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Library of production-ready VFX stock footage elements including fire, smoke, explosions, and atmospheric effects for compositing.

Free and premium motion presets, transitions, and effects packs installable directly via a panel inside After Effects.

Subscription library of After Effects templates including titles, openers, logo reveals, and motion graphics available under a commercial license.

Platform for creating, previewing, and sharing Lottie animations exported from After Effects.

High-quality presets, templates, and tools for creating animated videos inside After Effects.

Free After Effects templates, transitions, and titles with no attribution or sign-up required.

Official website.

Official documentation and support.

A comprehensive guide to mastering After Effects.

A hands-on course in motion graphics with After Effects.

Master expressions in After Effects.

A classic book on motion graphics and animation.

Explore advanced visual effects techniques.

Transfers layers from Figma and Sketch into After Effects as editable shape layers, text, and images.

Free media browser for previewing and importing After Effects project files and assets without leaving the application.

Community-maintained reference for the After Effects scripting API and ExtendScript object model.

CEP panel for exporting MP4 files from After Effects and Premiere with dynamic file naming and folder organization.

Automatically crops compositions to fit their contents, analyzing the full duration of the animation.

Visual block-based scripting environment for building custom one-click automation tools without writing JavaScript.

Output module plugin for rendering H.264, ProRes, HAP, and HEVC files directly from the After Effects render queue without Media Encoder.

Generates animated 3D geometric wave forms and patterns with depth-of-field support and Multi-Frame Rendering compatibility.

Automates animated stroke and fill effects with a multi-layered style builder for compositing, blending, and displacement.

Native importer plugin that adds After Effects support for MKV, AV1, HAP, and other formats not handled by Adobe's default decoders.

Spline deformation plugin that distorts layers along mask paths for animating ribbons, ropes, and curved text with 3D controls.

IK rigging and mesh-deformation plugin that enables full character animation on a single layer with keyframeable parenting and IK/FK switching.

Join the After Effects community on Facebook.

Community forum for After Effects users.

Community of people specializing in scripting and video generation automation.

The After Effects subreddit for community discussions and sharing.

Follow the latest After Effects discussions on Twitter.

Vite and TypeScript boilerplate for building CEP extension panels for After Effects in React, Vue, or Svelte with hot-module replacement and ZXP packaging.

Standalone procedural 2D animation software with data-driven workflows, real-time rendering, and spreadsheet integration, free for individuals.

Simplifies and accelerates the process of creating customized videos.

Data-driven render automation for After Effects.

Explore motion graphics courses on Coursera.

Various After Effects courses on LinkedIn Learning.

Offers a variety of After Effects courses on motion design and animation.

Professional After Effects training on Pluralsight.

Creative classes and tutorials, including many on After Effects.

A wide selection of After Effects courses on Udemy.