by Eyal Cohen·Workflow
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Taxon earns its place in the aescripts library as a compact panel focused on selecting and acting on layers by shared attributes such as Type, Name, and Label Color.
Taxon is an After Effects panel from developer Eyal Cohen for managing a composition by controlling layers that share attributes. It targets properties such as layer Type, Name, and Label Color, among others, and is distributed through aescripts.
The panel provides selection buttons for picking out layers and action buttons for acting on them. It includes a Default Action feature, with action buttons remaining visible even when that option is enabled, and Name-based selection works alongside the Default Action. This lets you group and handle layers by the properties they hold in common.
Taxon is compatible with After Effects 2022 and 2021. The current version is 1.1.3, published on December 2, 2023, and it is listed as free in this catalog. For licensing and the latest build, check the developer's page on aescripts.
Taxon is best for after Effects artists who want to manage a composition by selecting and acting on layers that share attributes like Type, Name, and Label Color.
Taxon is completely free to download and use.
Taxon is listed as compatible with After Effects 2021 and 2022, so users on either of those releases can run it. If you work in a different version of After Effects, compatibility isn't confirmed here, so it's worth checking the developer's page before installing. The current release is version 1.1.3, published on December 2, 2023, which is the build these compatibility details refer to.
Taxon manages a composition by controlling layers that share attributes, including their Type, Name, and Label Color, among others. It provides selection buttons for picking out layers and action buttons for acting on them. There is also a Default Action feature, and Name-based selection works together with that Default Action. This offers a way to group and handle layers by the properties they have in common.
Taxon is listed as free in this catalog, so there is no price to report here. Licensing terms can change over time, so for the current details on cost and usage rights it's best to check the developer's page on aescripts. The tool is distributed there by its developer, Eyal Cohen, where you can also confirm the latest version and compatibility before downloading.
Taxon 1.1.3, released on December 2, 2023, added new selection buttons and made action buttons show even when the Default Action option is enabled. It also included a bug fix and made Name selection work with the Default Action. Earlier releases addressed compatibility with older versions of After Effects and fixed label colors that appeared black when the preferences panel had not been opened.
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