The 10 Best
Free Plugins for After Effects
Here are my 10 favorite free After Effects plugins.
Table of Contents
Omino
Features, that should actually be included in After Effects, which can be helpfull for more complex Motion Graphics and, to add some glitch Effects into Edits for Shortform Videos
Motion Bro
Motion Bro is known for their sheer endless amount of transitions, they offer, but they actually hav a lot more to offer, especially, when it comes to Presets and making a lot within a Short Timeframe.
A word of caution. You will only be able to install Motion Bro if you actually have a Creative Cloud subscription.
Duik
Duik is a plugin created, to animate 2D characters in After Effects. A bit like the puppet tools, but way more refined, and especially for more complex animations, better easier to use.
Primarily, I see three benefits in using Duik over the puppet tools.
Seperate Editor
Inverse Kinematics
Skelet Presets
Already working Skeletons make it so much easier and faster to get started. Especially for beginners in rigging, it is almost impossible, to make a good rig on their own that does not cause problems later on in the process.
Schmeeer
Quick Chromatic Aberration 3
Rift
Saber
Create a Star Wars Movie!
This After Effects Plugin is made, to create a Laser sword Effect. But it can be used in a wide variety of Scenarios.
What it does, it Adds a highly customizable Lasersword kind effect to any line you want to apply it to.
