SHYBAR

Your Timeline • Your Control

Unleash the full potential of your After Effects experience with Shy Bar. Shy Bar empowers you to take command of your timeline and composition like never before, offering a comprehensive suite of features designed to elevate your workflow and declutter your timeline.

✨The Magic Formula ✨

how what you need

ide what you don't

our timeline, simplified

rowse by type or name

ct fast, stay focused

edefine your workflow

The Powerful UI

Shy Bar boasts a fully responsive user interface, ensuring a seamless experience across various workspaces.

Enjoy a clutter-free workspace with the ability to customize which buttons appear on the panel. Tailor Shy Bar to your needs, placing the buttons you use most at your fingertips.

Text
Solid
Camera
Light
Null
Shapes Window
Precomps
Audio Enabled Precomps new
Adjustment
Audio

Audio Enabled new
Image
Video new
Photoshop
Illustrator
Missing Assests new
Parents Window
Selected Layers
Selected Time and Later fixed
Enabled Layers

Solo Layers
Locked Layers
Guide Layers
3D Layers
3D Files new
Layers With Masks
Layers With Comments
Layers With Markers
Track Matte Window
Layers With Effects

Layers with Motion Blur
Layers With Expressions
Keyframes Window
Label Colors Window
Blending Modes Window
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Solo Selected Layers
Solo non Selected Layers
Solo Up
Solo Down

Visible Layers At Composition Start
Layers With Same Selected inPoint
Layers Visible In Work Area
Layers With Same Selected outPoint
Layers With Same inPoint As CTI
Layers Visible at CTI
Layers With Same outPoint As CTI
Visible Layers At Composition End
Disable Filters Window
Settings Window

Why Shy Bar?

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Label Colors

Infuse vibrancy into your workspace! Explore the rich Label Color Window, letting you label your layers with a spectrum of hues for easy identification and organization.

Blending Modes

Elevate your visuals with our Fusion Modes window. Experiment with different blending modes to add depth and drama to your compositions, unlocking a realm of artistic possibilities.

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Seeker Sleuth

Lost in layers? Fear not! The Seeker Sleuth window acts as your guiding spellbook, swiftly locating the elements you seek amidst the complexity of your project.

Custom Visibility

Tailor your timeline effortlessly. With Shy Bar, you can selectively reveal layers on the timeline or in the viewer, ensuring complete control over your composition.

Responsive UI

Experience a fluid interface that adapts to your needs.

Tailor your workspace by selecting which buttons to display on the panel, creating a personalized environment that matches your workflow.

Advanced Layer Insight

Delve into layers by attributes such as masks, effects, markers, comments, and more.

Explore layers based on their status at the current time, at the composition's start or end, ensuring unparalleled visibility.

Keyframe Finesse

Navigate through your keyframes with finesse! The Keyframe Navigator window provides a quick access of your animation journey, allowing you to refine every keyframe with precision.

Matte Mastermind

Conquer complex matte tracking challenges with the Matte Tracking window. Elevate your compositions with seamless administration of mattes and achieve professional-grade visual effects.

Parents Management

Simplify your hierarchy with the parents window. Effortlessly link and control layers, achieving seamless animations and intricate designs.

Smart Time-Based Filters

Find layers based on their time – whether they're visible in the work area, present at the current time, or positioned at the composition's start or end.

Built for Creators

From motion designers to video editors, Shy Bar is tailored to fit any workflow. Its intuitive interface and powerful features adapt to your style, not the other way around.

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More Power in Every Click

Right-click is the new shortcut. Switch functions, reveal hidden layers, open advanced panels—all with intuitive clicks that boost your efficiency.

Why You'll Love It

Tame the Timeline Chaos. Shy Bar is your secret weapon for navigating complex After Effects projects. Say goodbye to cluttered timelines and hello to clarity — whether you're managing hundreds of layers or refining a single animation detail. Shy Bar streamlines your workflow, helps you stay creative under pressure, and gives you back control of your timeline — with precision, speed, and ease.

How It Works?

Click. Filter. Focus. Using Shy Bar is effortless. One click instantly reveals only the layers you need. Want to keep a few extra layers visible? Just hold Shift. It's all about intuitive control: work smarter, not harder. Your timeline, your rules.

Selected Layers!

Seamlessly narrow your focus to selected layers, streamlining your workflow and amplifying your creative precision.

Add more layers!

Elevate your composition by seamlessly incorporating additional layers. Unlock creative possibilities with just a press of the Shift key, effortlessly expanding your focus beyond the initial selection.

Focus on your labeled layers!

Instantly spotlight layers based on their color labels, bringing clarity to your composition. Effortlessly streamline your workflow and focus on what truly matters.

Relabel your layers!

Effortlessly color-code and categorize your layers or keyframes, boosting efficiency and clarity.

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The magic of 'Seeker Sleuth'

Effortlessly find and manage what you need by searching through layer names, effects, comments, markers, expressions, and composition markers by letters or words. Unlock a world of efficiency and precision at your fingertips.

Keyframes Window

Open a window and exclusively view layers with specific keyframe types. Effortlessly streamline your workflow and focus on the keyframes that matter.

Made For Creatives Like You

Motion Designers: Shy Bar brings order to chaos, making large compositions manageable.

Character Animators: Zero in on limbs, parts, or key details with surgical precision.

Content Creators & Editors: Quickly isolate audio layers, effects, missing files, and 3D elements.

Studios & Teams: Speed up reviews and collaboration by filtering timelines for clear feedback.

Trial Limitations

Layer Selection:

You can view and select up to 5 layers at a time. Experience the essence of Shy Bar with a taste of its layer management prowess.

Search Window:

In the search window, you're limited to entering just 3 search terms Just a glimpse of the search capabilities Shy Bar brings to the table.

Tips

Shift to effortlessly add more layers.
Alt to activate solo mode exclusively on chosen layers.
Ctrl to enable your chosen layers.
Ctrl + Alt to select your chosen layers.

Bonus tip: In window buttons, hold Shift to open them in floating window for more control on your workspace.