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Change Default Easing

by Cody Sorgenfrey·Workflow

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Why we like it

Earns its spot in the aescripts library as a focused utility with one job: changing the default value behind After Effects' easy ease, ease in, and ease out shortcuts. Its compatibility range, reaching back to CS6 and forward to 2026, is notable for a tool first released in 2018.

What is Change Default Easing?

Change Default Easing is an After Effects tool by Cody Sorgenfrey that changes the default value applied by the easy ease, ease in, and ease out keyboard shortcuts. It sits in the aescripts library at popularity rank 390.

The tool runs across a wide span of After Effects releases, from CS6 and the CC-era versions up through the numbered 2020 to 2026 builds. The current release is version 1.1, published on September 30, 2024. That update brought a preference file bug fix along with After Effects 2025 compatibility, following the original 1.0 release from June 2018.

This entry is listed as free in our catalog. A demo video is available for those who want to see more before installing. For current licensing details, check the developer's page.

Who is Change Default Easing best for?

Change Default Easing is best for after Effects users who want the easy ease, ease in, and ease out keyboard shortcuts to apply a different default value.

How much does Change Default Easing cost?

Change Default Easing is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Changes the default value applied by the easy ease keyboard shortcut
  • Changes the default value applied by the ease in keyboard shortcut
  • Changes the default value applied by the ease out keyboard shortcut
  • Compatible with After Effects from CS6 through the 2026 version
  • A demo video is available
  • Listed as free in this catalog

Tags

#After Effects#easing#keyframes#animation#keyboard shortcuts#workflow#free

Frequently asked questions

Does Change Default Easing work with After Effects 2026?

Change Default Easing lists compatibility with After Effects 2026, and its support extends much further back. The tool covers the 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 releases, along with CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, the original CC, and CS6. Version 1.1, released on September 30, 2024, specifically added After Effects 2025 compatibility. If you run a current build such as 2026, the tool is listed as compatible on the developer's page.

Does Change Default Easing affect all three easing shortcuts?

Change Default Easing adjusts the default value for three separate After Effects keyboard shortcuts: easy ease, ease in, and ease out. Rather than changing how those shortcuts are triggered, it changes the default value they apply when used, giving you control over the value tied to each of the three easing commands. The tool comes from developer Cody Sorgenfrey and appears in the aescripts library at popularity rank 390, with support spanning After Effects from CS6 to 2026.

What changed in Change Default Easing version 1.1?

Change Default Easing reached version 1.1 on September 30, 2024. This release delivered a preference file bug fix and added compatibility with After Effects 2025. It followed the initial 1.0 version, which launched on June 27, 2018. So the tool has a long history, spanning from its 2018 debut to the 2024 update, while keeping its focus on the default value for the easy ease, ease in, and ease out keyboard shortcuts.

Is Change Default Easing free?

Change Default Easing is listed as free in our catalog. Beyond that, we don't publish specific licensing terms here, so for the current and complete details it's best to check the developer's page directly. There you can confirm how the tool is offered before downloading. The tool comes from Cody Sorgenfrey and is available through the aescripts library, where it carries popularity rank 390 and supports After Effects versions from CS6 through 2026.

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