Rename layers

Last updated on Jun 23, 2025

Learn how to rename a layer in the Properties panel to stay organized and easily locate layers in your project.

Premiere Pro supports renaming shapes and clip layers. However, inline name editing does not work for text layers because the name of the text layer is the text shown in the Program Monitor.

  1. Select a layer and right-click on it.

  2. From the context menu, select Rename.

  3. Edit the name in the text field.