by Plugin Everything·Motion Graphics
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Repeater earns its place in the aescripts library for keeping duplicated layers live across text and non-text layers alike, rather than forcing a precomp or shape conversion.
Repeater, from Plugin Everything, is a free tool for repeating any layer in After Effects. It keeps the result live, so there's no need to precomp text or convert it to a shape layer, and it works on any layer type — solids, footage, shape layers, and 3D layers.
The plugin generates copies in any direction, with an optional mirror mode, and can offset copies in time. It inherits all parented transforms and stays compatible with text animators, including tracking, line spacing, and multiline text. It also inherits motion blur but does not draw its own. Under the hood it offers 32bpc precision, MFR support, and runs natively on Apple Silicon.
Repeater is compatible with a wide range of releases, from After Effects 2026 back through CS6. Version 1.0.4, released on February 13, 2024, fixed an inherit-layer-scale bug that occurred when layer time was offset from comp time.
Repeater is best for after Effects artists who need to repeat any layer type — text, solids, footage, shapes, or 3D — without precomping or converting to shape layers.
Repeater is completely free to download and use.
Repeater supports a broad span of After Effects releases, running on versions from After Effects 2026 all the way back to CS6, including 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and the CC and CS6-era builds. That range makes it usable on both current installs and older projects still on legacy versions. The current build is version 1.0.4, released on February 13, 2024. For the definitive, up-to-date compatibility list, the developer's page is the best place to check before installing.
Repeater runs natively on Apple Silicon, so it works directly on Apple's M-series hardware. Alongside that, it supports 32bpc precision and MFR (Multi-Frame Rendering). Beyond the Mac-specific detail, Repeater keeps duplicated layers live rather than precomping them, and it inherits motion blur while not drawing its own. For the full technical specification and any platform notes, the developer's page is the best reference.
Repeater is listed here as free. It's the tool from Plugin Everything for repeating any layer in After Effects, working across solids, footage, shape layers, and 3D layers as well as text. Because licensing terms can change over time, the developer's page is the place to confirm the current details and any conditions attached to use before you rely on it in a project or a paid deliverable.
Repeater works on any type of layer, not just text. That includes solid layers, footage layers, and shape layers, as well as 3D layers. When repeating text, it stays compatible with text animators such as tracking, line spacing, and multiline text, and it keeps the layer live instead of requiring you to precomp it or convert it to a shape layer. Copies can be generated in any direction, with an optional mirror mode, and offset in time.
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