by Towards Inner Momentum·VFX
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Dropletee ranks on Toolfarm and earns attention for pairing liquid distortion with three caching modes and several view outputs, including clean accumulation, alpha mask, and normal map.
Dropletee brings liquid distortion to After Effects by accumulating frames over time, pushing pixels along surface normals, and layering in iridescent colors and lighting. The effect is GPU-accelerated through WebGPU.
It ships with six presets—Chemtrails, Blue Acid, Dust Devil, Oil Slick, Wave Rush, and Soap Burst—each a starting point you can adjust through the parameters. Beyond the final result, view modes let you output clean accumulation without stylization, an alpha mask, or a normal map, plus Noise, Palette, and Light modes for debugging.
Caching comes in three modes. Live Preview gives instant feedback as you toggle and tweak, up to 120 frames. Compute caches the full sequence in one click with an in-frame progress bar. Auto Cache runs silently, caching as you play the timeline. Dropletee is compatible with After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023.
Dropletee is best for after Effects artists producing liquid distortion effects with iridescent color and lighting.
Dropletee is completely free to download and use.
Dropletee is compatible with After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, and 2023, and those same versions are listed as its requirements. If you're running one of those releases, you should be able to use it. For any versions outside that range, check the developer's page from Towards Inner Momentum for the latest compatibility details before installing, since supported releases can shift with newer builds.
Dropletee is listed as free in this catalog. Terms and licensing can change over time, so for the most current details it's worth checking the developer's page from Towards Inner Momentum. The effect is GPU-accelerated via WebGPU and covers liquid distortion built from frame accumulation, surface-normal pixel pushing, and iridescent color and lighting, along with a set of presets and multiple view modes.
Dropletee's Live Preview mode gives instant feedback as you toggle and tweak parameters, up to 120 frames. It is one of three caching modes. Compute caches the full sequence with a single click and shows an in-frame progress bar, while Auto Cache runs silently, caching as you play the timeline. Which mode you use depends on what you need while working.
Dropletee can output more than the final stylized result. Its view modes include clean accumulation without stylization, an alpha mask, and a normal map. There are also Noise, Palette, and Light modes intended for debugging. These let you inspect different stages of the effect rather than only seeing the finished look, which helps when adjusting parameters or working from one of the presets.
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