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Helium FAQ

Mar 17, 2026 by HeliumX

 

Download Additional Content

Once Helium is registered and the license key is entered, a “Download” button will appear in the presets window.


To download the additional content click the Download button, and then click the “Download” button in the Settings Dialog.


This will open your Internet browser and start the download of the presets installer. Run the installer to install the presets and then restart After Effects for Helium to use the new presets.


HeliumX Lite

The HeliumX Lite is part of the HeliumX install. To Download it, please obtain the HeliumX installer from the product page.


Licensing/Watermark

If you still see a watermark after entering your license, please purge the After Effects disk cache

 

Licensing

You can find your Helium X license code in the 'My Downloads & Licenses' section of your user account.

Add Helium to a layer and click on the Register link on the top right corner of the effect panel. Copy the license code and paste it into the Register UI

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