Cloners + Effectors

Cloners + Effectors is a procedural animation system for After Effects. Especially useful when animating multiple layers at the same time. It allows you to animate using effectors instead of key framing every layer.

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Description

Procedural animation system for After Effects

Creating complex animations with a lot of layers and keyframes, has always been a difficult and time consuming task.
With Cloners+Effectors you can animate multiple layers at the same time using a large set of effectors and falloffs. This workflow is well known from many 3D applications, and allows you to create those complex animations in a few minutes. While still remaining fully customisable.

New Features in v1.2

  • Path cloner*
  • Path Point cloner*
  • Path effector*
  • Path Ends effector*
  • *Only available in AE 2018 and above
  • Change: Offset Variation is no longer linked to Offset
  • Change: Cloner layers can be parented
  • Change: Trial limit of only 20 clones have been removed

New Features in v1.1

  • Can create audio setup for animating to the audio spectrum of an audio track
  • Duplicate cloner system
  • Duplicate effector
  • Can bake without keeping the ability to unbake
  • Works with windows and HiDPI panels
  • Video Overview of these new features

Cloners

Quickly set up cloned layers in a Linear, Radial or Grid pattern. These patterns can all be controlled parametrically to create the exact result you are looking for. You can also use the cluster cloner and leave all the clones as your original layers, making it easy to animate Text and Illustrations.

Cloner types

Effectors

Add one of the seven powerfull effectors to animate your clones. Easily control basic properties like position scale and color. Or add any numeric or color parameter on your cloned layer with a single click. You can even control properties from any filters which have been added.
Use the Random or Step effector to create even more complex patterns. Use effectors like Pulse or Noise to create animation with out putting down a single keyframe. Combine multiple effectors for ultimate control.

Effector types

Falloffs

Add falloffs to any effector and drag it across your clones to animate them. This workflow allows you to create advanced animation in just a few keyframes. You get a great idea of what your animation will look like even before you put down the first keyframe, and the animations will be easy to edit and adjust.

Falloff types

Text

Cloners+Effectors also makes it easy to create complex text animations. Giving you unprecedented control over your text animations.

Text

Illustrations

Animate illustrations or vector logos faster than ever before. Quickly add transitions to entire illustrations with a single effector.

Illustrations

2D and 3D

Clone and animate both 2D and 3D layers. And control those 3D layers in After Effects’ 3D space.

2d and 3d

Get started!

Download the trial, watch the overview video below or check out all the “working with Cloners+Effectors” tutorials here.

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Discussions

Want to talk about it?

Head over to r/aescripts to chat with fellow users about this product.

Need Support?

Please open a support ticket to be connected directly with the author of this product

Version History

1.3.1 -

May 5, 2026

Fixed wrong version number

1.3 -

Feb 26, 2026

Fixed the dropdown bug.

1.2.9 -

Oct 13, 2022

To avoid errors. If layer have separated dimensions. The dimensions will be combined.

1.2.8 -

Jul 14, 2022

Updated license framework

1.2.7 -

Aug 28, 2021

Corrected bug: Layer effectors now also work with 3D layers

1.2.6 -

Apr 17, 2020

Corrected bug: "ReferenceError: Function adjustClonerSettingsLayout is undefined" when duplicating a cloner

1.2.5 -

Oct 22, 2019

Corrected bug: Path Cloner now works with all languages

Updated to work on mac OS Catalina

1.2.4 -

Jan 29, 2019

Fixed bug when combining a Cluster Cloner and a Step Effector with loop.

1.2.3 -

Jan 28, 2019

Minor bug correction related to license.

1.2.2 -

Jan 25, 2019

Now supports floating licenses.

1.2.1 -

Jun 7, 2018

Bug corrected: Selecting Cluster selected Grid

1.2 -

Jun 4, 2018

- New feature: Path cloner*

- New feature: Path Point cloner*

- New feature: Path effector*

- New feature: Path Ends effector*

*Only available in AE 2018 and above



- Change: Offset Variation is no longer linked to Offset

- Change: Cloner layers can be parented

- Change: Trial limit of only 20 clones have been removed

- Bug corrected: Radial cloner Offset Variation random now working correctly

- Bug corrected: Radial cloner Align Rotation is now working with 3D layers

1.1.2 -

Dec 12, 2017

- Corrected small bug which created an expression error when using spherical effector.

- Corrected wrong tooltip placement.

1.1.1 -

May 4, 2017

- New feature: Duplicate effector

1.1 -

Apr 13, 2017

- New feature: Works with windows and HiDPI panels

- New feature: Can create audio setup for animating to the audio spectrum of an audio track

- New feature: Duplicate cloner system

- New feature: Can bake without keeping the ability to unbake

- If baking unanimated systems, the baker makes no keyframes

1.07 -

Jan 23, 2017

- Fixed conflict with plexus

- Fixed small bug which could reset orientation of cloner layer

- Fixed bug when using sequences or any layer containing [] in layer name

1.06 -

Dec 15, 2016

- Fixed bug causing the plugin to interfere with other plugins.

1.05 -

Dec 8, 2016

- Fixed a number of bugs with Add Property, making it more stable.

- Fixed Bug causing the cs6 panel not to update when selecting falloff.

1.04 -

Nov 29, 2016

Possible fix for bug causing some users to only see 3 options in dropdown lists.

1.03 -

Nov 28, 2016

Fixed spherical falloff when in 2D mode.

1.02 -

Nov 23, 2016

Fixed a bug related to effectors in cs6

1.01 -

Nov 23, 2016

Fixed problem with effectors in cs6

1.0 -

Nov 18, 2016

Initial Release

Compatibility

After Effects

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6

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