by Plugin Everything·VFX
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Quick Chromatic Aberration 3 stands out in the aescripts library because it ranks number one there while staying free, pairing GPU-accelerated 32bpc processing with native Multi-Frame Rendering and Apple Silicon support.
Quick Chromatic Aberration 3 is a free plugin from Plugin Everything that adds RGB shift and distortion to emulate the chromatic aberration produced by real lenses inside After Effects. A 360° hue control lets you aberrate every colour, and per-channel controls handle translate, rotate, scale and blur.
The effect runs GPU accelerated at 32bpc precision, with native Multi-Frame Rendering and Apple Silicon support. Lens Distort and Skew, variable iterations, full transparency controls, auto buffer expansion and infinite repeat edge pixels round out the toolset, all driven by controls the developer describes as easy to use.
It ranks number one on aescripts and remains free. Compatibility spans After Effects from CS6 through the 2026 release, including CC and the 2015 to 2025 versions. A demo video is available.
Quick Chromatic Aberration 3 is best for after Effects users who want to add RGB shift and lens-style chromatic aberration and distortion.
Quick Chromatic Aberration 3 is completely free to download and use.
Quick Chromatic Aberration 3 supports a broad range of After Effects releases, from CS6 through the 2026 version. That covers CS6, CC, CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2015.3, CC 2017, CC 2018, CC 2019, plus the 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 releases. It also offers native Apple Silicon support and native Multi-Frame Rendering, so it fits both older and current After Effects setups.
Quick Chromatic Aberration 3 is GPU accelerated and processes at 32bpc precision. It also includes native Multi-Frame Rendering and native Apple Silicon support. Alongside the acceleration, it offers auto buffer expansion and infinite repeat edge pixels, plus per-channel translate, rotate, scale and blur. These sit behind controls the developer describes as easy to use, so you can dial in RGB shift and distortion across the effect.
Quick Chromatic Aberration 3 is listed as free here, and the developer likewise notes that it is free. For the current licensing terms, download link and any conditions of use, check the developer's page on aescripts. The plugin comes from Plugin Everything and, as of version 1.2.0 released on August 15, 2024, still carries the free listing. Confirm the latest details on the developer's page before you rely on them.
Quick Chromatic Aberration 3 reached version 1.2.0 on August 15, 2024, a release the developer describes as a repackage to satisfy Windows Defender. Earlier updates added other refinements: version 1.2 fixed a render issue that could cause a stall or crash, and version 1.1 added anchor point controls affecting scale, rotation, skew and distort, along with an improved Auto Buffer Expansion that accounts correctly for any skew. The initial aescripts release was version 1.0 in December 2022.
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