What It Does
Automation Toolkit Pro lets you create custom buttons that run specific workflows in After Effects. Each button can execute a series of actions, like duplicating layers, modifying effects, managing the render queue, or processing project items, all without scripting knowledge.
Instead of writing JavaScript, you build automations using a visual interface with loops, conditionals, and set actions. Select layers by name, loop through compositions, add keyframes based on conditions, or apply animation presets in bulk. The automation runs when you click the button.
Key Features
Visual automation builder. Create workflows using loops (over layers, project items, keyframes, render queue), if-statements for conditional logic, variables to store values, and set actions to modify properties. No code required.
280+ supported properties and actions. Access layer properties (position, rotation, opacity, in/out points, parent), project properties (comp settings, color bit depth, working space), effect properties, markers, render queue settings, and file operations. Actions include duplicate, delete, apply presets, add to render queue, run JavaScript, save project, and modify output modules.
Keyboard shortcuts. Assign shortcuts to any automation for quick execution (Pro version only).
Export and share. Save automations as files and share them with colleagues. The free version can import unlimited automations, even if storage is limited to 10.
Team storage. Pro users can store automation libraries on a shared network drive for multi-computer access, useful for studio environments.
Read/write external files. Import files, save data to text files, work with CSV data from spreadsheets, and create image sequences.
Who It’s For
Useful for editors and motion designers who repeat the same manual tasks across projects. Examples: batch renaming layers, applying consistent color settings, organizing project items into folders, prepping comps for render with specific settings, or replacing fonts project-wide.
The free version is functional for testing ideas and light use. Pro makes sense if you rely on automations daily or work in a team that needs shared workflows.
Pricing
Pay-what-you-want pricing. The standard suggested price is $59.99 for Pro. The free version includes all core features, limited to 10 stored automations and 3 categories. You can export/import unlimited automations as files, so the free version limit affects storage, not functionality.
Free version:
- 10 automations max
- 3 categories max
- All automation features (loops, conditionals, variables, actions)
Pro version:
- Unlimited automations
- Unlimited categories
- Keyboard shortcuts
- Shared network storage for teams
Free upgrade for Automation Toolkit 1 owners (log in to see adjusted price).
