The Best After Effects Plugins & Tools

2,300+ transitions, titles, overlays, elements and 20+ free workflow tools

Motion Graphics

Copy Face

AI face swapping for real and stylized faces in After Effects

AE Sheets

Manage text layers and batch-generate localized compositions with AI

NatuRamp

Generate natural, procedural gradients with organic color transitions

Color Grading

Moving Parents

Manage parenting and animate layers without keyframes using expressions

Jlitch

Creates glitch effects from compression errors and feedback accumulation

Dropletee

Liquid distortion effect that accumulates frames over time

Sandbox

AI-powered web animation engine inside After Effects

Textlab Pro

Analyze, batch edit, and style text across After Effects projects

Unsafe Area Overlay

Shows platform UI margins to prevent cropping on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube

Feedback Studio

Creates video echo effects, fractal loops, and kaleidoscopic patterns

AEtoGSAP

Export After Effects animations as GSAP code for web deployment

Blacklight Composite Suite

Matte manipulation and color matching tools for compositing

LingoFlip

Translate After Effects projects into 100+ languages with one click

Universal Template AutoFill

Fill complex After Effects templates in one panel with bulk text, media, and

Sound Prompter

Generate sound effects and music from video using local AI analysis

Audio Sync

Wrap It

Projects 3D camera footage onto Alembic geometry for texture workflows

3D & Camera

STRUCTURA

Organize messy After Effects projects into professional hierarchies

Bevelizer

GPU-accelerated bevels on text and shapes in real-time

3D & Camera

Number Maker

Animate counters, timers, and value displays in After Effects

Data & Infographics

QuickOpen

Open and save projects with one-click access to 30 project slots

AutoCaption

subscription

Generate styled captions from audio using speech recognition

AccelCurve

Edit and apply easing curves with three or more points

Rigging & Animation

Despill Maestro

Remove green screen spill while protecting skin tones and wardrobe

Keying & Masking

Loop This! Wiggle

Generate perfectly looping wiggle animations using expressions or keyframes

Rigging & Animation

Fractal Noise Browser + Colorama Browser Bundle

Browse and apply 200+ noise presets and 350+ gradients with visual previews

Noise & Textures

Frankenstein Finder

Project navigator that maps nested compositions and isolates layers

ReColor

Reveal and update all layer colors in your project via hex or picker

Fractal Noise Browser

Browse 200+ noise presets with thumbnails and animated previews

Noise & Textures

Project Font Pro

Replace fonts across After Effects projects with filters for layers and styles

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Create 3D terrains, environments, buildings, and volumetric scenes directly in After Effects.

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The best completely free After Effects plugins for motion designers on any budget.

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Select, edit, copy, scale, and manage keyframes faster across your After Effects timeline.

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Tools for animating app interfaces, prototypes, dashboards, and screen content in After Effects.

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Keep your After Effects projects clean, structured, and easy to navigate with these tools.

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Automate repetitive After Effects tasks, batch render, and process multiple comps at once.

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Recreate film grain, cinematic color grades, depth of field, and vintage film looks.