After Effects scripts are designed to solve one problem: the repetitive, time-consuming work that kills your productivity.
Whether you're building number counters, duplicating layers, timing animations, or organizing chaos—there's a script that does it for you.
All scripts are available to buy individually, alternatively they're all included with the Complete Medicine Cabinet (unlimited access, cancel anytime).
Spending hours and hours manually creating credit rolls in After Effects
After Effects Extension
Opening After Effects project files and wanting to burn them to the ground because they're so chaotic
After Effects Extension
Creating 50+ timed text layers by hand because After Effects has ZERO native caption support
After Effects Extension
Spending hours manually typing YouTube chapters by hand
After Effects Extension / Premiere Pro Extension
Having to manually adjust the workarea bar and enter your render settings each and every time you render a comp
After Effects Script
Spending 20 minutes building a sliding number counter by hand when all you need is a simple number animation
After Effects Script
Spending 30+ minutes of your precious time manually animating cryptex style animations
After Effects Script
Boring single-color Echo trails with zero creative control over individual copies
After Effects Script
Manually creating gradient ramps for blur maps, switching between comps just to adjust focus, and generally becoming annoyed with camera lens blurs in Ae.
After Effects Script
Having to duplicate layers one by one and calculate complex rotation maths just to rotate layers round a circle in AE
After Effects Script
Manually creating shape layers for every single word because After Effects has zero native underline support
After Effects Script
Following the exact same time-consuming steps every time you need to create a split second zoom effect
After Effects Script
The absolute tedium of splitting paragraph text into lines by hand, repositioning each line manually, and then creating perfectly sized mattes for each manually. Seriously, just automate it.
After Effects Script
The ridiculousness of having to use the polygon tool and a bunch of manual steps just to create triangles in After Effects
After Effects Script
Spending hours tweaking complicated noise patterns and displacement maps
After Effects Script
Writing orbit expressions from scratch with trial-and-error radius values for every single layer
After Effects Script
Spending hours making dozens of random geometric shapes with perfect spacing and rotation
After Effects Script
Boring generic drop shadows with zero style options making everyone's work look identical
After Effects Script
Building 3D DNA helixes from scratch
After Effects Script
The complex and time-intensive way of rendering out multiple sections of the same comp via the render queue settings
After Effects Script
Spending hours building sci-fi HUD dials with shape layers for 5-second background elements
After Effects Script
Creating nulls and parenting layers one-by-one when you just want to slide a group of things off screen
After Effects Script
Creating camera rigs manually and trying to remember isometric rotation values for every project
After Effects Script
Pasting text that imports with random fonts and sizes that completely destroy your layout
After Effects Script
Trying to remember the expression to wiggle along a single axis.
After Effects Script
Scrolling through 200-layer timelines clicking one at a time because there's no "select all above" button
After Effects Script
Opening Chrome, Googling "lorem ipsum", copy, switch to AE, paste - breaking flow for dummy text
After Effects Script
Googling "Instagram story dimensions" for the 500th time this year
After Effects Script
After Effects scripts are powerful automation tools that transform how motion designers work. Instead of spending hours on repetitive tasks, scripts automate complex workflows with a single click. Whether you're creating number counters, managing hundreds of layers, building end credits, or organizing chaotic projects—there's a script designed to do it instantly.
After Effects scripts extend Adobe After Effects by automating tasks and workflows that would normally require manual effort. Unlike expressions (which animate individual properties), scripts control After Effects itself—creating layers, applying effects, organizing projects, importing data, and executing complex sequences of actions.
Think of scripts as your personal assistant inside After Effects. A task that normally takes 20 minutes happens in 20 seconds. A workflow requiring deep After Effects knowledge becomes accessible with a simple interface.
Stop manually duplicating layers, renaming items one-by-one, or rebuilding the same effects for every project. Scripts automate the boring, soul-crushing tasks so you can focus on creative work that actually matters.
Create sophisticated animations and effects that would normally require expert knowledge and hours of setup. Scripts like Numero build complete sliding number counter rigs in seconds. Epilogue generates full end credit sequences from a CSV file. What used to take an hour now takes one click.
Manual repetitive work leads to mistakes—typos in layer names, incorrect timing, missed steps. Scripts execute perfectly every time with consistent naming, precise timing, and zero errors.
Get expert-level results without memorizing complex expressions or mastering advanced techniques. Scripts package professional knowledge into simple, accessible interfaces.
Automate character animation, text animations, and motion graphics workflows. Create complex animation rigs, distribute keyframes, and build effects that would normally require hours of manual keyframing.
Clean up compositions, rename layers in bulk, organize project structure, remove unused items, and manage large projects efficiently. Tools like Peacekeeper bring order to project chaos.
Generate animations from external data sources—CSV files, JSON, spreadsheets, APIs. Perfect for infographics, data visualizations, and creating hundreds of variations from a single template.
Automate text layouts, create kinetic typography, build credit sequences, and format text layers at scale. Stop positioning credits by hand when scripts can do it perfectly.
Duplicate, distribute, align, sequence, and manage layers with precision. Operations that take 30 minutes manually happen instantly with the right script.
Scripts automate After Effects tasks and workflows. They run when you execute them and make changes to your project. Scripts don't affect render times because they only run during setup, not during rendering.
Plugins add new effects and rendering capabilities to After Effects. They process continuously during renders and are applied to layers. Plugins affect render performance because they calculate on every frame.
Expressions are code snippets applied to individual properties within After Effects. They execute every frame and control how properties animate. Expressions live inside your project file.
Scripts excel at automation, project organization, and one-time setup tasks. They're typically lightweight, fast, and ideal for repetitive workflows that don't need to run on every frame.
Installing After Effects scripts is straightforward:
For detailed installation instructions with screenshots, see our guide: How to Install After Effects Scripts
New to scripts? Start with our free After Effects scripts available on a pay-what-you-want basis. They're perfect for experiencing the power of automation before investing in premium tools.
Access every After Effects script, extension, preset, template, and resource with the Complete Medicine Cabinet. Unlimited access to the complete collection for £12.99/m (Billed Quarterly). Cancel anytime, no questions asked.
For motion designers who need multiple tools, the subscription pays for itself after just two scripts. Plus you get instant access to all future releases.
Loop has been creating professional After Effects automation tools for over 10 years. Every script is:
Check out our Free After Effects scripts page to see all our free scripts. The free scripts are available on a pay what you like basis, so all you have to do is enter 0 in the price box on the purchase page.
It's super quick and easy, just read this page on How to install an After Effects Script.
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After Effects Scripts are different things entirely to After Effects expressions. Scripts are separate files you download and install to extend the functionality of After Effects whereas expressions are little snippets of code that are applied to layers within After Effects.
Scripts for After Effects are incredibly powerful, and come in all shapes and sizes. Usually, After Effect scripts are designed to automate particular tasks that may be difficult or take a long time if done manually.
To put it simply, scripts for After Effects are basically a set of instructions that After Effects will run through to perform a particular task or tasks.
Take our Numero script for example, this script creates a sliding number counter in After Effects. Now, to create this effect manually usually requires a lot of effort: multiple layers have to be created, after effects expressions have to be remembered and put in the right place, track mattes have to be applied... it all takes quite a long time. The Numero After Effect script automates the entire process for you though, so all you have to do is provide some numbers and hit the Go button.
If you've used Photoshop Actions before, then After Effects scripts are very similar, they can produce complex effects at the touch of a button, or automate the boring tasks you never like doing.
If you're interested in learning more about scripts for After Effects, take a look at our blog post: What are After Effects Scripts?
The Loop After Effects scripts are all designed to help save you time and effort when working with After Effects.