by Evan Manning·Motion Graphics
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Torn Paper earns its place in the aescripts library for building torn paper from a masked layer, keeping edges, fibers, folds, and dirt adjustable rather than relying on stock scans.
Torn Paper is an After Effects plugin from Evan Manning that turns any masked layer into authentic torn paper, with full control over every detail. It works from masks rather than stock libraries, scanned paper, or brushwork in Photoshop.
The edges use separate inner and outer controls for roughness, jaggedness, and notches, while paper fibers extend naturally from the tears with adjustable length, density, and shadow. Fold marks can be positioned anywhere, complete with cracks and dual-sided shadows. Dirt, smudges, and dust each carry independent controls for a found-in-grandma's-attic look. The effect works at any resolution without quality loss.
Released as version 1.0 in April 2026, Torn Paper is compatible with After Effects 2026 and 2025. A demo video is available on the developer's page.
Torn Paper is best for creating authentic torn paper from masked layers in After Effects, with control over edges, fibers, fold marks, and wear.
Torn Paper is completely free to download and use.
Torn Paper is compatible with After Effects 2026 and 2025, so it runs in both the current and the previous release. Version 1.0 was published in April 2026 as the initial release. If you are on an older version of After Effects, check the developer's page to confirm support before installing, since only 2026 and 2025 are listed here as compatible.
Torn Paper is listed here as free. Licensing and distribution terms can change over time, so it is worth checking the developer's page for the current details before you download. The plugin is at version 1.0, its initial release from April 2026, and is compatible with After Effects 2026 and 2025. That release information is a useful reference point if you want to confirm the plugin matches your current After Effects setup.
Torn Paper works at any resolution without quality loss, so the torn edges, paper fibers, fold marks, and dirt hold up as you scale the effect. That applies across the full detail set the plugin generates from a masked layer, from the edge roughness through to the smudges and dust. It runs in After Effects 2026 and 2025 at version 1.0, the initial release from April 2026.
Torn Paper gives the torn edges separate inner and outer controls for roughness, jaggedness, and notches. Paper fibers extend from those tears with adjustable length, density, and shadow. Beyond the edges, you can position fold marks anywhere with cracks and dual-sided shadows, and add dirt, smudges, and dust through independent controls. All of this comes from a single masked layer and holds at any resolution without quality loss.
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