by Aaron Ecthelion·Motion Graphics
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Spiral Maker earns its place in the toolfarm library by staying focused: it turns a mask path into a spiral in one click, then lets you style, bake and manage the result across multiple paths.
Spiral Maker is a script for After Effects that creates spiral patterns from a mask path. A single click makes a spiral pattern from that path.
Alongside generating spirals, Spiral Maker can add a stroke or fill to the spiral patterns and bake or unbake them. It also works with multiple mask paths, opening or closing them and reversing their directions.
Spiral Maker earns its place in the toolfarm library as a focused script for turning mask paths into spirals. It supports After Effects 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019 and CC 2018, which are also its stated requirements. A demo video is available, and the entry carries an update dated February 2026. Spiral Maker is listed as free here; check the developer's page for current licensing details.
Spiral Maker is best for after Effects artists who need to generate spiral patterns from mask paths and style them with stroke or fill.
Spiral Maker is completely free to download and use.
Spiral Maker runs in After Effects 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019 and CC 2018. Those same versions appear as its requirements, so an install within that range should load the script without additional dependencies called out. If you're working in a release newer than 2022, the developer's page is the best place to confirm whether compatibility has been extended beyond the versions listed.
Spiral Maker is listed as free here, so you can add it to your After Effects workflow without a purchase on this catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so for the current status and any conditions set by the author, Aaron Ecthelion's page is the best reference. A demo video is also available. Since it targets After Effects versions 2022 back to CC 2018, most recent installs are covered.
Spiral Maker builds its spiral patterns from a mask path, and a single click generates the spiral from that path. It can also handle more than one mask path at a time, letting you open or close multiple paths and reverse their directions. Once a pattern is generated, you can add a stroke or fill to it and bake or unbake it, so the styling and management of the spirals stay tied to the mask-based approach the script uses.
Spiral Maker can add a stroke or fill to the spiral patterns it produces. Beyond styling, it offers bake and unbake options for the patterns, letting you move between those states as needed. These sit alongside its mask-path features, which include creating a spiral in one click, opening or closing multiple paths, and reversing the directions of multiple mask paths. A demo video is also available.
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