Plugins and Third-Party Tools — Adobe After Effects & Motion Graphics…

Extending After Effects with the industry's most common plugin suites

Steps in Plugins and Third-Party Tools

Red Giant and Boris FX Suites — beginner · Popular third-party effect and transition packs
Trapcode Suite — beginner · Particular, Form and other Trapcode tools for particle and abstract effects
Script and Panel Extensions — beginner · Automating repetitive tasks with panel-based extensions
Red Giant Universe and Magic Bullet — beginner · Stylize, transitions and color tools from the Red Giant line
AI Plugins for Editing — beginner · Auto-captioning, auto-reframe and AI-assisted cutting add-ons
Boris FX Sapphire and Continuum — beginner · Professional-grade effects and transitions used in broadcast and film
Custom Presets and Templates — beginner · Building a personal or studio-wide preset library
Physics Simulation Plugins — beginner · Simulating physical motion for shapes and objects
Evaluating and Managing Plugins — beginner · Keeping a plugin-heavy install stable across updates
Managing a Plugin-Heavy Install — beginner · Keeping performance and compatibility stable across updates