LayerGenerators

A collection of 3 tools for After Effects to automate the creation of layers.

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Description

STOP DUPLICATING LAYERS.
START GENERATING THEM.

LayerGenerators is a collection of three focused tools for After Effects that automate the creation of layers. Need 200 individual letters, a batch of colored solids, or a set of vector icons? Select what you need, click, and they're all there instantly.

🎁 FREE BONUS: Included at no extra cost with every Pastiche 2 license!
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Whenever you need a large number of layers that simply can't be obtained by duplicating an existing one, LayerGenerators steps in and handles the repetitive grunt work for you, so you can get back to animating.

Click and Go

No complex setup, no learning curve. Select what you need, hit generate, and get straight back to your animation.

Fast & Robust

Create hundreds of layers in a matter of seconds, without slowing down your project or breaking your workflow.

One Job, Done Right

Each tool in the collection focuses on a single task and does it exceptionally well, instead of trying to do everything at once.

Type It. Split It. Animate It.

Alphabet reads the font style of any selected text layer and instantly generates a complete ASCII alphabet, with every single character placed on its own individual layer, ready to be animated independently.

Individual Layers

Every letter, digit, or punctuation mark is generated as its own separate layer, ready for individual keyframing.

Digits & Punctuation

Go beyond letters: generate full sets of numbers and punctuation marks in the exact same font style.

Centered Anchor Points

Automatically center the anchor point inside each character's content, for clean, predictable rotation and scaling.

Shape Layers Option

Prefer vectors? Generate the entire alphabet as shape layers instead of text layers, in a single click.

Color and Create, All at Once

Solidity generates as many colored solids as you need, or recolors your existing solid, text, and shape layers in bulk, complete with masks, effects, and full fill/stroke control.

Bulk Solid Creation

Instantly create a large batch of colored solids to kickstart any project, from mood boards to full comps.

Colorize Existing Layers

Recolor solids, text, and shape layers you already have, without touching them one by one.

Fill & Stroke Control

For text and shape layers, choose to affect the Fill color, the Stroke color, or both, whichever you need.

Inherit Properties

New solids can inherit properties from an initial solid, including its masks and effects.

3000 Icons. Zero Illustrator.

VectorIcons drops fully-formed icon sets straight into your composition as native shape layers, pulled from 6 popular icon libraries and ready to animate, resize, and restyle without ever leaving After Effects.

3000 Vector Icons

Choose from a massive library of 3000 icons across 6 popular, professionally designed icon sets.

Group or Individual

Generate an entire icon group at once, like "all brand icons," or bring in just the ones you need.

True Shape Layers

Every icon is built as a native shape layer, so you can resize it infinitely without ever losing quality.

Custom Initial Size

Set your preferred starting size for convenience. Every icon is generated pre-filled in white, ready to restyle.

Built to Pair With Pastiche & Newton

LayerGenerators was actually born while building Pastiche, when we needed a fast way to generate raw material to iterate on. Combine it with our other tools to go even further:

Pastiche

Use Pastiche to instantly scatter, arrange, and collage the letters, solids, or icons you just generated into a single stunning composition. Bonus: every Pastiche 2 license includes LayerGenerators at no extra cost.

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Newton

Bring physics and realistic motion to every letter, solid, or icon you create, from gravity and bounce to collisions and joints.

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See All Three Tools in Action

A complete walkthrough of Alphabet, Solidity, and VectorIcons inside a real After Effects project.

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Download the fully functional free trial and test it inside your own pipeline.
🎁 Free Bonus

LayerGenerators is included at no extra cost with every Pastiche 2 license.

We've Got Your Back

Stuck on a tricky setup, or just have a quick question? Don't sweat it. Drop us a message, we're real people, we respond super fast, and we're always happy to help. You can also join our Discord community to chat directly with us and other motion designers!

Technical Specifications

COMPATIBILITY
After Effects CC or later (Windows / macOS). Apple Silicon Native.

INSTALLATION
LayerGenerators is a set of 3 lightweight ScriptUI panels. We recommend installing them through the aescripts + aeplugins Manager App for a clean, one-click setup.

EDUCATION DISCOUNT
LayerGenerators is discounted 50% for students and faculty. More info here.

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Discussions

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Version History

1.5 -

Feb 21, 2025

Updated licensing framework to last version.

1.4 -

Sep 3, 2020

Updated licensing framework to last version.

1.3 -

Nov 13, 2019

Updated licensing framework to work with macOS Catalina 10.15

1.2 -

Mar 8, 2018

. Updated Font Awesome icons

. Added Themify Icons set

1.1 -

Apr 19, 2016

Added CS6 compatibility

1.0 -

Apr 13, 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

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Updated: Oct 21, 2025 1:35 AM

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