by François Lefebvre·Motion Graphics
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Curl The Path earns its place in the aescripts library as a focused, single-purpose tool for path curl animations, arriving at version 1.0 in early 2025 with compatibility reaching back to After Effects 2020.
Curl The Path is an After Effects tool built around creating path curl animations. It reached version 1.0 on January 22, 2025, which was its initial release, so the current build is the first published version.
Compatibility spans a broad range of After Effects releases: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, covering several years of the software. Artists on either end of that span can run the same version 1.0 build.
On the aescripts library, Curl The Path carries a popularity rank of 801. A demo video, hosted on YouTube, is available for a look at the tool before you add it to your setup. Within this catalog it is listed as free; for current licensing terms, check the developer's page.
Curl The Path is best for after Effects artists who want to create path curl animations, on versions from 2020 through 2025.
Curl The Path is completely free to download and use.
Curl The Path lists compatibility with After Effects 2025, along with 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. That range covers several recent release cycles, so both current installs and setups a few years old are marked as supported. Since version 1.0 is the initial release, the same build applies across all of those versions. If your After Effects version falls outside that list, check the developer's page on aescripts for any updates before installing the tool.
Curl The Path is at version 1.0, published on January 22, 2025 as its initial release. That makes the current build the first public version of the tool. Because there's only one release so far, there's no earlier version to migrate from, and the changelog reflects that single launch entry. For any newer builds or fixes released after that date, the developer's page on aescripts is the best place to check the latest version.
Curl The Path is listed as free within this catalog. That said, licensing terms on developer marketplaces can change over time, so the developer's page on aescripts is the definitive place to confirm the current terms before you download. Pricing and license details there take priority over what's shown here. If you're planning to use the tool in a commercial project, it's worth reading the license notes on that page to understand exactly what the free listing covers.
Curl The Path has a demo video available on YouTube, linked from its listing. That gives you a reference point before adding the plugin to your setup, while the developer's page carries the full details on the tool. Since version 1.0 is the initial release, this is the first published build. For any later updates, changelog entries or additional resources, the developer's page on aescripts is the place to check the most current information.
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