Best Rendering & Export Plugins for After Effects

AfterCodecs

paid

Export ProRes, H264, H265, and HAP codecs natively without Media Encoder

GifGun 2

paid

One-click animated GIF and WEBP export from After Effects comps

BG Renderer MAX

freemium

Render compositions in the background while working in After Effects

LottieFiles for Adobe After Effects

free

Export After Effects animations to Lottie JSON and preview across devices

Bodymovin

freemium

Export After Effects animations as JSON for web playback with Lottie

Aep to Mogrt Pro

freemium

Batch-export After Effects comps to Motion Graphics Templates

MoDeck

freemium

Make After Effects templates editable online and automate batch renders

Social Exporter

freemium

Export compositions to multiple social media formats in one click

RenderQ

freemium

Batch queue renders with custom output modules in one click

LayerRender

paid

Render individual layers to video without Media Encoder

QueueMaster

paid

Automates render queue setup with templates, versioning, and file paths

MP4 + Alpha Converter

paid

Convert transparent footage to MP4 format with alpha channel preservation

Render Templates

paid

One-click rendering to predefined folders based on project structure

Sheetah - Spritesheet Tools

freemium

Export After Effects compositions as spritesheets for 2D and 3D games

Templater

freemium

Automates After Effects templates using spreadsheet data and batch rendering