AEviewer
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Compatibility After Effects Please check exact version compatibility under the "COMPATIBILITY" tab below
BETTER, FASTER AND MORE POWERFUL WORK WITH YOUR MEDIA FILES
Save up to 80% of your time working on an average project (according to beta users)
Customer Testimonials
I see a lot of these tweets and I get them. But...
— Andrew Embury (@aembury) September 4, 2018
AE Viewer saved my life this weekend. Thank you so much @motion_land, I don't think I could have survived without such a valuable tool.https://t.co/oN0nGs4pWM
Thank you.
AE Viewer is nearing essential status & I've just started using it – ever notice that AE has a Media Browser that does just about NOTHING for you?
— Ryan Summers (@Oddernod) November 22, 2017
AE Viewer is Media Browser that Adobe couldn't build, but @aescripts did.
.@motion_land your #AEviewer extensions looks amazing. Thanks for this powerful tool.
— michamedia (@michamedia) November 22, 2017
... this is a fantastic tool to use in After Effects. Really should be a feature in to After Effects.
— Creative Dojo January 31, 2019

Preview After Effects projects
Don’t open .aep files while searching for the right project and create preview in a few clicks.

Preview popular formats
Now you can preview and import all popular file formats from one window
Photoshop and Illustrator files: psd, ai
Images: jpeg, png, .gif, tiff (from 8 bit to 32 bit), .exr and more
Fonts: ttf, .otf
Media: All popular video and audio formats and codecs. Full list available here
Scripts: jsx, jsxbin
3D: .c4d
Expressions: .expr (text file where you put your expression)

Folder previews
Add previews to your folders to highlight important information by adding “folder_preview.png” inside

Quickly add files
Left Click - add to your composition Right Click - choose from many options

Preview audio
Preview waveforms before listening. Then hover on the tracks to listen. It will dramatically speed up the process of choosing the sound fx for your project

Preview Fonts
Choose your text for preview and find the right font quickly.

Apply fonts
Apply fonts from the same folder. Not installed fonts will be installed to the system in automatically with one click.

Favorite files
Instant access to the most used files.

Favorite Folders
Apply fonts from the same folder. Not installed fonts will be installed to the system automatically with one click.

Collections
Create virtual folders with inspiration and references or thematic groups.

Favorite scripts
Launch your scripts in a few clicks with the fast access.

Quick search
Find your files with the keywords
Installation
Install with aescripts+aeplugins ZXP Installer
Supported Versions
AEviewer works on After Effects starting from CC2015 and up
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After Effects | 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014 |
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1.7.1 (Current version) - Aug 11, 2020
- Non-English characters in file names and folders
- Corrected previews for square videos
1.7 - Aug 10, 2020
- File browsing and file search now works 10x times faster
- Preview and import of .MOGRT and .EPS files
- Folders now can have video preview with folder_preview.png
- Add PNG files as static previews
- New “Open in default program” menu for the files
- Show files in sub-folders
- “Mute all videos” under the settings
- Favorites now toggle favorites in current folder. All favorite files now moved to “Collections”
- Drag and Drop files from the Finders inside the Collections
- UI updates (format name, folder preview, star icon now at the top, proper Japanese names cutting, new navigation bar)
- Shortcuts to toggle tabs (1,2,3,4,5,6 keys to switch the tabs)
- Better scroll
1.6.2 - Nov 28, 2019
- Click and drag "Folders" tab to switch between the top folders quickly
- Multi-files drag and drop to Collections
Fixed
- `_isSecurityPrefSet is undefined` now fixed
- Renaming of the files works as expected
- 1-pixel shift for .aep preview
- Removed ability to add the same folder to the `Fast Access` menu
- On Windows, some folders under the Folders menu displayed the wrong expand icon
1.6.1 - Nov 1, 2019
- Ignore "Missing fonts" dialogue while creating previews for .aep files.
Fixed
- videoServer now start properly on macOS
- The first load doesn't take too much time
- Fixed Scale\Zoom slider
1.6 - Oct 31, 2019
- You can also use .mp4 files as previews for .aep files.
- Search history (hold "Back" arrow to access it)
- Set folder where to install\store Packages
- Updated "CreatePreviews.jsx" script. You can now change the Workarea duration for new previews.
- Notification added after a file has been imported
- You can now rename files with right click of the mouse
- Bookmarks and Folders are now in one tab
- Opened pack in now highlighted and Packages tab
- "Show hidden files" now hide "(Footages)" folder and hidden folders on OSX
- You can now add "AEviewer" or "AEViewer comp" comment to your composition
- Group scripts, add titles and color them. Request by Suguru Asakura (@SgrGuitarOrgan)
- Added "Restart AEViewer" under the hamburger menu.
- New settings to hide (Can't find "AEviewer comp") dialog
- New settings to import files to the root folder of the project (Request by renderTom)
- If .ffx preset is 3D preset, the layer will be switched to 3D automatically
- **!!! MacOS Catalina users !!!** - we will sign all executables in the next update very soon.
Fixed
- Video playback
- Version alert issue
- Font preview on Windows
- Special characters for the font preview
- Bug for adding/removing composition to Prerender tab
- "Files to load" setting now works as expected
- Missing preferences
- Deleting packages
- Slow load of AEviewer
- Bug with duplicated folders under Folders tab
- A lot of UI/UX issues
- Playback of short videos
1.5.5 - Feb 20, 2019
- AEviewer will now remember last opened tab and open it on next launch
FIXED
- setDate issue
- Video preview freezes and glitches
1.5 - Feb 6, 2019
- You can now choose between standalone installer instead of ZXP installer
- New UI!
a.User friendly
b. Crisp icons and retina support
- Audio waveforms for mp3 wav files
a. Preview any mp3 or wav files quickly
b.Even a large files will process fast
c.It is a live processing so you don’t need to pre-generate graphics for them
- Multiple import of the files
a. Shift + click to select all files in the folder.
b. Option + click (or Alt + click on Windows) to select several files".
Right click of the mouse and choose import option
- New formats has been added: nef, exr, tif, dpx, pam, pbm, pcx, ptx, apng (png and jpeg sequences coming soon!)
- C4D files now have previews (MOGRT files are coming in the next update!)
- Prerender Tab (Converts selected comps to separate projects and automatically creats preview for them)
- Packages tab (Install your packages via Drag and Drop to AEviewer, useful feature for template authors, their clients and not only )
- Create packages (compress your files into package and add your information there)
- Scripts that available under the WIndow menu, will now start as dockable panels
- “Check updates” button has added
- "Adobe After Effects Auto-Save" are hidden now
- More settings and new FAQ
FIXED
- "Can't run the script. A modal dialog is waiting for a response." error while creating the preview.
- Video server freezes while trying to play some videos
- Undo group error after the project has been imported
- All imported items now go to AEviewer folder
- Fixed issue when you have tried to import projects one after another
1.4 - Aug 8, 2018
- Support for more video formats and codecs (big requested feature!!!)
- Support for .tif and .exr and more
- "Reveal in Finder\Explorer" button
- Big Pack folder now automatically added to Favourites
- You can now launch custom scripts before and\or after import of the projects/media files/fonts and so on. Just add script under the same folder as your file with the names "aev_before.jsx" and "aev_after.jsx"
- Integration with Font Manager. You can now apply the JSX typefaces directly from AEViewer
FIXED
- Issue with settings import\export
- Issue with Collections rename\remove
- MacOS - display external drivers under the Tree view section
1.3.6 - May 8, 2018
- Wrong timing while creating previews for .ffx files
- Crashed settings while adding non-latin folders to the Favourites
1.3.6 - May 8, 2018
- Wrong timing while creating previews for .ffx files
- Crashed settings while adding non-latin folders to the Favourites
1.3.5 - Mar 31, 2018
- UI automatically updates after previews have been created
- Added option to customize how much files to load
- Added license and version info under the ''About" tab
- Fixed file counter
- Fixed smooth scrolling on Mac OS
- A few bugs fixed inside "Create previews" function
- Coming soon: audio preview and more video formats and codecs
1.6.2 - Nov 28, 2019
- Click and drag "Folders" tab to switch between the top folders quickly
- Multi-files drag and drop to Collections
Fixed
- `_isSecurityPrefSet is undefined` now fixed
- Renaming of the files works as expected
- 1-pixel shift for .aep preview
- Removed ability to add the same folder to the `Fast Access` menu
- On Windows, some folders under the Folders menu displayed the wrong expand icon
1.2.6 - Dec 24, 2017
1.2.5 - Dec 19, 2017
- Fixed alphabetical sort in the Treeview and Folders menu
- Fixed issue on Mac when treeview didn't show up
- Fixed issue with the settings file
- Fixed import function for media files when there is no comp selected
1.2.2 - Dec 6, 2017
- Hotfix for "Projects from compositions" function
1.2 - Dec 5, 2017
- Added .gif format
- Added .expr format (basically text file with an expression inside). You can also add a gif preview to it.
- Added new drop-down menu for the media formats (pictures \ images \ videos)
- Fixed Alphabetical sort
- Fixed twirl down under the treeview
- Fixed "Save composition as separate projects" function for Mac
- Fixed UI folder button
- Fixed support of .prst extension (presets from the Big Pack)
- Fixed small issue under the Favourites
1.1 - Nov 23, 2017
- Search now will be launched starting from 3 letters
- Extended trial period