by .nook·Workflow
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Variations stands out in the aescripts library for handling comp variations and edits to existing comps from one script. It's a recent addition, with version 1.0.1 arriving in April 2025 and support spanning After Effects 2022 through 2026.
Variations is a script for After Effects, developed by .nook, that creates comp variations with new sizes, timings, and more. Rather than only duplicating comps, it can also modify existing comps directly when generating variations.
The interface includes Name and Location sections that can be turned off, along with name replacement options presented as a segmented control for quicker access. The side help sheet closes when you click outside of it.
Variations runs on After Effects 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026. The current release is version 1.0.1, updated on April 29, 2025, following the initial 1.0.0 release from February 2025. A demo video is available, and the script is listed as free in this catalog.
Variations is best for after Effects users who need to generate multiple comp variations with different sizes and timings, or modify existing comps directly.
Variations is completely free to download and use.
Variations supports After Effects 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026, covering several recent releases of the application. If you're working in one of these versions, the script is compatible. For any additional setup details beyond the host version, check the developer's page on aescripts, since compatibility can change with future updates to the script or to After Effects itself. That page is also where the developer publishes current information.
Variations can modify existing comps directly instead of duplicating them and creating variations, an option added in version 1.0.1. This lets you apply changes such as new sizes and timings to comps you already have. The same release also added the ability to turn off the Name and Location sections. For the full picture of how these options behave in practice, the developer's page and the available demo video are the best references.
Variations is listed as free in this catalog, so you can add it to your After Effects setup without a purchase here. Licensing terms can change over time, so for the current details, any usage conditions, and the most up-to-date information, check the developer's page on aescripts. That's also where you'll find the download and any notes the developer publishes about the script and its releases.
Variations 1.0.1, released on April 29, 2025, added the ability to modify existing comps instead of duplicating and creating variations. It also lets the Name and Location sections be turned off, changed the name replacement options UI to a segmented control for quicker access, and made clicking outside the side help sheet close it. The initial 1.0.0 release came out earlier, on February 4, 2025.
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