by Poly Artboard·Workflow
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Duplicate & Rename earns its place in the aescripts library as a focused utility for a routine task, covering renaming, positioning, flipping, and label colors across After Effects 2020 through 2025.
Duplicate & Rename is a plugin for After Effects from Poly Artboard, built to simplify the process of duplicating and renaming layers. It gives you control over how copies are named and positioned as you create them, keeping duplication and renaming under one set of controls.
When duplicating, you can customize search and replacement terms to control renaming, adjust layer position, and flip layers. A range of label colors is also available, letting you assign colors as part of the duplication.
The plugin is compatible with After Effects 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020. The current version is 1.0, released on February 9, 2024 as the initial release. A demo video is available for those who want a look before installing.
Duplicate & Rename is best for after Effects users who regularly duplicate and rename layers and want search-and-replace naming, position, flip, and label color options built into the process.
Duplicate & Rename is completely free to download and use.
Duplicate & Rename supports After Effects 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020, so it covers several recent versions of the application. If you are running one of these releases, the plugin is compatible. The current version is 1.0, released on February 9, 2024 as the initial release. For confirmation against your exact After Effects build or any updates beyond this range, check the developer's page from Poly Artboard before installing.
Duplicate & Rename is listed here as free. Pricing and licensing terms can change over time, so for the current conditions attached to using the plugin, refer to the developer's page from Poly Artboard. The tool focuses on duplicating and renaming layers, letting you customize search and replacement terms, adjust layer position, flip layers, and choose from various label colors under its current listing.
Duplicate & Rename lets you customize several parts of the duplication process. You can set search and replacement terms for renaming, adjust the position of layers, flip layers, and choose from various label colors. These options are handled together as part of duplicating and renaming layers in After Effects. A demo video is also available for those who want a closer look at the plugin before installing it.
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