by Mettle·VFX
Images © Mettle. Used for product review; image policy.
Mettle Mantra stands out in the toolfarm library for pairing 360° and flat stylization FX with AR export to USDZ and glTF, backed by a node-based panel and Mettle's own 3DNA rendering engine.
Mettle Mantra is a set of 360/VR/AR stylization effects for After Effects and Premiere Pro. It transforms flat and 360° footage and images with stylization FX, supporting Flat, 360° monoscopic and stereoscopic over/under and side-by-side formats. It's compatible with the Immersive tools in both applications.
The toolset also covers AR content creation. Mantra ObjX imports 3D formats including alembic, fbx, obj, glTF and USDZ, lets you modify their materials, and exports to USDZ and glTF for AR players like Adobe Aero and Apple Reality Composer. Mantra Spherify converts 360° stills or footage into 3D spheres for use as portals, with a different image for the front and back sides and full RGBA support. Mantra Graphix extrudes 2D graphics into 3D shapes, logos and text.
A node-based panel handles drag-and-drop merging of effects with no scripting, while audioreactive features link FX to audio. Globe Preview shows effects on the outside and interior of a sphere in close to real time. The plugin includes Mettle 3DNA, a proprietary 3D rendering engine for volumetric workflows, with native Apple Silicon support.
Mettle Mantra is best for 360°, VR and AR video post-production in After Effects and Premiere Pro, covering stylization effects and exporting content for AR players.
Mettle Mantra is completely free to download and use.
Mettle Mantra supports After Effects from 2025 back through 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014 and CC, along with Premiere Pro from 2024 through 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019 and earlier CC releases. It's also compatible with the Immersive tools in After Effects and Premiere Pro, and includes native Apple Silicon support. Check the developer's page to confirm details for the exact release you're running.
Mettle Mantra now includes native Apple Silicon support, so it runs on Apple Silicon Macs. Alongside that, it's compatible with a wide range of Adobe releases, including After Effects 2025 and Premiere Pro 2024, and works with the Immersive tools in both applications. For dual NVIDIA GPU setups, the plugin also includes improved performance for those configurations. For the full system details, see the developer's page.
Mettle Mantra exports to the AR formats USDZ and glTF, supported by AR players including Adobe Aero and Apple Reality Composer. Mantra ObjX imports 3D formats such as alembic, fbx, obj, glTF and USDZ, lets you modify their materials, and exports them in these AR formats. Mantra Spherify and Mantra Graphix also export to USDZ and glTF, so you can build spheres, portals and extruded 3D shapes for use in AR players.
Mettle Mantra uses a node-based panel where you drag and drop to merge effects, with no scripting necessary. On top of that, audioreactive features let you link FX to audio, and Globe Preview shows your effects on the outside and interior of a sphere in close to real time. The stylization FX work with flat and 360° footage in monoscopic and stereoscopic over/under and side-by-side formats. See the developer's page for more on the workflow.
Mettle Mantra is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing terms and any details about how it's distributed, check the developer's page at Mettle. The plugin covers 360/VR/AR stylization FX for After Effects and Premiere Pro, with AR export to USDZ and glTF and a node-based panel for combining effects without scripting. It also includes Globe Preview and Mettle's 3DNA rendering engine.
Also in VFX for After Effects.
by Mettle
Mettle Suite is a collection of plugins for After Effects and Premiere Pro, bringing together tools including FreeForm Pro and Mettle Flux for building visuals and GPU-accelerated volumetric fractals across both applications.
by MotionCodes
Bleed is an After Effects plugin from MotionCodes that adds a bleeding effect to type and objects. It offers many controls, works without creating keyframes, and can loop at any duration.
by AEJuice
AEJuice NeonMind AI is an After Effects tool for working with Stable Diffusion. It handles the process from installation to turning your text descriptions into artwork, without requiring deep knowledge of Stable Diffusion.
by Zaebects
Zaebects Fryer is an After Effects plugin that 'fries' an image by applying its processing over and over again across multiple iterations. It runs in After Effects 2026 back through CC 2019 and is listed here as free.
by AEJuice
AEJuice Sandstorm Effect turns a still photo into a blowing, billowing sand effect in After Effects. Control the number of particles, turbulence, and particle distance, with results built from your own images in a few clicks.
by Video Copilot
Saber is a free After Effects plug-in from Video Copilot for creating energy beams, lightsabers, lasers, portals, neon lights, electric, and haze effects. It includes 50 presets and works with dynamic text and mask outlines.
by Baskl.ai
CorridorKey brings Corridor Digital's CorridorKey to After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, and Premiere Pro through a plugin implementation for easy use. Currently at version 1.3.0, it ranks among the most popular entries on aescripts.
by Plugin Everything
Quick Chromatic Aberration 3 is a free After Effects plugin that adds RGB shift and distortion to emulate the chromatic aberration produced by real lenses, with GPU-accelerated, 32bpc processing and per-channel control.
by Boris FX
Boris FX Sapphire Annual Subscription is a filter set for After Effects, DaVinci Resolve, and Premiere Pro, offering wipe transitions, lens flares, glares, defocus effects, and a builder for custom effects and transitions.
by Pixel Sorter Studio
Pixel Sorter 4 is a pixel-sorting plugin for After Effects, DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro from Pixel Sorter Studio. It creates glitch art, digital artifacts and sorted-pixel effects with constraint masks, stretch mode and animation controls.
by Boris FX
Boris FX Continuum is a collection of effects for After Effects, DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro. It covers AI image restoration, footage fixes, stylizing, film looks and grains, greenscreen compositing, drag-and-drop transitions and Mocha tracking built into every effect.
