by Markus Bergelt·Motion Graphics
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GEOlayers 3 sits at rank 42 in the aescripts library. It earns its place as a rebuilt release that brings map design and animation into After Effects, adds Point, Line and Facet renderers, and bundles Helium AI for image generation.
GEOlayers 3 is a plugin for After Effects for designing and animating maps directly inside the application. It has been rebuilt from the ground up with a large set of new features, and now supports Helium for 3D landscapes.
Maps can be pitched and rotated in 3D and interact fully with the native After Effects 3D environment. Styling happens directly in After Effects, with Point, Line and Facet renderers, realistic shading, fog and mist, shadows and depth of field. Automatic labels, Mapcomp labels in different languages, a Scripting API and faster finalization round out the toolset.
The plugin connects to the MapTiler Cloud platform for high quality maps of the whole globe, and you can find OpenStreetMap features by clicking the preview map, import features for the current view, draw 3D buildings, and upload your own datasets. It ships with a data license for commercial projects and includes Helium AI, a Stable Diffusion powered image generation plugin.
GEOlayers 3 is best for designing and animating maps directly in After Effects, including 3D map views, custom map styling, and generating map imagery with the included Helium AI plugin.
GEOlayers 3 is completely free to download and use.
GEOlayers 3 lists compatibility with After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018 and CC 2017, so it covers a wide range of versions from CC 2017 through the 2026 release. If you're running one of those versions, it should install and run. For anything outside that list, check the developer's page for the latest compatibility details before you install.
GEOlayers 3 is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for current details, including the data license that covers commercial projects. The plugin also ships with Helium AI, a Stable Diffusion powered image generation plugin, and offers access to the MapTiler Cloud platform, so review what each of those involves on the developer's page before relying on them for paid work.
GEOlayers 3 includes Helium AI, a Stable Diffusion powered image generation plugin bundled with the tool. GEOlayers 3 also now supports Helium for 3D landscapes. Map styling in GEOlayers 3 happens directly inside After Effects. For a full breakdown of how Helium generates imagery and how it fits into your map projects, the developer's page is the place to check the latest details.
GEOlayers 3 provides access to the MapTiler Cloud platform and high quality maps of the whole globe. You can find OpenStreetMap features by clicking the preview map, import features for the current view, and draw 3D buildings. It also lets you add additional datasets and upload your own, and it comes with a data license for commercial projects. For specifics on data terms and coverage, the developer's page is the best reference.
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