Workflow for After Effects

Path Selection Mode 2 is an After Effects tool for selecting path points with a single-click or a double-click. It adds a double-click mode and a release function.

Pixel Pusher is a script from KiwiVFX for After Effects that moves selected layers by a defined pixel amount. It includes Z position, a multiplier and settable keyboard shortcuts.

PORTAL is an After Effects tool that lets you view your master comp while working inside pre-comps, keeping everything in sync. With one click it inserts a time-remapped, guide-layer version of the master comp.

Quick Menu 3 is a search-driven launcher for After Effects that finds and applies effects and plugins, presets, scripts, extensions, menu commands, shape layer filters and expressions from a single keyboard-triggered panel.

SceneStasher is an After Effects panel for saving layer and keyframe selections as buttons that recall key moments in your animation. Jump across compositions to retime and refine your work.

Screen Mapper is a tool for After Effects that helps you quickly set up multi-screen display templates and bento grids. It's built for animating and exporting those layouts.

Smart Key Reverse 2 is a keyframe utility for After Effects that reverses complex animation in one click. Developed by Creative Motion, it offers several reverse types plus a keyframe counter and Kbar2 support.

SnapKey is an After Effects tool for capturing, blending and reusing animation states. Save setups across multiple layers as a single Snap, then recall or blend between them at any time.

Social Exporter is an After Effects plugin that exports videos in different sizes and settings for a range of social media platforms in just a few clicks, with support for custom presets and export modes.

Sprite Sheet From Comp is an After Effects script that renders a composition as a sprite sheet and generates frame by frame animation from it.

Swatcheroo is a colour swatch panel for After Effects from Zack Lovatt. It keeps a palette of colours as history swatches you can apply, lock, and remove using keyboard-and-click shortcuts inside the app.

The Power of Expression Book teaches expressions in Adobe After Effects through an easy, global approach. It comes as a hardcover book or a downloadable eBook, with an option to order the eBook alone.

Trim to Layer is an After Effects script from Lloyd Alvarez that trims the selected layer to the layer above, below, or fits it between the two. It ships with a dockable UI and KBar support.

AM Dropdown Effect Helper is an After Effects script by Adirai Maji that automates the Dropdown Menu Control effect. It is listed as compatible with After Effects 2020.

breakdowns is an After Effects plugin from PENCIL Park that automatically labels, exports, and organizes animation layers along with a video. It's designed for animators working with vertical stacks of layers.

BtnHook is an After Effects tool that creates shortcuts from UI script buttons. Developed by Terrible Junk Show, it targets script button interactions inside the After Effects interface.

CopyMask2Layer 2 transfers masks from one layer to another in After Effects while preserving their exact position. It holds alignment even when layers are moving or the mask path is keyframed.

Drive is an After Effects plugin from Freshmograph that lets you control one property with another—for example, rotating a layer based on the x position of a different layer.

Effect Remover Pro is an extension for After Effects that manages applied effects across selected layers. It detects, removes, hides, and reapplies effects from a one-click interface, with favorites and real-time search.

Ferret Marker is a timeline tool for After Effects that locates all occurrences of a target value and adds markers on them. It offers two timeline analysis methods and is listed as free.

Flatten Layers 2 by MotionCodes groups and flattens selected After Effects layers into a single layer in the background, with no pre-rendering and no quality loss. You can switch between flattened and unflattened layers whenever you need.

Good Parents is an After Effects script for controlling layer parenting with keyframes, with support for 3D layers. It also includes Get and Set features added in a later update.

GridGuide is an After Effects tool from mamoworld tools for automatic layouts, snappable guide grids and modifiable shape layer guides, aimed at motion design work rather than static layouts.

Layer Displayer is a script for After Effects that shows only the layers you need at a given moment. It filters layers by masks, nulls, work area, labels, parenting and user-defined groups through short typed commands.