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Motion Tools Pro

by Motion Design School·Workflow

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Why we like it

Motion Tools Pro sits at rank 41 in the toolfarm library. Its June 2026 release, version 2.1.2, concentrated on panel synchronization, SuperGif reliability, and cross-platform fixes for shared configuration packages.

What is Motion Tools Pro?

Motion Tools Pro is a collection of workflow widgets for After Effects, developed by Motion Design School. It is built around customizable panels and covers animation and layout tasks, from managing easing presets to exporting GIFs and cropping compositions.

The Easings Manager widget provides easing presets with a Speed Graph and information shown when hovering over a preset. Ease Copy transfers easing data through the clipboard, the Selector widget selects paths, and Crop Comp crops compositions. The SuperGif widget handles GIF output across macOS and Windows, while the Distribution Widget manages overlap bounds and path ordering.

Share Center imports and exports Motion Tools configuration packages and shared styles, and a multi-panel workflow keeps several open panels synchronized. Layouts and styles support custom style import and export, themes, and a Color Collect palette. Motion Tools Pro is compatible with After Effects 2022 through 2026 and is listed here as free.

Who is Motion Tools Pro best for?

Motion Tools Pro is best for motion designers and animators working in After Effects 2022 through 2026 who want easing, GIF export, cropping, and styling widgets within a single panel-based toolset.

How much does Motion Tools Pro cost?

Motion Tools Pro is completely free to download and use.

Key features

  • Easings Manager widget with easing presets, a Speed Graph, and information shown when hovering over a preset
  • Ease Copy for transferring easing data through the clipboard
  • SuperGif widget for GIF output on macOS and Windows
  • Selector widget for selecting paths and Crop Comp for cropping compositions
  • Distribution Widget handling overlap bounds and path ordering
  • Share Center for importing and exporting configuration packages and shared styles
  • Multi-panel workflow with synchronization across panels, plus customizable layouts, styles, and a Color Collect palette

Tags

#After Effects#Motion Design School#easing#GIF export#workflow#panels#motion graphics

Frequently asked questions

Does Motion Tools Pro work with After Effects 2026?

Motion Tools Pro supports After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, and 2022, which are also its listed requirements. If you run any of these versions, the plugin is compatible. For versions outside this range, check the developer's page before installing. The most recent release, version 2.1.2 from June 2026, updated the licensing framework and improved startup and configuration recovery, so keeping After Effects and the plugin current helps avoid setup issues on the supported releases.

Does Motion Tools Pro export GIFs?

Motion Tools Pro includes a SuperGif widget for GIF output. Recent updates moved SuperGif to the CEP workflow for better reliability and fixed its output-path handling on both macOS and Windows, along with behavior when configuration or library paths are invalid. An earlier release added an installation libraries modal that gives more visibility into background processes. GIF handling is one part of a broader set of widgets rather than the whole package.

Is Motion Tools Pro free?

Motion Tools Pro is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page from Motion Design School for the current details before you download. The plugin uses the aescripts licensing framework, which version 2.1.2 updated, so activation may go through that system. For the most accurate information on how to obtain and activate it, the developer's page is the best reference.

What changed in Motion Tools Pro 2.1.2?

Motion Tools Pro 2.1.2, released June 18, 2026, updated the aescripts licensing framework and improved startup and configuration recovery for missing, malformed, or migrated settings files. It moved SuperGif to the CEP workflow, fixed SuperGif output paths on macOS and Windows, and improved clipboard stability for Ease Copy. Other fixes covered multi-panel synchronization, Share Center package import and export, layout styles and the Color Collect palette, and the Distribution Widget's overlap bounds and path ordering. Duplicate sync warnings were also reduced.

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