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OCD Renamer earns its place in the Toolfarm library as a focused layer-renaming utility for After Effects, handling naming from effects, mattes, and parent/child relationships with alias and prefix/suffix options.
Plugin Everything OCD Renamer is an After Effects tool that automatically renames layers based on their effects, mattes, parents, or children. It renames children based on parents, parents based on children, and mattes based on which type of matte they are and which layer is matted to them, all driven by customizable settings.
Renaming works on a selection or across the whole project, and names can be applied using replace, suffix, or prefix. You can create custom aliases for effects and matte types, such as renaming Hue/Saturation to HSL or Alpha Inverted to Alpha Inv, and duplicate effect names are discarded intelligently. Hotkeys are supported too: control-click renames as a prefix and alt-click renames as a suffix. A GUI orientation feature and preference-based naming flexibility round out the controls.
The trial version disables preferences and renames one layer at a time. OCD Renamer runs on After Effects versions from CS6 through 2025, and a demo video is available.
Plugin Everything OCD Renamer is best for after Effects artists who want to rename layers based on effects, mattes, and parent/child relationships.
Plugin Everything OCD Renamer is completely free to download and use.
OCD Renamer supports a broad range of After Effects versions, from CS6 through CC, CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2015.3, CC 2017, CC 2018, CC 2019, and the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 releases. The same version list applies to both compatibility and requirements, so most current and legacy installations are covered. Check the developer's page to confirm the version you plan to run before installing.
OCD Renamer's trial version disables the preferences and renames only one layer at a time. That means the naming flexibility available through the preferences is unavailable in the trial, and batch or project-wide renaming is limited compared with the full version. If you need to evaluate the multi-layer and preference-driven behaviour, refer to the developer's page for details on the full version and current licensing.
OCD Renamer includes hotkeys for applying names quickly: control-click renames the layer as a prefix, and alt-click renames it as a suffix. These modifier-click shortcuts complement the standard replace, suffix, or prefix renaming options, so you can choose the format directly as you rename. The hotkeys were added in a later update rather than the initial release, so make sure you are running a version that includes them if you rely on this behaviour. Check the developer's page if you need to confirm which features are present in your build before installing.
OCD Renamer is listed as free in this catalog. There is also a trial version that disables the preferences and renames only one layer at a time, so the preference-driven naming flexibility and multi-layer renaming belong to the full version. Because catalog listings and licensing terms can change over time, check the developer's page for the current details on the full version, any trial limitations, and how to obtain it. That page is also the best place to confirm the exact terms before you download.
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