Motion Studio
gold-standardmotion design toolkit
Trusted worldwide in production workflows
Gold-standard Suite
Core interactions used in every session: one-click anchor point snapping, inline speed graph editing, fill/stroke color controls, and layer isolation via Focus groups. Used by professionals worldwide since 2013.
Pinned Tools
Tools and workflows can be pinned, re-ordered and removed in two special groups.
Anchor
Snap layer Anchor Points to bounding box margins in one-click.
Ease
Adjust keyframe speed by dragging your cursor in the graph, or using mirrored slider controls.
Anchor
Snap layer Anchor Points to bounding box margins in one-click.
Ease
Adjust keyframe speed by dragging your cursor in the graph, or using mirrored slider controls.
Color
Preview and manipulate color space with sliders and expanded controls.
Focus
Visually isolate selected layers in your timeline and composition.
Pinned Tools
Tools and workflows can be pinned, re-ordered and removed in two special groups.
Pages of Motion
Five dedicated pages inside the extension: advanced easing with cubic, speed, and influence graphs; Color for fill, stroke, hue, saturation, and vibrance controls; Focus for layer isolation and group management; a full Tools library browser; and a search page to find and launch any tool, setting, or recent action.
Search
Find and launch tools, settings, preferences and browse your recent tool runs.
Advanced Easing
Edit and manipulate keyframe speed, influence and value without visiting the Graph Editor.
Focus
Isolate and control layers and groups.
Advanced Easing
Edit and manipulate keyframe speed, influence and value without visiting the Graph Editor.
Focus
Isolate and control layers and groups.
Tools
The libary of all the tools and workflows in the Motion Studio extension.
Search
Find and launch tools, settings, preferences and browse your recent tool runs.
Deep Workflows
Full-page tools with their own sub-menus for tasks you repeat daily. Edit composition settings, scrub the timeline with custom frame snapping, generate and record particle simulations via Emitter, and save/re-apply keyframe sets with Re-Key.
Re-Key
Save, re-apply, re-time and share keyframes.
Composition
Preview and change composition settings with modern controls.
Timeline
Manage your work area and preview animation in a new scrub method.
Composition
Preview and change composition settings with modern controls.
Timeline
Manage your work area and preview animation in a new scrub method.
Emitter
Generate and record simulation assets, no rendering and instant playback.
Re-Key
Save, re-apply, re-time and share keyframes.
Everything Toolbox
Single-click tools that automate common actions: Delay for expression-based stagger, Falloff for distance-driven attenuation, Null for instant control rigs, Shapes for geometric primitives, and Sort to organize your project panel automatically.
Tools
The tools library is always getting new releases, like Re-Key, Grids and Key Assist — new methods to explore animation.
Delay
Universally control and stagger values across multiple layers with expression-based timing.
Falloff
Manipulate properties with spatial attenuation — animate values based on distance from a source.
Delay
Universally control and stagger values across multiple layers with expression-based timing.
Falloff
Manipulate properties with spatial attenuation — animate values based on distance from a source.
Null
Create invisible control objects and parent selected layers for cleaner rigs.
Shapes
Collection of geometric primitives — create pre-built shape layers with a single click.
Sort
Automatically sort and organize the project panel and all media content and folders.
Tools
The tools library is always getting new releases, like Re-Key, Grids and Key Assist — new methods to explore animation.
Studio Experience
The standalone desktop app manages your entire setup: install and update extensions, organize color palettes and easing libraries, build custom Mini panels, browse open-source vector assets, and configure Re-Key presets. Also includes Resolve Ease for DaVinci Resolve users.
Settings
As usual with Mt. Mograph software, there are complete Preferences and Settings to customize.
Extensions
Motion Studio can be installed as a single panel, or opened as multiple extension panels.
Color
Organize, sort and manage all your color palettes.
Extensions
Motion Studio can be installed as a single panel, or opened as multiple extension panels.
Color
Organize, sort and manage all your color palettes.
Easing
Manage and re-order all your ease palettes and create folders.
Vector
Use a massive library of royalty free and open source vectors in any program.
Re-Keys
Manage and re-order all your Re-Key, rename and add custom icons.
Mini
Create and customize minimal companion panels for Motion Studio tool, swatches, palettes, system commands and more.
Resolve Easing
For DaVinci Resolve + Fusion users, enjoy an enhanced graph editor and easing toolset.
Create
Motion Studio is expanding to an entire suite of interactive simulation tools with instant renders and complete library.
Settings
As usual with Mt. Mograph software, there are complete Preferences and Settings to customize.
Animation Assistant
Studio-exclusive tools for advanced workflows: Re-Key saves and recalls keyframe libraries, Mini panels give you lightweight custom toolbars, and Key Assist auto-sets bulk keyframes with a property listener.
Key-Assist
Auto-set bulk keyframes with a "property listener assistant."
Re-Key
Save and re-apply keyframes in a custom library.
Minis
Customize a lightweight companion extension of your favorite tools, libraries and After Effects system commands.
Re-Key
Save and re-apply keyframes in a custom library.
Minis
Customize a lightweight companion extension of your favorite tools, libraries and After Effects system commands.
Key-Assist
Auto-set bulk keyframes with a "property listener assistant."
Users say
“If I were to be stranded on a desert island with After Effects, and could only take one plugin with me, Motion would be that plug-in. No question.”
Ryan D
Freelancer / Skinny Kid Media
“Motion was a game changer for me when I was getting into motion graphics and I use it in every after effects project I create. It is one of the few tools I feel absolutely no regret buying.”
Simon Whiteside
@cyberdonkey
“I've been using Motion since V1 and it only gets better with every update. I use it for literally every project I work on, and it saves me endless precious clicks each day.”
Dana Stoof
“I can't tell how much lifetime Motion has saved me already. I'm using it every day and all of my important tools are just one click away, right at my fingertips.”
“I've been using motion since version 2 and I simply cannot work without it anymore, an absolute must. Features missing natively in AE are all in there!”
Alexis
Skipp
“Motion covers so many essential tools that speed up your workflow. It almost becomes a standard in your daily use. Once you're used to it you'll really miss it when it's gone.”
Dennis Roverts
Zuiderlicht
“The amount of time I've saved since I've started using it is immeasurable.”
Jonathan S
eidesis
“Motion has speeded up all my work processes for 10 years now and above all it freed me from a lot of stress. Thank you”
Lorenzo Delmati
“I love Motion 4. It has become a huge part of my day to day workflow in AE and I don't think I could ever live without it.”
Nicole Moellner
“I love Motion. I use it every day as part of my workflow. It has saved me hours of work!”
Alvaro Jacome
“I use Motion since my first days in after effects and i will use it up to my last project. i really cant work without it anymore. i would pay for it again and again if i had to. also the guys are super helpful with great customer service.”
Tasos Mpougkis
Yooka Productions
“Motion is an essential tool. It's the first plugin I downloaded and it's the first one I recommend to people new to after effects. A complete swiss army knife of tools to make life inside AE easier”
Sayeed Islam
Freelance
“Amazing tool with superb support, with users being able to input into its development. Motion keeps growing and is a must have for any After Effects professional or hobbyist!”
Chris Lupton
Dead Ready Productions
“I use it daily and I can't work without it. Fastest way to get perfectly smooth movements with keyframes.”
Marcus
@artis_film
“We use motion in every After Effects project and can't think of missing it. It saves us a lot of time, especially when we work on time critical projects which just need easy animations. It's the first tool we install after installing After Effects.”
Puyan Mayer
Leuchtturm Entertainment
“Motion quickly became a necessary tool in my animation workflow. It allows me to work quicker and more efficiently than ever before. One of the best developed and designed plugins on the market.”
Phil R
Aisle 3
“I have used this tool daily since v1. There's an episode of Modern Family that I worked on (Connection Lost). It was so helpful, that I even wrote a fanmail email way back then thanking the developers for saving my ass on that episode. This tool is used in EVERYTHING that moves in that episode. Have you seen Brain Games? It's all over those animated segments. I do hundreds of ads for social platforms, and this is my daily driver to knock out smooth animation quickly.”
John B.
@DamnFineJob
“Motion has been a core plugin in my daily animation workflow for years. It has saved me millions of clicks and I am overjoyed by every new version. Thank you guys!”
Zdeněk Dovole
freelancer
“I've tried quite a few plug-ins and extensions over the years, but the only one I still use every single day is Motion. It does all the Bobby Basic really useful things that you'd think After Effects would do as standard.”
Ian
ramox.co.uk
“Motion is worth the cost, easy to learn and improves basic animation work and makes it faster.”
Henri Strandman
Aste Helsinki
“Motion is basically essential to my After Effects workflow.”
Dustin
“Been working in animation and motion graphics for over 20 years. After Effects and Cinema 4D are my weapons of choice. Motion is one of my most essential add-ons for After Effects. I use it in every project. If you need a tool to help streamline your workflow this is about as essential as it gets.”
Adam
3AM Design
“I've been using Motion since it first came out... and it's become the preeminent AE tool in my toolbox. It would be hard to go back to pre-Motion days and still get things done as quickly and enjoyably. It brings so much functionality to the table. In my opinion, it's truly one of the most essential plugins for After Effects, and I can't recommend it enough.”
Ted H.
Hoehne Design
“I LOVE Motion, it's become a regular part of my workflow and it's saved me SO MUCH time. Animation takes a lot of time as it is so anything to help speed things up is fantastic. I would recommend it to everyone that uses After Effects regularly. I particularly love the Sort function as I am very messy with all my folders and comps, so I don't feel bad if other people have to work with my files any more!”
Vicky
Freelance
“Not a day goes without me using Motion. The key features are as refined as they can be and lots of fun and awesome features you could get yourself lost in.”
Peter
1Camera