Best Physics & Simulation Plugins for After Effects

Newton 4

freemium

Apply realistic 2D physics to After Effects layers with gravity and collisions

Soft Body 2

paid

Create physics-based soft body simulations on text, shapes, and layers

Liquids

paid

Add physics-based liquid simulations to masked areas with one click

Mercury

paid

GPU-accelerated liquid deformations for shapes, text, and masks

Toy Bricks

paid

Simulates physics and rigid body collisions in 3D space

Physarum

freemium

Simulates organic growth patterns using expression-driven masks

Splash

paid

Creates procedurally animated liquid trails and blobs on moving layers

Rubberize It!

paid

Make layers squash and stretch like rubber without keyframes

Squash & Stretch Pro

paid

Applies behavior-driven keyframed animations with auto sound effects

XOscillator Pro

paid

Generate organic motion from physics and noise, no keyframes needed

Springy FX

freemium

Generate bouncy secondary motion from keyframed transforms

Wave-o-Matic

paid

Add natural wave motion to any layer in 2D or 3D space

Spring Ease

paid

Target-based animation with spring physics, inertia and bounce