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Displacer Pro

by Plugin Everything·Motion Graphics

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Why we like it

Displacer Pro is one of the most popular entries in the aescripts library. Version 1.6.1 fixed scale to behave correctly and improved the performance and visual result of anti-aliasing.

What is Displacer Pro?

Displacer Pro is a free displacement map plugin for After Effects from Plugin Everything, running on the GPU in 32bpc. It displaces using translation, rotation and scale, and offers modes such as hue, saturation, luma and red.

Map adjustments cover gamma, softness, easing and more, while temporal motion blur and iterations produce smoother displacement. Chromatic aberration and inbuilt anti-aliasing are included, and the plugin ships as an Apple silicon native build with MFR support.

It runs across a wide range of After Effects versions, from CS6 through to 2026. Version 1.6.1 fixed scale to behave correctly, improved anti-aliasing performance and visual result, resolved a low precision issue at 8bpc, and fixed a caching bug when displacement iterations were greater than one.

Who is Displacer Pro best for?

Displacer Pro is best for after Effects artists working with displacement maps who want GPU-accelerated performance, transform-based displacement and 32bpc precision.

How much does Displacer Pro cost?

Displacer Pro is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Displace with translation, rotation and scale
  • Displacement modes including hue, saturation, luma and red
  • Map adjustments for gamma, softness, easing and more
  • Temporal motion blur with iterations for smoother displacement
  • Chromatic aberration
  • Inbuilt anti-aliasing
  • GPU accelerated, 32bpc, with MFR and Apple silicon native support

Tags

#displacement#after effects#gpu accelerated#motion blur#chromatic aberration#32bpc#plugin everything#distortion

Frequently asked questions

Does Displacer Pro work with After Effects CS6 and 2026?

Displacer Pro supports a wide span of After Effects releases, from CS6 up to 2026. That range also covers CC, CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2015.3, CC 2017, CC 2018, CC 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. If you are on an older or newer build, check the developer's page to confirm your exact version is listed before installing.

Is Displacer Pro free?

Displacer Pro is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing terms and any conditions attached to distribution or commercial use, check the developer's page, since those details can change over time. The plugin is developed by Plugin Everything and distributed through aescripts, which is where you can download it and confirm the current terms. If you need to be certain exactly what the free listing covers before relying on it in a paid project, treat the developer's page as the authoritative source rather than this summary.

Does Displacer Pro run natively on Apple silicon Macs?

Displacer Pro ships as an Apple silicon native build, so it runs on Apple silicon hardware without relying on emulation. It is also GPU accelerated and works in 32bpc, and it supports MFR, or Multi-Frame Rendering, for After Effects 22 and up. That combination is aimed at keeping displacement work responsive on modern Mac hardware. For specifics on which GPUs and system configurations are supported, and to confirm behaviour on your own machine, check the developer's page before installing.

What changed in Displacer Pro version 1.6.1?

Displacer Pro 1.6.1, released on 21 February 2025, fixed scale to behave correctly and improved both the performance and visual result of anti-aliasing. It also resolved a low precision issue at 8bpc and fixed a caching bug that occurred when displacement iterations were greater than one. Earlier releases added classic displacement, an iterations parameter, input map mixing and clamp overflow transforms.

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