by Marco Sanasi·Motion Graphics
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Textor earns its place in the aescripts library by turning text animation into slider adjustments and reusable presets, with compatibility stretching from CS6 to After Effects 2026.
Textor is a script for After Effects that drives text animation through sliders, so you adjust values directly rather than setting and editing keyframes. Once an animation looks right, you can save it and apply it to any text layer, and the results appear instantly as you work.
The sliders reach across text transformations, effects and behavior. A one-click random animation generator produces random text animations for the properties you select, and a dedicated presets tab lets you save, remove, rename, export and import your animations. Textor is also size independent: it applies animation presets while accounting for composition size and text scale.
Developed by Marco Sanasi, Textor runs across a long span of After Effects releases, from CS6 through the 2026 version. It sits in the aescripts library and is listed here as free. Version 1.2.2 arrived on April 17, 2024, and a demo video is available if you want to see the interface before installing.
Textor is best for after Effects users who want to build and reuse text animations through sliders rather than manual keyframing.
Textor is completely free to download and use.
Textor supports a wide range of After Effects releases, listed as compatible with the 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 versions, along with CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC and CS6. That span covers both current subscription builds and older Creative Cloud and CS6 installations, so most existing After Effects setups fall within the supported list. The current release is version 1.2.2, updated on April 17, 2024.
Textor includes a presets tab where you save, remove, rename, export and import your animations. After building an animation with the sliders, you can store it and apply it to any text layer. Because Textor is size independent, it applies those presets while accounting for composition size and text scale. Export and import also let you move presets between projects or setups rather than rebuilding an animation each time you need it.
Textor has a one-click random animation generator that creates random text animations for the properties you select. Instead of dialing in every slider by hand, you choose which properties to include and let the generator produce an animation across them. It works alongside the manual sliders that control text transformations, effects and behavior, and results appear instantly, so you can generate variations quickly and keep any you want to save as a preset.
Textor is listed as free in this catalog, so you will not find a price figure quoted here. Licensing terms can change over time, so check Marco Sanasi's developer page on aescripts for the current details before downloading. Note that the version 1.2.0 changelog mentions a license framework update and earlier entries reference license system changes, which is worth keeping in mind when you install or activate the script.
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