by mamoworld·Workflow
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Automation Blocks stands out in the toolfarm library for its block-based approach to building tools — closer to snapping bricks together than writing code — backed by comprehensive documentation and a shared community script folder.
mamoworld Automation Blocks brings a library of premade, one-click tools to After Effects and Premiere Pro. Rather than writing code, you assemble tools from blocks, an approach the developer compares to playing with Lego bricks. You can customize the included example tools or write your own from scratch.
The library covers tasks like Comp Duplicates From Spreadsheet, Color Palette Workflow, Comp Time Tools, Expressions, Precompose on Steroids, Project Cleanup and Randomize. Tools can import footage, change comps and layers, and render. They read and write spreadsheet and text files, manage files on your hard drive, and build folder structures. Keyframe work behaves like copy and paste, with smart keyframe adjustment that fits new keyframes to existing ones.
You can build custom dialogs with text and number inputs, checkboxes, dropdown lists and file pickers. Any tool can run from a keyboard shortcut or launch through Kbar or Quick Menu. Shared community scripts are collected in a public folder accessible via Dropbox, Google Drive or GitHub, and comprehensive documentation is available.
mamoworld Automation Blocks is best for automating repetitive After Effects tasks, from project setup and cleanup to spreadsheet-driven comp and text workflows.
mamoworld Automation Blocks is completely free to download and use.
mamoworld Automation Blocks supports After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, along with the CC releases back to CC 2015, including CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017 and CC 2015.3. That range covers most installations artists are likely to run today. The host software listed also names Premiere Pro. For the exact requirements tied to the current build, check the developer's page before installing.
mamoworld Automation Blocks lets you create your own tools from blocks instead of writing code, an approach the developer likens to playing with Lego bricks. You can start by customizing the included example tools to do what you need, then move on to building tools from scratch. Tools can change anything in the After Effects project — importing footage, adjusting comps and layers, and rendering — and you can add custom dialogs with text and number inputs, checkboxes, dropdown lists and file pickers.
mamoworld Automation Blocks can execute any tool from a keyboard shortcut, and it supports launching tools through Kbar or Quick Menu. Later versions also added remote execution: you can trigger tools via HTTP requests from hotkeys, your phone, a Stream Deck or other software, and remote-execute from other extensions using CEP events. That makes it possible to fold Automation Blocks tools into shortcut-driven and multi-device workflows alongside its one-click library.
mamoworld Automation Blocks can read and write spreadsheet and text files, which powers tools like Comp Duplicates From Spreadsheet and Text From/To Spreadsheet. It can also manage files on your hard drive — creating folder structures for a project, cleaning up, or backing up files — not just changing things inside the After Effects project. Combined with keyframe tools and smart keyframe adjustment, this covers a range of data-driven and file-handling tasks in one place.
mamoworld Automation Blocks is listed as free in this catalog. The developer describes it as a perpetual license, but licensing terms can change over time, so check the developer's page for the current details before you rely on any particular arrangement. Alongside the tool itself, community-shared Automation Blocks scripts are collected in a public folder you can reach through Dropbox, Google Drive or GitHub.
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