by Orrin Zucker·Simulation
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Rubberize It stands out in the aescripts library for producing Plastic, Rubber and Goop looks that respond to layer motion without keyframes, and it stays current with a November 2025 build supporting After Effects 2026.
Rubberize It is an After Effects plugin by Orrin Zucker for turning any layer into Plastic, Rubber or Goop within seconds. The effect reacts naturally to a layer's motion without requiring keyframes, and its behaviour is based on physics.
Compatibility spans a broad range of After Effects releases, from CC 2014 through to the 2026 version, covering CC 2015, 2015.3, 2017, 2018 and 2019 along with the 2020 through 2025 releases in between. The current build is version 1.10, released on November 12, 2025, with that update covering the licensing framework. A demo video is available.
Rubberize It is listed here as free, and its changelog stretches back to an initial release in November 2014, with a 2019 update that added support for macOS 10.15 Catalina. For current licensing details, check the developer's page on aescripts.
Rubberize It is best for after Effects artists who want to give a layer a Plastic, Rubber or Goop treatment that responds to motion without keyframing.
Rubberize It is completely free to download and use.
Rubberize It supports After Effects 2026, and its compatibility reaches back across many earlier releases including 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020, along with CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015 and CC 2014. That range makes it usable on both current installations and older versions still in service. The most recent build, version 1.10, was released on November 12, 2025.
Rubberize It reacts naturally to a layer's motion without keyframes, so the Plastic, Rubber or Goop effect follows movement on its own. The behaviour is based on physics rather than manual animation of the deformation. In practice, you can move a layer and let the effect respond instead of setting deformation keys by hand. A demo video is available if you want to see the effect before installing.
Rubberize It is listed here as free. Pricing and licensing terms can change over time, so the developer's page on aescripts is the place to confirm current details before downloading. The most recent version, 1.10 from November 12, 2025, updated the licensing framework, which is a recurring theme across its changelog history, alongside an earlier update in 2019 that added support for macOS 10.15 Catalina.
Rubberize It can turn any layer into Plastic, Rubber or Goop, applying the change in seconds. Once applied, the effect reacts naturally to the layer's motion without keyframes, and its behaviour draws on physics. That covers whatever layer you point it at in your composition rather than a specific layer type. For a closer look at the results, a demo video is available.
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