Browse the best Utility plugins and templates

AE GPT

AE GPT is the smart AI assistant for After Effects. Instantly write expressions, fix errors, and automate tasks with natural language after reading your project.. Supports ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and local models via API to let you focus on creativity, not code.

Shy Bar

✨ Cut through the chaos — show, hide, and select only what matters, fast and in style. ▸ Case-sensitive search ▸ Multi-label selection ▸ Custom buttons ▸ Support for AE 2025 themes.

Layout

The ultimate tool for handling layouts in AE. Align, distribute, adjust anchor points, create grids and outlines.

ObjPop

Generate 3d models from any images! Imported straight into AE. Run it locally or on cloud.

Copy Pasta

The simple solution for copying and pasting images into and out of After Effects! Interested in saving time throughout your workflow? This is the tool for you.

Compound Matte 2

A Full Matte Operator; Merge, Subtract, Intersect, and Exclude mattes in an easy to use interface!

Easy Taper

Easy Taper is a time-saving After Effects script designed to simplify the process of adjusting taper settings on shape layers. Instead of digging through complex menus, Easy Taper gives you a single, intuitive slider to control the taper of one or multiple selected strokes at once. It’s fast, efficient, and designed to keep you focused on creativity rather than technical adjustments. Perfect for motion designers who frequently work with strokes and lines.

Mask Null

Control masks with null layers while maintaining a live link to the null object at all times.

PixMap

Improve your workflow with the ability to map any layer or video onto a UV texture pass allowing for rapid re-texturing with fast iteration. No need to re-render your expensive 3D scene just for one texture change. Now you can render out a single UV pass and composite right in After Effects!

QuickCaption

QuickCaption is the fastest way to import, edit, and animate subtitles in After Effects. Whether you're working with .srt files or adding captions manually, this powerful script streamlines the entire process—from syncing and styling to animating—with just a few clicks. Key features include automatic .srt import, manual timing with markers, text splitting and merging, customizable text boxes, flexible animation controls by direction and style, and precise duration settings for smooth, dynamic captions.

Quickflip

Instantly flip, rotate and scale layers in After Effects just like in Illustrator, Photoshop and other design software.

Reach

Ready to take your motion design workflow to uncharted territories? Reach is an all-encompassing, adaptable, and ever-evolving toolset. It infuses the After Effects toolkit with a medley of uniquely innovative utilities. From elementary to intricate, Reach takes the expected and elevates it into the realm of the extraordinary. Simplify the complex, streamline the cumbersome, and catalyze your creativity with Reach - the quintessential companion for every After Effects adventurer Elevate your art. Reach for the stars.