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Control Suite
An interconnected ecosystem focused on faster layer grouping, shortcuts, selections, and navigation in After Effects.
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The Control Suite
Control Suite combines Command Frame with three premium After Effects extensions: Control Groups, Select Every Other Layer, and Compstronaut.
Control Groups
Control Groups rethinks layer grouping and composition navigation in After Effects, helping you organize complex projects and move through them faster without breaking focus.
Select Every Other Layer
Select Every Other Layer makes selecting layers by row number fast and precise, cutting out the manual clicking that slows down work in dense compositions.
Compstronaut
Compstronaut lets you move through ideas and animations the way you'd browse history in a web browser. Jump back to any point instantly, navigate by shortcut, and keep your place without losing context.
Command Frame
The command layer After Effects has been missing. Command Frame brings After Effects' interface into a single floating surface: summon it, type your intent, and execute. Every action can be assigned a shortcut, and each tool in Control Suite exposes their actions through Command Frame too.
One Connected System
Control Suite connects four tools into a single system built to remove the small slowdowns in After Effects. Command Frame provides the shared command layer; the premium extensions add grouping, selection, bookmarking, and navigation actions that become searchable, chainable, and shortcutable from that same layer.
Built for motion designers, compositors, editors, and technical directors who need their tools to move as fast as they do.
Stay in Flow
Jump to any point in your timeline, recall key moments, and move between shots without stopping to search for them.
Precision Selection
Select complex layer arrangements precisely, save selections you reuse often, and keep large comps organized as projects grow.
Complete Awareness
A shared notification layer shows you actions, shortcuts, and state changes right next to your cursor, so you always know what just happened.
Built to Work as One
Control Suite is designed as a single system, not a set of separate tools. Install everything through the aescripts + aeplugins Manager app, and each piece becomes part of the same responsive setup automatically. The suite shares awareness of each component, respects context across tools, and avoids keyboard conflicts by design.
- Shared Shortcuts: Assign or remap controls across the whole suite without conflicts.
- Unified Notifications: Get consistent audio and visual feedback wherever your cursor is, so you can read what's happening at a glance.
- Session Intelligence: Navigation data from Control Groups feeds Compstronaut automatically, and selection patterns from Select Every Other Layer can be saved and triggered inside Control Groups.
- Designed for Muscle Memory: Each product includes bundled sound effects as standard, each crafted to give useful, unobtrusive feedback. Reassign or turn them off as you build muscle memory for the shortcuts you use most.
- Template Ready: Extension settings live on disk and can be moved between teams or studios for fast reconfiguration.
Built for Demanding Teams
Control Suite cuts the time spent on navigation, selection, and backtracking, so your crew can put those minutes — sometimes hours — back into craft, review, and polish.
Motion Design & Broadcast
Speed up show package handoffs and last-minute supers. Shareable extension data keeps broadcasts on schedule and shaves minutes off every revision pass.
VFX & Animation Teams
Carry shot history and layer groups across sequences so supervisors can iterate faster, with less downtime between notes and approvals.
Education & Training
Help students and new hires pick up faster controls early, so they're working at full speed in After Effects well ahead of their peers.
Command Frame Integration
Command Frame is the free search-and-command surface that ties Control Suite together. Install it alongside Control Groups, Select Every Other Layer, and Compstronaut to make every premium action searchable, shortcut-assignable, and chainable from one interface inside After Effects.
FAQ
Does the bundle include Command Frame?
Yes. Command Frame is free. The bundle purchase covers licenses for Control Groups, Select Every Other Layer, Compstronaut, and Command Frame.
Does Command Frame only work with the bundle?
No. Command Frame can work with Control Groups, Select Every Other Layer, and Compstronaut whether you buy them individually or as part of Control Suite. The bundle is simply the easiest way to get the full set of tools together.
Can I customise each tool independently?
Yes. Each extension keeps its own full settings, so you can tailor behavior per tool while still getting the benefit of shared state and notifications across the suite.
SB Shortcut Manager Support
Our native companion plugin powers the suite's most advanced shortcut handling. It enables global key shortcuts and the control layer that keeps everything responsive.
Built specifically for the Control Suite ecosystem, SB Shortcut Manager exists to make your interactions with After Effects faster and more deliberate. Small time savings add up fast, whether you're a motion designer, compositor, or educator.
Compatibility
Adobe After Effects
Versions tested and supported:
- Apple macOS (Apple Silicon processors): 2024, and 2025 releases.
- Microsoft Windows: 2024 and 2025 releases.
Operating System
Minimum required versions:
- Microsoft Windows 10 (64-bit) or later.
- Apple macOS 13 Ventura or later.
Command Your Entire Workflow
Command Frame gives you the command layer. Control Suite unlocks the premium actions for grouping, selection, bookmarking, and navigation. Set your shortcuts, search your intent, and move through After Effects with less friction, every time you open it.
Discussions
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Compatibility
After Effects
2026, 2025, 2024
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