What It Does
Web Browsers by RigFast provides seven fully-rigged browser interfaces built entirely from shape layers in After Effects. You import your web page graphics, and the rig handles tab management, scrolling, button rollovers, and window resizing automatically. Built for UX prototypes, web demos, and desktop interaction animations where you need browsers that behave like the real thing.
Key Features
Seven browser styles. PC and Mac variants, all fully compatible with After Effects 3D space. Because they’re 100% shape layers, you can scale or zoom to any resolution without quality loss.
Tab system. Add or remove up to four tabs. Click to select the active tab. Each tab displays custom text and icons, with accurate rollover effects on both the tab and its close button. Each tab can have its own URL that updates when you switch.
Smart scrollbars. Scrollbars appear only when page content exceeds the browser window. They resize automatically to match both browser dimensions and page size. Control vertical and horizontal scrolling with sliders ranging from 0% to 100%.
Responsive resizing. When you resize the browser window, all UI elements adjust correctly. Tabs shrink or expand, buttons reposition, scrollbars recalculate. Content moves accurately within the frame.
Web page handling. Replace the included sample pages with your own graphics of any size. Scrollbars detect the new dimensions and adjust. Change the page background color through effect controls.
Custom effect controls. Set number of tabs, active tab, scroll positions, and page background through a centralized panel. To switch between browser styles, copy and paste these controls to a new rig.
Who It’s For
Useful for motion designers creating product videos, UX designers prototyping interfaces, or anyone building screen recordings without actual screen capture. If you regularly animate browser interactions or mock up web experiences, this saves hours of manual window cutting and scrollbar positioning.
Pricing
Originally $189, currently on sale for $89 as a one-time purchase. Note that the product page indicates this has been temporarily discontinued, though it remains available for purchase.
Requires After Effects CC 2014 or later. If using CC 2019, set the Expression Engine to Legacy ExtendScript.
