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MoBar Pro

by Motion Ape·Workflow

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Why we like it

MoBar Pro stands out in the Adobe Exchange library for pairing user-built panels with a large set of pre-built tools, offered as a free version that skips registration.

What is MoBar Pro?

MoBar Pro brings custom panel-building to After Effects. You can assemble panels that hold your favorite effects, presets, scripts, and more, keeping the tools you reach for together in one place. Alongside the panels you build yourself, it ships with more than 150 pre-built tools spanning categories like layer, keyframe, easing, composition, project, guide, and view.

The plugin comes as a free version that needs no registration, and it works with After Effects 17.5 and later. The current release is version 3.7.7, last updated on June 30, 2026.

Recent updates added a Composition Settings tool as an alternative to the native Composition Settings window, with a cleaner interface, a time format toggle, preset management, and quick background color adjustments using the arrow keys. A Null Controllers for Points tool creates null layer controllers for the selected vertices of shape or mask paths.

Who is MoBar Pro best for?

MoBar Pro is best for after Effects artists who want to organise favorite effects, presets, and scripts into custom panels and work with a set of pre-built tools.

How much does MoBar Pro cost?

MoBar Pro is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Custom panels for storing favorite effects, presets, scripts, and more
  • More than 150 pre-built tools covering layer, keyframe, easing, composition, project, guide, and view categories
  • Composition Settings tool as an alternative to the native window, with a cleaner interface, time format toggle, preset management, and arrow-key background color adjustments
  • Null Controllers for Points, which creates null layer controllers for selected vertices of shape or mask paths
  • Free version with no registration required
  • Compatible with After Effects 17.5 and later

Tags

#MoBar Pro#After Effects#Motion Ape#workflow#panels#presets#scripts#Adobe Exchange

Frequently asked questions

Does MoBar Pro work with After Effects 17.5?

MoBar Pro lists compatibility with After Effects 17.5 and later, so it's built for recent releases of the application. The current version is 3.7.7, last updated on June 30, 2026. If you're on a build older than 17.5, it may not be supported. For the full list of compatible versions and installation guidance, the developer's page is the best reference.

Is MoBar Pro free to use?

MoBar Pro is listed as free in this catalog, and the developer offers a free version that needs no registration to download. Pricing and licensing terms can change over time, so for the current terms and whether any other tiers exist, it's best to check the developer's page directly. From there you can download and use the free version without creating an account, and you'll also find installation notes and documentation to help you get started.

What did the latest MoBar Pro update add?

MoBar Pro's recent update introduced a Composition Settings tool, an alternative to the native Composition Settings window with a cleaner interface, a time format toggle, preset management, and quick background color adjustments using the arrow keys. The same update added Null Controllers for Points, which creates null layer controllers for the selected vertices of shape or mask paths. These arrived in version 3.7.7, last updated on June 30, 2026.

How many pre-built tools come with MoBar Pro?

MoBar Pro ships with more than 150 pre-built tools covering categories such as layer, keyframe, easing, composition, project, guide, and view. Alongside these, you can build your own custom panels to store the favorite effects, presets, scripts, and more that you reach for most often. That mix of ready-made tools and user-built panels is the core of the plugin. For the full breakdown of what each tool does and how to use them, the developer's documentation page is the place to look.

Alternatives to MoBar Pro

Also in Workflow for After Effects.

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