by Rendertom·Workflow
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Labels 4 sits at rank 173 in the aescripts library. It earns attention for extending label colors past tagging into grouping, parenting, restacking, and shy/solo toggles, backed by a scriptable Labels API.
Labels 4 is an After Effects utility from Rendertom for managing label colors. With a single button click, you can set or reset label colors and select label groups, and it works across keyframes, layers, and project panel items. You can filter used and unused label colors, and it supports custom label colors alongside shareable label themes.
Beyond color assignment, Labels 4 includes a set of layer utilities tied to label colors. It can create a full-sized Shape Layer or Solid Layer with its color set to the label color, copy a label's HEX value to the clipboard, group layers sharing a color under the topmost matching layer, and parent them to a null. You can push layers with a given label up or down the stack one at a time, and toggle shy or solo for layers by label color.
Labels 4 also works as a script launcher and exposes a Labels API, so you can build your own extensions from the default script snippets or via GitHub. Keyframe label colors are supported in After Effects v22.6 and later.
Labels 4 is best for after Effects users who organise projects with label colors and want to set, filter, and act on them — creating layers, grouping, parenting, restacking, or toggling shy and solo by color.
Labels 4 is completely free to download and use.
Labels 4 supports keyframe label colors in After Effects v22.6 and later. To target keyframes rather than layers or project panel items, hold CMD on Mac or CTRL on Windows while using the tool. Across all supported versions, Labels 4 also works with layers and project panel items, so the core label-color controls stay available even when keyframe support depends on your After Effects version. On earlier releases, keyframe label colors won't be available, but the rest of the label workflow still functions as normal.
Labels 4 runs in a broad range of After Effects versions: 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6, CS5.5, and CS5. Keyframe label colors are the exception, since that feature requires After Effects v22.6 or later. For everything else, including setting and resetting label colors, selecting label groups, and the layer utilities, Labels 4 covers releases from CS5 up through the 2026 version.
Labels 4 is listed as free in this catalog. We don't publish a specific price or licensing figure here, so for current licensing terms and download details, check Rendertom's page on aescripts. Labels 4 uses a licensing framework that has been updated across recent releases, most recently in version 4.0.4 for reliability. The download itself covers the full feature set, from the label color controls to the layer and keyframe utilities.
Labels 4 works as a script launcher and exposes a Labels API. To go beyond the built-in tools, you can investigate the default script snippets or head to GitHub to learn how to harvest the Labels API and build your own extensions. That sits on top of shipping features like Group Layers, Parent Layers to Null, and the shy and solo toggles. Documentation is also available from the developer for reference while you work.
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