by Paul Tuersley·Workflow
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Earns its place for a long compatibility span, covering After Effects releases from CS4 through 2026, and for reaching expressions in less obvious spots like hidden layer style properties and nested precomps.
pt_ExpressEdit 2 is a script for After Effects, created by Paul Tuersley, that finds and edits expressions throughout a project. It can also search 'all properties' to add expressions to properties that don't already have them.
Beyond basic searching, it works with expressions on hidden layer style properties and can search nested precomps. Sort options let you order results, including by layer number, and search settings are retained between launches.
Version 2.72 supports a broad range of releases, from After Effects CS4 through 2026. Its changelog includes fixes for time remap property searches, Master Properties, and a macOS smart-quotes problem that could break expressions, plus optimised sorting. The entry is listed as free in our catalogue, and a demo video is available.
pt_ExpressEdit 2 is best for after Effects users who need to find and edit expressions across a project.
pt_ExpressEdit 2 is completely free to download and use.
pt_ExpressEdit 2 supports a long list of After Effects releases, running from CS4, CS5, CS5.5, CS6 and CC through the CC 2014 to CC 2019 versions, and on to After Effects 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. That broad span makes it usable on both older installations and current versions of After Effects. For the current status of any specific release, check the developer's page.
pt_ExpressEdit 2 is listed as free in our catalogue, so there's no price shown here. Its changelog references repeated license updates over the years, along with a version that enabled a floating license, so licensing arrangements have shifted across releases. For the current licensing details and any conditions that apply, check the developer's page rather than relying on a fixed figure here.
pt_ExpressEdit 2 includes a 'search all properties' option that lets you add expressions to properties that don't already have them. This capability arrived in version 2.7, which also optimised sorting and added the ability to sort by layer number. Combined with its find-and-edit functions, it means the tool can both locate existing expressions and apply new ones across a project.
pt_ExpressEdit 2 can search nested precomps, an option added in version 2.6. That same update introduced more compact Path and Expression columns, with preferences to show the full text when needed, and fixed a Windows error caused by a list limitation when displaying long expressions. The tool also works with expressions on hidden layer style properties, so its search reaches into places that aren't always obvious when reviewing a project.
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