• New

Font Animator

Apply multiple fonts inside a single text layer using Range, Random, Replace, or Marker modes. Control exactly where fonts change by characters, words, or lines. Randomize font distribution across your text with per-font styling, or animate the shuffle over time. Replace characters by position or with find and replace, choosing how gaps fill — repeat, blank, a custom symbol, or a scramble effect. Switch fonts on layer markers, each with its own size, tracking, and color.

Learn about license types
  $38.00
  • Free Trial
Description
Font Animator
Animate the font itself,
not just the letters.
Change the typeface of individual characters over time. Sweep one font across a word, shuffle a whole pool at random, swap letters for glyphs from another font, or change type on a layer marker — on a text layer that stays completely editable.
Live & non‑destructive Text stays editable Windows & macOS Any AE language
Range
Sweep one font across the line with animatable start, end and offset.
Random
Build a pool of fonts and let every character pick one at random.
Replace
Swap letters for glyphs from any other font — icons, symbols, anything.
Marker
Change the typeface on a layer marker and drag it to retime.
One panel, four ways to work
Select a text layer and the panel is ready. Search your font library, see every weight and style rendered in its own typeface, then pick the tab that matches what you need.
The Font Animator panel
01
Range Animator
Sweep a font across your text
Pick a font and it takes over a range of your text. Animate Start, End and Offset and the new typeface travels through the line, letter by letter. Work in percentages or exact indexes, base the range on characters, words or lines, and switch on Loop Offset to send it round and round. Add as many ranges as you like — each keeps its own controls.
Range Animator
02
Random
Build a pool, shuffle the letters
Collect a pool of fonts and every character picks one at random. Apply it to characters, words or lines, dial Coverage to decide how much of the text takes part, and change the Seed until the mix feels right. Switch on Animate and the whole thing reshuffles over time at the speed you set.
A dial for every font
Each font in the pool gets its own Size, Tracking and Color control in Effect Controls — keyframe them like any other effect.
Random or in order
Scatter the pool, or step through it one font at a time for a deliberate, rhythmic pattern.
Filter characters
Include only the characters you list, or exclude them — keep the numbers still while the letters dance.
In & out markers
Confine the whole effect between two layer markers, so it starts and stops exactly where you want.
Random fonts
03
Replace
Turn letters into anything
Replace goes further than changing a typeface: it changes the characters themselves. Type the symbols you want, or pick them from the built-in glyph keyboard, and watch them sweep in over your text — icons, arrows, dingbats, box-drawing characters, another alphabet entirely.
Range or Find
Target a moving range, or find a word by name so it still works after you rewrite the line.
In place or shifted
Keep every character in its own slot, or let the replacement splice in and push the rest along.
Fill the gap your way
Shorter replacement? Repeat it, leave it blank, use your own symbol, or scramble for a decoding flicker.
Stack them up
Each replace carries its own font, size, tracking, bold, skew and colour, and several can share one layer.
04
Marker Animator
Change the font on a marker
Drop a marker where you want the typeface to change and it changes there. Move the marker and the change moves with it, which makes matching type to a beat, a cut or a voice-over a matter of dragging markers rather than hunting keyframes. Each entry carries its own size, tracking, bold, skew and colour.
Marker Animator
Why it stays out of your way
Nothing is converted. Nothing is baked.
Font Animator never outlines your type, never splits it into one layer per letter, and never leaves you with something you cannot edit.
Still one text layer
Everything lives in Effect Controls on the same layer. Precompose it, parent it, add your own animators on top — it behaves like any other text layer, because it is one.
Change your mind late
Retype the line and the animation follows the new characters. Swap a font, retime a sweep, or remove everything with one button and get the layer back exactly as it was.
Full tutorial
A step-by-step walkthrough of every tab, start to finish.
Good to know
After Effects 2024 (24.0) or newer, on Windows and macOS.
Fully universal — built to run with After Effects in any language.
Works on standard text layers. No outlining, no splitting text into separate layers.
Uses the fonts installed on your machine, so anyone opening the project needs the same fonts — exactly as with normal After Effects text.
Replace works with the glyphs a font actually contains; the built-in glyph keyboard shows you what is available.
  • 00:00 Intro
  • 00:29 Range Tab — Animating Font Ranges
  • 04:02 Random Tab — Random and Sequential Font Switching
  • 06:06 Replace Tab — Smart Text Replacement
  • 08:08 Marker Tab — Marker-Driven Font Control

 
Watch it in a real project

A full walkthrough of an animation built from scratch with Range and Replace.  

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

1.1.23 -

Aug 11, 2026

- Initial release

Compatibility

After Effects

2027, 2026, 2025

EULA

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT

This software ("the Software Product") and accompanying documentation is licensed and not sold. This Software Product is protected by copyright laws and treaties, as well as laws and treaties related to other forms of intellectual property. The author owns intellectual property rights in the Software Product. The Licensee's ("you" or "your") license to download, use, copy, or change the Software Product is subject to these rights and to all the terms and conditions of this End User License Agreement ("Agreement").

Acceptance
YOU ACCEPT AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT BY SELECTING THE "ACCEPT" OPTION AND DOWNLOADING THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT OR BY INSTALLING, USING, OR COPYING THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT. YOU MUST AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE YOU WILL BE ALLOWED TO DOWNLOAD THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO ALL OF THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT, YOU MUST SELECT "DECLINE" AND YOU MUST NOT INSTALL, USE, OR COPY THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

License Grant
This Agreement entitles you to install and use one copy of the Software Product. In addition, you may make one archival copy of the Software Product. The archival copy must be on a storage medium other than a hard drive, and may only be used for the reinstallation of the Software Product. This Agreement does not permit the installation or use of multiple copies of the Software Product, or the installation of the Software Product on more than one computer at any given time, on a system that allows shared used of applications, on a multi-user network, or on any configuration or system of computers that allows multiple users. Multiple copy use or installation is only allowed if you obtain an appropriate licensing agreement for each user and each copy of the Software Product.

Restrictions on Transfer
Without first obtaining the express written consent of the author, you may not assign your rights and obligations under this Agreement, or redistribute, encumber, sell, rent, lease, sublicense, or otherwise transfer your rights to the Software Product.

Restrictions on Use
You may not use, copy, or install the Software Product on any system with more than one computer, or permit the use, copying, or installation of the Software Product by more than one user or on more than one computer. If you hold multiple, validly licensed copies, you may not use, copy, or install the Software Product on any system with more than the number of computers permitted by license, or permit the use, copying, or installation by more users, or on more computers than the number permitted by license.

You may not decompile, "reverse-engineer", disassemble, or otherwise attempt to derive the source code for the Software Product.

Restrictions on Alteration
You may not modify the Software Product or create any derivative work of the Software Product or its accompanying documentation. Derivative works include but are not limited to translations. You may not alter any files or libraries in any portion of the Software Product.

Restrictions on Copying
You may not copy any part of the Software Product except to the extent that licensed use inherently demands the creation of a temporary copy stored in computer memory and not permanently affixed on storage medium. You may make one archival copy which must be stored on a medium other than a computer hard drive.

Disclaimer of Warranties and Limitation of Liability
UNLESS OTHERWISE EXPLICITLY AGREED TO IN WRITING BY THE AUTHOR, THE AUTHOR MAKES NO OTHER WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN FACT OR IN LAW, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OTHER THAN AS SET FORTH IN THIS AGREEMENT OR IN THE LIMITED WARRANTY DOCUMENTS PROVIDED WITH THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

The author makes no warranty that the Software Product will meet your requirements or operate under your specific conditions of use. The author makes no warranty that operation of the Software Product will be secure, error free, or free from interruption. YOU MUST DETERMINE WHETHER THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT SUFFICIENTLY MEETS YOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR SECURITY AND UNINTERRUPTABILITY. YOU BEAR SOLE RESPONSIBILITY AND ALL LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS INCURRED DUE TO FAILURE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT TO MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. THE AUTHOR WILL NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR THE LOSS OF DATA ON ANY COMPUTER OR INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE AUTHOR, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER PARTY FOR INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, PUNITIVE, OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING LOST REVENUES OR PROFITS OR LOSS OF BUSINESS) RESULTING FROM THIS AGREEMENT, OR FROM THE FURNISHING, PERFORMANCE, INSTALLATION, OR USE OF THE SOFTWARE PRODUCT, WHETHER DUE TO A BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF WARRANTY, OR THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE AUTHOR OR ANY OTHER PARTY, EVEN IF THE AUTHOR IS ADVISED BEFOREHAND OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. TO THE EXTENT THAT THE APPLICABLE JURISDICTION LIMITS THE AUTHOR'S ABILITY TO DISCLAIM ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THIS DISCLAIMER SHALL BE EFFECTIVE TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED.

Limitation of Remedies and Damages
Any claim must be made within the applicable warranty period. All warranties cover only defects arising under normal use and do not include malfunctions or failure resulting from misuse, abuse, neglect, alteration, problems with electrical power, acts of nature, unusual temperatures or humidity, improper installation, or damage determined by the author to have been caused by you. All limited warranties on the Software Product are granted only to you and are non-transferable. You agree to indemnify and hold the author harmless from all claims, judgments, liabilities, expenses, or costs arising from your breach of this Agreement and/or acts or omissions.

Governing Law, Jurisdiction and Costs
This Agreement is governed by the laws of New York, without regard to New York's conflict or choice of law provisions.

Severability
If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the remainder of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect. To the extent any express or implied restrictions are not permitted by applicable laws, these express or implied restrictions shall remain in force and effect to the maximum extent permitted by such applicable laws.

Updated: Oct 21, 2025 1:35 AM

Floating License Server Required

The Floating Server License for Font Animator requires a Floating License Server (FLS) to activate and use.

You don't currently own one and don't have one in your cart. You can purchase one for $99.99, or learn more about license types.

You Already Own This Product

It looks like you already own Font Animator. If you're purchasing an additional license (for second machine or a different license type), go ahead. If this was an accident, you can check your existing licenses to confirm what you have.

View My Licenses