by Power Robot·Workflow
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Broad host coverage from After Effects CC 2014 through 2026 makes this panel usable across a wide range of AE installs on Windows and macOS.
Power Robot AE Work Manager runs as a panel inside After Effects that logs time per activity and reports project costs, without spreadsheets or external timers. You log time across activity types such as Editing, Tracking, Color Grading, VFX and Rendering with one click, and the panel records in the background while you work. When a project wraps, one click produces a breakdown with times, costs and a report ready to export.
Activity types are fully customizable — add, rename or remove them and set individual hourly rates, then save your configuration as the default for future projects. A currency symbol can be set and appears consistently across the panel and all exports. Session data saves automatically after every activity switch, so if After Effects closes unexpectedly the data is restored the next time you open the panel.
The session summary shows time and cost per activity with a visual bar chart, hourly rates and totals. Reports export as print-ready HTML in Internal and Client variants, and raw session data exports to CSV. The panel is dockable, remembers its position between sessions, and scales as you resize it.
Power Robot AE Work Manager is best for after Effects artists who want to track time and report project costs from within AE.
Power Robot AE Work Manager is completely free to download and use.
Power Robot AE Work Manager supports a wide range of After Effects releases, from CC 2014 through 2026 — including CC 2015, CC 2015.3, CC 2017, CC 2018, CC 2019, and the 2020 through 2025 versions. It runs on Windows 10 or 11 and on macOS. If you keep several AE versions installed, this coverage means the panel can be used across most of them without needing a specific recent release.
Power Robot AE Work Manager generates a print-ready HTML report in two variants: Internal, which shows full detail with rates, and Client, which shows time only with no rates visible. It also exports raw session data to CSV for use in spreadsheets or external billing tools, with each export timestamped and named after the project. Time and cost per activity can be reviewed in a session summary with a visual bar chart, hourly rates and totals before you export.
Power Robot AE Work Manager saves sessions automatically after every activity switch. If After Effects crashes or closes unexpectedly, all data is restored the next time you open the panel. The tool also tracks time across multiple projects and lets you switch between them without losing data, so you can rename or remove finished projects from the settings panel while keeping active work intact.
Power Robot AE Work Manager is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change, so check the developer's page for the current details before you rely on it. The panel lets you customize activity types and hourly rates, set a preferred currency symbol such as USD, EUR or PLN, and save your configuration as the default for future projects, all inside After Effects.
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