After Effects plugins — Page 29

Plugins and scripts for Adobe After Effects: effects, particles, tracking, character animation and tools that speed up a motion designer's day. The catalog lists 1,375 plugins, 5 of them free or with a free version.

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Parenter

Aris Melachroinos

Groups selected After Effects layers under a new null so they can be moved without disturbing their animation.

FreeAfter Effects
Flip Animation

aeHamid

Mirrors, flips and scales Position keyframe animation in After Effects from one extension.

FreeAfter Effects
WQ Pro

Terrible Junk Show

Runs a script when you double-click layers in After Effects; the product has been discontinued.

FreeAfter Effects
BoringDashes

Danimate

A free After Effects tool for creating and adjusting dashed strokes more simply.

FreeAfter Effects
Rapid Reel Composer

Kupu Creative Media

Splits long footage into short clips at asterisk-key markers to build reels and short videos in After Effects.

FreeAfter Effects
Morganite - Animated Typeface

Animography

A compressed, urban-style animated typeface for After Effects that fits more text into tight spaces.

FreeAfter Effects
Bullet Time

Blace Plugins

AI-driven effect plugin for After Effects and Premiere Pro that runs on CPU or GPU hardware acceleration.

Free3ds MaxAfter EffectsPremiere Pro
Renamer

Bending Spoons

Free After Effects panel for batch-renaming project items with find and replace and queuing comps to Media Encoder.

Free3ds MaxAfter EffectsBlender
Pluck

Mooviemakers

After Effects tool for importing individual comps from other projects with their dependencies, or exporting comps as standalone files.

Free3ds MaxAfter Effects
Randomizer

nab

After Effects script that gives selected layers random transform values within a range, with separate dimensions support.

Free3ds MaxAfter Effects
Helix

mograph.tools

After Effects tool that generates helix paths with Cinema 4D style controls, smooth subdivisions and camera culling.

Free3ds MaxAfter Effects
Flow

Zack Lovatt & Rendertom

Animation curve editor with a library of easing presets.

FreeBlenderAfter Effects
Optical Flares

Video Copilot

Realistic lens flares with a flexible element editor.

FreeAfter Effects
Twitch

Video Copilot

Random jolts, flicker and glitch effects for any layer in one click.

FreeAfter Effects
FX Console

Video Copilot

Free quick-search panel for applying effects from the keyboard.

FreeAfter Effects
Magic Bullet Suite

Maxon

Color grading and cinematic looks: Looks, Colorista, Film and more.

FreeAfter EffectsPremiere ProDaVinci Resolve
Universe

Maxon

Large library of GPU-accelerated effects, transitions and titles.

FreePremiere ProDaVinci ResolveAfter Effects
Continuum

Boris FX

All-round effects suite: retouching, titles, particles, transitions and color.

FreeAfter EffectsPremiere ProDaVinci Resolve
Deep Glow

Plugin Everything

Physically accurate glow with a natural falloff.

FreeAfter Effects
RubberHose

Battle Axe

Bendy rubber-hose arms and legs for character animation.

FreeAfter Effects
Overlord

Battle Axe

Moves vector artwork from Illustrator to After Effects without extra steps.

FreeAfter Effects
Motion

Mt. Mograph

Toolbar that speeds up animation: easing, anchors, alignment and more.

FreeAfter Effects
Newton

Motion Boutique

2D physics for layers: gravity, collisions, joints and springs.

FreeAfter Effects
Plexus

Rowbyte

Networks of points, lines and facets for abstract motion graphics.

FreeAfter Effects
Stardust

Superluminal

Node-based particle system with support for 3D models and replicators.

FreeAfter Effects
Animation Composer

Mister Horse

Library of ready-made animations, transitions and elements with a free starter pack.

FreeAfter Effects
ReelSmart Motion Blur

RE:Vision Effects

Natural motion blur calculated from motion vectors.

FreeAfter EffectsPremiere ProDaVinci Resolve
FilmConvert Nitrate

FilmConvert

Film stock emulation with profiles for specific camera models.

FreeAfter EffectsPremiere ProDaVinci Resolve
Dehancer

Dehancer

Accurate emulation of film stocks, print, grain and halation.

FreeDaVinci ResolvePremiere ProAfter Effects
Beauty Box

Digital Anarchy

Automatic skin retouching for video.

FreeAfter EffectsPremiere ProDaVinci Resolve