by Haligonian·Color Grading
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Color Shift earns its place in the aescripts library for one clear job: remapping hue and intensity to a color gradient. Version 1.1 broadened its options by adding Colorama Browser support and fixing .ffx presets so users can build their own.
Color Shift is a color plugin for After Effects from Haligonian. It remaps hue, intensity, and more to a color gradient, producing a new color palette across your footage. In short, it gives your videos fresh colors.
Version 1.1 adds support for Colorama Browser by synthetick, which carries over 400 presets you can draw on to find looks for Color Shift. The same release also fixed a bug affecting .ffx presets, so you can now create your own presets and, if you like, share them on the developer's Discord.
Color Shift runs on After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023. A demo video is available. This entry is listed as free in our catalog, so check the developer's page for current licensing details before you download.
Color Shift is best for remapping hue and intensity to a color gradient to give footage a new color palette in After Effects.
Color Shift is completely free to download and use.
Color Shift lists compatibility with After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023, so those four versions are covered. Version 1.1, from March 2026, is the current build noted here. Earlier fixes addressed a Windows crash on older CPUs and a freeze issue on Windows, along with a UI interaction bug, so on a supported version you should be running a build where those problems were resolved. Check the developer's page to confirm the exact version before installing.
Color Shift 1.1, released March 24 2026, adds support for Colorama Browser by synthetick, a tool that carries over 400 presets you can use to find looks for Color Shift. The same update fixed a bug with .ffx presets, which means you can now create your own presets rather than relying only on what ships with the plugin. Earlier point releases handled bugs on Windows, including a crash on older CPUs and a freeze in certain cases. The developer invites users to share presets they make on Discord.
Color Shift supports custom presets through the .ffx format. Version 1.1 fixed a bug that previously affected .ffx presets, and with that fix in place you can build and save your own presets. Beyond your own work, Color Shift also supports Colorama Browser by synthetick, which brings over 400 presets you can browse for looks. The developer encourages users to share any presets they create over on Discord, so custom looks can move between users of the plugin.
Color Shift is listed as free in our catalog, and it is distributed through aescripts. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for current details before you download. The plugin runs on After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023, with version 1.1 from March 2026 as the current build noted here. A demo video is available. Colorama Browser support and custom .ffx presets are part of what the free listing includes.
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