Kineto

Describe an animation in plain language, and Kineto turns it into a fully keyframed, editable shape layer animation, not a flat video clip. Type a prompt, preview it in the panel, then import it straight into your composition as anchored shape groups with real Position, Scale, Rotation and Opacity keyframes you can tweak, retime, and restyle like anything you'd build by hand.

Learn about license types
  $44.90
  • Free Trial
Description

  

     

AI Animation Assistant

Describe motion. Get editable keyframes.

Kineto is an AI-powered animation assistant for Adobe After Effects. Describe the motion you want in plain language and Kineto generates an animated SVG, previews it in the panel, then imports it straight into your composition as fully editable, keyframed shape layers — ready to refine, re-time, or restyle by hand.

No scripting. No after-the-fact tracing. From a one-line prompt to native After Effects keyframes in seconds.

prompt: "Animation explaining the Pythagorean theorem"

      

Your Animation Assistant

Stop building motion from scratch. Describe a swinging pendulum, a bouncing logo, a looping loader or a hand-waving character — Kineto turns the idea into a clean, layered animation.

It handles the tedious part — drawing the shapes, setting anchor points, and laying down keyframes — so you can jump straight to art-directing.

Animations are converted into editable shape layers, allowing you to modify each one individually.

 

Why Kineto

Generate motion. Keep full control.

Everything lands as native After Effects layers — not a flattened render.

Bring Your Own Brain

Pick the cloud model best suited to your task:

🟣 Claude (Anthropic) 🟢 ChatGPT (OpenAI) 🔵 Gemini (Google) 🟡 Grok (xAI)

Run Locally & Free

Avoid API costs and keep your work private. Connect any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.

🦙 Ollama 🖥 LM Studio

Editable, Not Baked

Each element imports as its own anchored shape group with Position, Scale, Rotation and Opacity keyframes — tweak anything in the timeline like you built it yourself.

   

The extension creates all the layer names, layers, and keyframes for you, so you can edit them afterward.

  

🔥 Where It Shines

✅ Motion Graphics & Loaders "A circular loading spinner with three dots fading in sequence."
✅ Animated Icons "A bell icon that rings and tilts left to right."
✅ Character Gestures "A stick figure waving its right arm in a friendly loop."
✅ Explainer Elements "Data packets traveling along a line between two servers."
✅ Logo & Text Reveals "A logo that scales up with a subtle bounce and settles."


prompt: "a rocket taking off"

   

⚡ Key Features

💬 Natural Language to Motion
Just describe the animation. Kineto designs the shapes and the keyframes — no drawing, no manual rigging.
👁 Visual Critique Loop
Optional self-refinement: Kineto renders its own result, sends it back to a vision model, and improves the animation before import — for cleaner, more accurate motion.
🎯 True AE Shape Layers
Every group imports with correctly placed anchor points and linear keyframes on Position, Scale, Rotation and Opacity. Editable text comes in as live Text Layers.
📚 Built-in Library
Generate once, reuse forever. Save your favorite animations and drop them into any project in a click.
✏️ AI Edit & Refine
Not quite right? Ask in plain language — "make it bounce faster", "add a second swing" — and regenerate without starting over.
All animations are saved in your library.

   

Self-Refinement

It checks its own work

Turn on the Visual Critique loop and Kineto rasterizes its own preview, feeds it to a vision model, and self-corrects timing and positioning over one or more passes — before anything touches your timeline.

You can edit animations with AI, even after they’ve been generated.

   

🔑 Important: Bring Your Own Key

To keep the price low and avoid any subscription, Kineto uses your own API key from the provider of your choice — you only pay for what you use. Prefer zero cost? Connect a local model (Ollama / LM Studio) and run entirely offline.

Disclaimer: This extension is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, or xAI.
All trademarks belong to their respective owners. An active API key (or a local model) is required to generate animations.

   

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 00:14 Interface Overview & Settings
  • 00:37 Setting Up Animation Options
  • 01:35 Improving the Prompt with AI
  • 01:50 Library Saving Options
  • 02:20 Reviewing the Generation Results
  • 02:43 Modifying Layers in After Effects
  • 03:36 Editing Animations from the Library
  • 04:32 Conclusion

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

1.0.1 -

Jul 22, 2026

- Removed a compromised file that was inadvertently included in the
v1.0.0 package. The distribution has been rebuilt from clean sources
and re-signed.

- No user data, API keys, or After Effects projects handled by Kineto
are affected by this update itself.

1.0.0 -

Jul 9, 2026

- Initial release

Compatibility

After Effects

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018

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 Kineto 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 Kineto. 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