Rigging & Animation Plugins for After Effects

Curves

paid

Advanced curve-based easing tool with elastic, bounce, and distribution modes

AccelCurve

paid

Edit and apply easing curves with three or more points

Loop This! Wiggle

freemium

Generate perfectly looping wiggle animations using expressions or keyframes

Delay Motion Pro

paid

Build transform delays that stay stable with parenting

XOscillator Pro

paid

Generate organic motion from physics and noise, no keyframes needed

Orbit Script

paid

Add orbital animation to any layer with keyframeable radius and speed controls

Spring Ease

paid

Target-based animation with spring physics, inertia and bounce

FlowPath

paid

Animate layers along mask paths with expression-based control

Squash & Stretch Pro

paid

Applies behavior-driven keyframed animations with auto sound effects

LipsyncTool

paid

Apply viseme keyframes via markers for smooth interpolated lip sync

drAEw

freemium

Draw and animate frame-by-frame inside After Effects with vector brushes

Ease Sync

paid

Sync easing across animations with a single click

Vybe

freemium

Generate waveform-based animations by stacking expressions and presets

Pinna

freemium

Add nulls to selected path points with control over handles and alignment

Real Ease

paid

Creates physically accurate smooth animations with one click

LOOPRAN

paid

Apply physics-based random looping animations with a click

Motion Path Pro

paid

Links masks to motion paths for single-slider animation control

Limber

freemium

Rig and animate characters with IK, FK, and FreeK modes

Power Null

paid

Add null objects with one click, live snapping, and instant parenting

Character Builder

paid

Pre-rigged character library with instant animation setup

Add Anchor Point

paid

Add unlimited anchor points to any layer for independent animations

Handy Hands 2

paid

Create and animate flexible 3D hand surfaces in a single shape layer

Arc

paid

Adjust keyframe easing with one slider and GPU-accelerated speed

MographAE

paid

Clone and animate layers with cloners and proximity-based effectors

voodoo

freemium

Tracks puppet pins and generates parented controllers for character rigs

Faux Parent

paid

Advanced parenting with per-property control and custom influence

Bendio

paid

Bend layers and attach nulls for rigged character animation

Crazy Shapes

paid

Rig, animate, and bend shape layer paths with expressions-based tools

Limber Lite

free

Simple IK rigging for stretchy character limbs and layer versioning

Sticky-Web

paid

Draw parent chains and adjust anchors directly in the comp

Set Parent To Structure

freemium

Auto-parent character rig layers to DUIK skeleton structures

iExpressions 3

freemium

Build expression-based rigs and templates with a visual interface

Carousel XPress

freemium

Creates linear, circular, exponential, or path-based carousels with one click

Deekay Tool

paid

Rig 2D characters in After Effects with one click and customizable presets

Flex

freemium

Build responsive layouts with layers that react to each other's size

Easy Bounce

freemium

Create physics-based bouncing animations from rough keyframes

SF Caddy

paid

Quick asset replacement and lip-sync tool for character animation

Blend

freemium

Animate objects between two property states with automated delay

Keep 'Em Separated 2

freemium

Separate position and scale dimensions across layers with one click

Randomatic 2

freemium

Add random and wiggle animations to 2D, 3D, and color properties

RIGOMATOR

paid

Extract, save, and reapply character animations across any rig

Wave-o-Matic

paid

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

Cartoon Bundle for Squash & Stretch Pro

freemium

Adds 37 preset behaviors and 242 sound effects for cartoon animation

Walker Tool

freemium

Generate walk and run cycle animations without manual keyframing

BAO Distortion Bundle

paid

Three plugins for warping, rigging, and distorting layers with masks

Multi Parent Rigging

paid

Parent layers to up to 10 targets with modular control over transform

BAO Joint

paid

Rig a layer to two parents with automatic distortion and squash & stretch

Character Swing Rigging

paid

Add physics-based swing motion to hair, clothing, and character elements

Roll it!

freemium

Animate shape layers or masks rolling along paths with precise edge detection

Hooker

freemium

Parent mask and shape path points to layers for animation control

Wayfinder

paid

Attach layers to shape paths and animate them along complex outlines

Isometric Rigger

freemium

Constrain layer movement to isometric 2D axes with simple sliders

Springy FX

freemium

Generate bouncy secondary motion from keyframed transforms

BAO Bones

freemium

Setup and animate inverse kinematic rigs in 3 clicks

Property Effector

paid

Link multiple layer properties to one set of animation controls

Good Parents

freemium

Keyframe parenting relationships and switch parents in After Effects

bq_HeadRig

freemium

Build character head rigs with left/right and up/down turn controls

Joysticks 'n Sliders

freemium

Pose-based rigging system for character animation in After Effects

After Ease

freemium

Create bounce and elastic animations with an intuitive curve editor

AutoCircularMotion

freemium

Create circular, swinging, and bouncing motions with Z-axis depth control

Control Maker

freemium

Create custom control shapes for After Effects rigs

lipsyncr 2

paid

Analyzes English speech and generates mouth animations automatically

Overlap

freemium

Create overlapping follow-through animations from a single keyframe

Leem's Animation Tools 2

paid

Simplifies puppet animation with sprite swapping and pin controls

animationPATTERNSpro

freemium

Create and apply custom easing curves to keyframes with one click

PuppetTools 3

paid

Set up IK systems and create custom controllers for character rigging

Align to Path

freemium

Attach layers to mask paths and animate along single or multiple routes

Create Pivotal Null

freemium

Generate nulls at layer corners and edges for faster rigging setup

MatchRate

freemium

Extend layer property animations at the same rate between keyframes

Rubberize It!

paid

Make layers squash and stretch like rubber without keyframes

AutoSway

freemium

Create swaying animations for layers using puppet pins or layer linking

Keyframe Velocity Changer

freemium

Adjust velocity across multiple keyframes and layers at once

animationPATTERNS

freemium

Apply, edit, and create custom keyframe easing types with one click

Talking Head

paid

Facial animation rig with automatic lip-sync and intuitive controls

Auto Lip-Sync

freemium

Generate automatic mouth animation synced to voice recordings

Ease and Wizz

freemium

Apply advanced easing equations to keyframes with one click

Squash & Stretch

freemium

Add squash-and-stretch animations with sliders and built-in behaviors