Workflow for After Effects

Drop and Slide is an After Effects tool for building dropdown menu controls that can drive layers, layer time remapping and source text, then sliding to change selections in various ways.

Expression Timeline 2 lets you combine multiple expressions on a single After Effects property, each active for a defined time with smooth transitions between them, with custom start and end times per expression.

Find & Replace Keyframes is an After Effects tool that finds all keyframes matching a specific value and replaces them with a new value across selected layers, the current comp, selected comps, or all comps.

foxRetimer is an After Effects script for retiming nested comps. It works across a wide range of After Effects versions, from CS6 through the 2026 release, and is available in the aescripts library.

HyperImport is an After Effects script for cloud-based asset import, automated asset switching, customisable libraries and shortcut keys, plus a broad set of layer selection, project organization and workflow functions.

Layer Memo is an After Effects extension for attaching notes directly to specific layers. Notes save inside your .aep file, and clicking a note opens the comp and selects the layer instantly.

Layers Pro is a script for After Effects that manipulates layers, compositions, properties and effects globally throughout a project. Bulk copy, replace, delete and edit across selected compositions and layers, using built-in search or manual selection.

Linkup Pro adds a native browser, an AI assistant, and an AI Agent directly inside After Effects. Browse the web with a real engine, ask AI providers, and let the Agent execute tasks in your project.

Middle Measure is an After Effects tool for measuring and finding the middle within a comp using nulls, objects, layers and layer edges. It works in 3D and supports dynamic expressions.

PastePath is an After Effects script for copying and pasting path data across masks and shape layers, supporting both keyframed and static paths, including any associated transformations.

Quick Parent PRO is an After Effects tool for linking layers using Last-Selection Parenting. Select the child layers and the parent, then apply to link them instantly, and unparent with a single click.

Renamer2 is an After Effects tool from Mouse2Crew that automates the composition renaming process, using customizable blocks arranged in a dedicated interface area for organizing them.

Search and Select Properties is an After Effects panel for searching, selecting, and copying properties by name. It helps copy and paste selected properties while avoiding duplicate group problems and improving your workflow.

SenNazoli Lines to Paths is a tool for After Effects that converts hand-drawn lines into paths. It works with After Effects 2026 and 2025, and is listed here as free.

Shortcut Studio is an After Effects plugin that keeps your expressions, scripts and presets together in one library. It works across After Effects 2026 through 2022.

SlabText is a script for After Effects, Illustrator and Photoshop from Froggy Team that aligns the width of each line in your paragraphs, offering several modes and an adjustable threshold between scale and tracking.

Smart MediaComp Automator is an After Effects tool for automating media and text integration into thousands of compositions, creating 4K videowalls with a single click, and applying dynamic animations.

Smart PSD to PNG is an After Effects script that replaces Photoshop layers with optimized PNG files for faster rendering and smoother timeline performance, while preserving the ability to revert to the original PSD source.

Stratify is an After Effects tool for offsetting and staggering layers, including patterns that stagger layers based on comp position. A Sortify mode organizes layers within a compact UI.

Swappy is an After Effects tool for working with fills and strokes, letting you swap fill and stroke colour and property, add fills or strokes, and delete all fills or strokes, similar to Photoshop and Illustrator.

TextDuratifier is an After Effects script that automatically adjusts the duration of text layers based on their content and the viewer's reading speed, so you don't have to set timing by ear.

Textlab Pro is a text toolkit for After Effects that gathers its features into a single panel, letting you find and fix typos, detect outliers, check contrast accessibility, batch edit text across all comps, and save style presets.

The Positioner is an After Effects script for aligning, pinning and auto-scaling layers to the edges of a composition or other layers, keeping them responsive as a design evolves through a visual interface.

Trigger is an After Effects script that sets up and retimes animations by triggering them inside a precomp using layer markers. It turns a linear workflow into an automated, event-based one.