After Effects Plugins

GifGun is an After Effects plugin that exports GIF, WEBP, WEBM and MP4 files. It handles batch rendering across multiple comps, hits target file sizes automatically, and lets you save and share render presets.

AfterCodecs is a native exporter for After Effects, Premiere Pro and Adobe Media Encoder, bringing ProRes, H264, H265 and HAP codecs on Windows and macOS with no QuickTime required.

Render Brain is a free background renderer for After Effects that runs local and network renders while you keep working. It splits or shares renders across machines, with single-click network setup and format conversions.

Video Copilot BackLight is a collection of HDRI environments and light maps for After Effects, built for image-based lighting and reflections. It works with Element 3D V2 or any 3D program.

BG Renderer MAX is a rendering plugin for After Effects from Nik Ska that renders using true multiprocessing, with post-render file conversions, a custom Render Queue view, and notifications via Slack, email and services like Zapier.

RenderQ is an After Effects script for queuing and batch queuing movies, stills and thumbnails to new or pre-selected locations. Four customizable buttons render any output module or combination, with control over prefixes and suffixes.

Element 3D is a 3D object and particle render engine plug-in for After Effects, built by Video Copilot for motion design and visual effects work. It imports 3D objects, textures and OBJ or C4D formats.

RenderSmith is a render management panel for After Effects that handles proxies, pre-renders, finals, and auto-backup in one place. Built for heavy projects, it bundles named tools like Quality Guard and Deep Clean.

LayerRender is an After Effects plugin from Prosya that renders directly at the layer level rather than the composition level. It uses all cores and taps external FFmpeg without intermediate files.

Plexus 3 Render Only is a licensing option for After Effects intended for headless render machines using the command line renderer. Purchasing it requires owning at least one full Plexus 3 license.