Where DoneEdit is the better choice
  5. What DoneEdit is (and isn't)
  6. Worked example
  7. Moving off Premiere Rush: three routes
  8. What Adobe Express is still good for
  9. If you're a Rush user deciding this week
  10. Decision checklist
  11. Bottom line
  12. FAQ

At a glance

DoneEditAdobe Express
What it isDone-for-you editing serviceOnline design + video
Who editsDoneEdit (AI-assisted, human-checked)You
StatusActive serviceActive; Premiere Rush discontinued
Best forShort talking-head editsSocial graphics and template videos
Price$27 founding, then $67 per videoSee Adobe Express for current plans

What Adobe Express is

Adobe Express is a browser and mobile app for making branded social posts, flyers and short videos from templates. For actual video editing, Adobe now points people to Premiere: Premiere on iPhone and Android, and Premiere on desktop. Adobe's discontinuation FAQ says Premiere Rush stopped being available for download on September 30, 2025, and technical support ended on September 30, 2026.

Where Adobe Express is the better choice

  • Branded social graphics and quick template videos.
  • Brand kits across a team.
  • You're already in Adobe's apps.

Where DoneEdit is the better choice

  • A real edit of a talking-head recording, with cuts, zooms and b-roll.
  • No software to learn after Rush's shutdown.
  • Human-checked result in 48 hours.

What DoneEdit is (and isn't)

DoneEdit is a done-for-you editing service run by Vadim Soin. You send one raw talking-head video and get back a finished edit with captions, punch-in zooms, b-roll and music within 48 hours. AI does the repetitive work and a person checks the result. Two revisions are included, and if the second revision still misses, you get a refund. Files are deleted after 30 days.

It's deliberately narrow: one English speaker, up to 10 minutes of raw footage and up to 5 finished minutes. It doesn't edit multi-speaker podcasts or long-form videos. The founding price is $27 per video for the first 20 customers, then $67, with thumbnails for +$10. DoneEdit is new, so we don't publish customer results yet.

Worked example

If you used Premiere Rush to cut simple talking-head videos, you have three options now: move to Premiere on mobile or desktop, switch to another editor such as CapCut or DaVinci Resolve, or hand the edits off. For short single-speaker videos, DoneEdit is the hand-off option. Keep Adobe Express for the thumbnail and social graphics.

Moving off Premiere Rush: three routes

Adobe's discontinuation FAQ says Rush can't be downloaded after September 30, 2025, technical support ended on September 30, 2026, and the app may stop working after that. If you used Rush for simple talking-head edits, these are your options:

  1. Premiere on iPhone or Android. Adobe describes these as free, easy-to-learn editors, and projects from Premiere on iPhone can be sent to Premiere on desktop.
  2. Premiere on desktop, if you want more control.
  3. Stop editing the talking-head videos yourself. DoneEdit edits single-speaker videos of up to 10 raw minutes for $27 (first 20 customers) or $67.

What Adobe Express is still good for

Adobe Express is mainly a quick-design app: branded social posts, flyers and short template videos, on the web and on mobile. Even if you hand the editing off, it stays useful for:

  • Thumbnails and social graphics that match your brand.
  • Short template promos announcing a new video.
  • Brand assets shared across a small team.

It isn't a replacement for Rush's timeline editing; Adobe points Rush users to Premiere for that.

If you're a Rush user deciding this week

Adobe says Rush's premium features may stop with subscription renewals and that the app may stop functioning once support ended on September 30, 2026. So export any finished projects you care about now, and keep the original footage. After that, pick based on habit: if you edited on your phone, Premiere on iPhone or Android is the closest replacement; if you edited on a laptop, look at Premiere on desktop or another desktop editor; if you never enjoyed editing, test a service with one video.

Decision checklist

  • Making social graphics and template clips? Adobe Express.
  • Replacing Premiere Rush and want to keep editing? Premiere on mobile or desktop, or CapCut.
  • Want to stop editing? DoneEdit.

Bottom line

If you edited in Premiere Rush and like editing, move to Premiere on mobile or desktop as Adobe recommends. If editing was the chore, use the end of Rush as the moment to hand talking-head videos to DoneEdit, and keep Adobe Express for graphics and template promos.

FAQ

Is Adobe Premiere Rush discontinued?

Yes. Adobe stopped new downloads on September 30, 2025 and ended technical support on September 30, 2026.

What replaced Premiere Rush?

Adobe recommends Premiere on iPhone and Android, and Premiere on desktop.

Is Adobe Express a video editor?

It can make short videos from templates, but it's mainly a quick design tool.

Can DoneEdit replace Premiere Rush?

For short single-speaker talking-head videos, yes, as a service rather than software.

Is Premiere on iPhone free?

Adobe's Rush FAQ describes Premiere on iPhone and Android as free, easy-to-learn video editors.

Can I still open old Rush projects?

Adobe says Rush may keep working where it's installed, but support has ended and it may stop functioning; plan your transition.

Do I need Adobe Express to use DoneEdit?

No. Some people use Express for thumbnails and graphics alongside a finished DoneEdit video.

Can Premiere on iPhone projects move to desktop?

Adobe says projects created in Premiere on iPhone can be sent to the Premiere desktop app.

DoneEdit is our own service. Competitor prices and features come from their public pages, checked November 9, 2026, and can change. We don't publish customer results we can't verify.