After Effects Plugins

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.

Plotter is an After Effects plugin from Motion Boutique that converts footage and images into vector art using various algorithms. Results can be composited over the original footage and exported to SVG or converted to shape layers.

Polka Dots Maker is an After Effects panel that generates polka dot patterns automatically. It creates a Dot Comp and Control Layer, supports circles or squares, and includes scroll speed and cross-scroll animation options.

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.

PuzzleMotion is a block-based animation system for After Effects. Drag and drop direction blocks onto a visual timeline and snap them into place to create smooth, complex animations on any layer, without manual keyframing.

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.

Ray Projector is a GPU-accelerated After Effects plugin that extrudes image edges into 3D models. It shades them with environment maps, either preset or custom, and adds gradient coloring along the extrusion axis.

Real Ease is an After Effects tool from grape design for creating physically accurate smooth animations with a single click. It builds motion from two keyframes by adding an intermediate keyframe.

Relativity is an After Effects plugin from Freshmograph for arranging layers in rows, columns, grids, and circles, or randomizing them based on their relationship to other layers and the composition.

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.

Slice It 3D is an After Effects plugin that cuts layers into slices using 2D masks, giving each slice simulated 3D depth. It ships with six slicing styles and controls for thickness, color, and textures.

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.

Smooth Rounder is an After Effects tool that generates smoothly curved shapes on Shape Layers. It creates controllers for size, round and corner radius, all of which support keyframe animation.

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.

SolariText is an After Effects script that creates fully animated 3D split-flap boards from any selected text layer. Version 3.0 adds a fixed-rig engine, airport/wall grid mode, and baked render copies.

SoundXtract - Yearly is a plugin for After Effects and Premiere Pro that syncs musical elements like beats, drums, and instrumentals to video clips by generating beat markers and aligning footage.

Spring Ease is an After Effects animation system that moves layers toward targets, with motion influenced by inertia and bounce. Set the elasticity, frequency, and settling time of a virtual spring.

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.

Super Shine adds customizable light and shine sweep effects to any layer in After Effects. It offers marker-based timing, start and end point control, mirror mode, and support for multiple shines on a single layer.

SuperZoom is an After Effects tool from MotionCodes that turns multi-zoom images into cinematic zoom-ins. Import your shots and it sorts, auto-stacks, warps, color-enhances, and builds a parented comp that auto-focuses on your subject.

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.

Text Scatter is a script for After Effects that splits text into individual words, randomizes them, and organizes the resulting layers with a single click. A red limit box shows the composition area in real time.