by Breton Brander·Motion Graphics
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EmojiKit earns its place in the aescripts library as a focused animated emoji set for After Effects that's Lottie friendly, with compatibility reaching from After Effects 2020 up to 2025.
EmojiKit is an animated emoji library for After Effects, distributed through aescripts. The emojis are Lottie friendly, and they appear as thumbnails in a panel where you can browse and select from the emoji set.
Compatibility spans After Effects 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025, covering several years of releases. The current release is version 1.2, dated November 17, 2025, which updated the tool to the latest aescripts and aeplugins licensing.
Earlier updates include version 1.1, which fixed a thumbnail loading error that kept emojis from showing in the panel, and version 1.0, the initial release. EmojiKit is listed here as free, and a demo video is available. See the developer's page for current licensing details and to view the demo.
EmojiKit is best for after Effects motion designers who want a ready set of animated emoji, especially those working with Lottie.
EmojiKit is completely free to download and use.
EmojiKit lists compatibility with After Effects 2025, along with 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020. That range covers several years of the application, so the library should load on both current installs and older ones still in use. The current build is version 1.2, released November 17, 2025. If you run a version outside this list, check the developer's page before installing, since the compatibility there reflects the supported releases.
EmojiKit is described as Lottie friendly, so its animated emoji are meant to fit a Lottie workflow. Beyond that, the finer points of exporting or integrating with Lottie aren't spelled out here, so the developer's page is the best place to confirm formats and any steps involved. Within After Effects, the emojis show as thumbnails in a panel where you can browse and select from the set.
EmojiKit is listed here as free, so there's no price attached in this catalog entry. Licensing terms can change over time, and version 1.2 specifically updated the tool to the latest aescripts and aeplugins licensing. For the current terms, and to confirm how the free listing applies to your use, check the developer's page on aescripts before you download and install.
EmojiKit version 1.2, dated November 17, 2025, updated the tool to the latest aescripts and aeplugins licensing. The earlier 1.1 release, from June 2022, fixed a thumbnail loading error where emojis didn't show in the panel, resolving an invalid image data issue. Version 1.0 was the initial release in June 2022. For the full history and any later notes, the developer's page keeps the changelog.
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