by Motion Design School·Motion Graphics
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Deekay Tool earns its place in the toolfarm library as a character-animation extension built by Motion Design School with Deekay, combining rigging, an Assist panel, and the Animate feature under a single roof.
Deekay Tool is an After Effects extension for character animators, developed by Motion Design School in collaboration with Deekay. It bundles three components: a Rigging System, an Assist panel, and an Animate feature, so the main parts of setting up and moving a character live in one extension.
The Rigging System takes a new approach to character rigging, built with input from animators and from Deekay, and includes optimized limbs. The Assist panel is designed to cover common tasks when working with shapes and animations. The Animate feature lets you create and customize animations with intuitive controls, making characters walk, run, dance, jump, swim, or fly. Characters can be created and saved in a single click.
Deekay Tool lists compatibility with After Effects 2020 through 2025, and a demo video is available. It's listed here as free.
Deekay Tool is best for character animators working in After Effects who want rigging, shape and animation assists, and custom animation controls in one extension.
Deekay Tool is completely free to download and use.
Deekay Tool lists compatibility with After Effects 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, so recent releases are covered along with several older ones. It runs as an After Effects extension. The same version range is listed under its requirements, so you'll need one of those After Effects versions installed to use it. For the latest confirmed compatibility details, check the developer's page before installing.
Deekay Tool is listed here as free, though licensing terms can change over time. It was developed by Motion Design School in collaboration with Deekay, and its changelog notes an updated license in one of its releases. For current pricing, license conditions, and any account or download requirements, check the developer's page directly, since that's the most reliable place to confirm what applies to your situation before you install the extension.
Deekay Tool's Animate feature lets you create and customize animations with intuitive controls. The developer describes using it to make characters walk, run, dance, jump, swim, fly, or anything you can imagine. It works alongside the Rigging System, which takes a new approach to character rigging with optimized limbs, and the Assist panel, which covers common tasks when working with shapes and animations. Together these three components cover the main stages of building and animating a character.
Deekay Tool was developed by Motion Design School in collaboration with Deekay. It's an After Effects extension aimed at character animators, combining a rigging system, an Assist panel, and an Animate feature in one package. The collaboration shaped the rigging approach in particular, which the developer describes as built with input from animators and from Deekay. A demo video is available, and its most recent listed update dates to early 2025. Check the developer's page for the fullest picture.
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