by jakobwerner.design·Motion Graphics
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Karton 2 earns its spot in the aescripts library (rank 275) by turning dynamic text boxes into a preset-driven workflow, backed by a preset library and a customizable typewriter effect.
Karton 2 is an After Effects extension for creating dynamic text boxes and turning them into presets. It supports After Effects 2026, 2025, and 2024.
The Preset Library lets you use and create custom text box presets, saving favorite styles for quick access. A typewriter effect adds customizable cursors, with control over style, color, speed, and blink. The interface has been made smaller and more dynamic so it fits alongside other extensions and adapts to smaller sizes. Clicking the Reload Button renames all layers and their Kartons to match their content, and that behavior can be turned off from the button's right-click menu.
Karton 2 sits at rank 275 in the aescripts library. Version 2.0.3, released June 10, 2025, addresses several fixes, including time calculation, preset export on macOS, shape alignment with ascenders and descenders, and parenting. A demo video is available.
Karton 2 is best for after Effects artists who build dynamic text boxes and want to save and reuse them as presets.
Karton 2 is completely free to download and use.
Karton 2 is compatible with After Effects 2026, 2025, and 2024. If you're running one of those versions, the extension is designed to work with your setup. For older releases not on that list, compatibility isn't stated, so check the developer's page before installing. The current build is version 2.0.3, released June 10, 2025, which resolved several fixes including a time calculation issue and a macOS preset export problem.
Karton 2 is listed as free in this catalog. Since licensing terms can change over time, it's worth confirming the current details on the developer's page before you download. Once installed, it works within After Effects 2026, 2025, and 2024, providing the preset library, customizable typewriter effect, and dynamic text box tools without a listed cost here. The current build is version 2.0.3, released June 10, 2025, so you'll get the latest bug fixes when you install.
Karton 2 includes a typewriter effect built around customizable cursors. You can adjust the cursor style, color, speed, and blink to change how the effect looks and animates. This effect was added in the 2.0.0 release, and a later update fixed a bug that had made it run extremely slowly. It sits alongside the dynamic text box and preset features that make up the rest of the extension.
Karton 2 provides a Preset Library where you can use and create custom text box presets. This lets you save favorite styles for quick access rather than rebuilding them each time. The library arrived with the 2.0.0 update, and later fixes addressed a problem where the preset folder and default presets failed to load, along with a macOS preset export issue.
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