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Pluck
Pull any comp from any project.
- Built for motion designers who regularly reuse work, share scenes, or need to deliver tidy project files to clients or teams.
- Drag and drop to import comps directly from other project files.
- Export selected comps as clean, self-contained project files with all dependencies included.
- Stop importing whole projects. Just grab the scenes you need
You need a comp from a previous project. Until now there was no good way to do this. You either imported the whole project and cleaned up by hand, or ran a five step round trip of Open project, Select comp, Reduce project, Save as, Import.
Pluck replaces all of that. Drop an .aep onto the panel, pick the comps you want, hit Import. Only those comps land in your project, with their precomps and footage. Nothing else.
Pluck it
Drop your .aep onto the Pluck panel. It reads the file instantly without opening it in After Effects, and shows you every composition inside.
- Full comp list with dimensions, fps and duration
- Search and filter by name
- Select one comp or many
- See everything before you import anything
Dependencies and folder structure
Pluck pulls in everything your selected comps depend on and mirrors the original project's folder structure inside yours.
- Automatic dependency resolution, precomps and footage included
- Footage deduplication, existing items relinked rather than duplicated
- Expression warnings, flags broken references before they surprise you
- Source folder structure mirrored inside your project
Folder and import options
Control how imported items are organised and tagged.
- Mirror source folder structure
- Auto-sort by type
- Flat import into a single folder
- Custom sub-folder name
- Label colour applied to imported items
- Option to open the comp in the timeline after import
Pluck Off
Works the other way too. Drop any comp, or several comps, from your project onto the Pluck panel to export them as a standalone project. Save as standalone files, or as a fully contained .zip ready for sharing or archiving.
Export any comp as a self contained project.
- Standalone .aep with footage alongside
- Single .zip containing everything
- Custom filenames using tokens for comp name, project name and date
- Separate file naming for batch exports
Full feature list
- Reads any .aep without opening it in After Effects
- Full comp list with dimensions, fps and duration before importing anything
- Search and filter by name
- Select one comp or many
- Automatic dependency resolution - precomps and footage included
- Footage deduplication. Pluck relinks existing footage rather than duplicating
- Expression warnings - flags broken references before they surprise you
- Mirror source folder structure, auto-sort by type, flat, or custom sub-folder
- Label colour on import
- Open comp in timeline after import
Version 1.1 Update
v1.1.0
Optional asset copy on import (off by default)
- Pluck can now copy referenced footage into your project folder during import and relink After Effects to the local copies, so the imported project is fully portable
- Smart folder matching reuses existing folders in your destination by name (ARTWORK, AUDIO, FOOTAGE, etc.) where it can, falls back to mirroring otherwise
- Three destination modes: current project folder (with auto walk-up for studio templates that nest the .aep inside a
PROJECTS subfolder), pick a folder per import, or a fixed default location
- Three folder strategies: smart match, mirror AE structure, flat
- Filename collision handling: rename with custom prefix or suffix text, skip, or overwrite
- Image sequences copied as a unit, AE still recognises them as sequences
- Post-import summary panel showing files copied, renamed and skipped with reasons
- Confirmation prompt for any copy over 10 GB
- Opt in via Settings, Pluck It, Asset handling
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Version History
1.1 -
May 7, 2026
New: Optional asset copy on import
When importing comps, Pluck can now optionally copy the referenced footage into your project folder and relink After Effects to the local copies. Your originals stay untouched and the imported project is fully portable. Off by default. Opt in via Settings → Pluck It → Asset handling.
Destination options
- Use your current project folder, with auto walk-up for studio templates that nest the .aep inside a PROJECTS subfolder
- Pick a folder each time you import
- Set a fixed default location
Folder organisation
- Smart match: recognises folders that already exist at your destination (ARTWORK, AUDIO, FOOTAGE, that sort of thing) and drops copies into them. Falls back to mirroring where no match exists.
- Mirror the AE folder structure on disk
- Flat: everything into a single named subfolder
Filename collisions
- Auto-rename with a numeric suffix, or your own custom prefix or suffix text
- Skip and use the existing file
- Overwrite
Other touches
- Image sequences are copied as a unit so AE still recognises them as a sequence
- Post-import summary panel shows files copied, renamed and skipped, with reasons
- Confirmation prompt for any copy over 10 GB
1.0 -
Apr 20, 2026
Pluck It: import any comp from any .aep file without opening the source project
Automatic dependency resolution including precomps and footage
Footage deduplication
Mirror source folder structure, auto-sort by type, flat and custom sub-folder options
Expression warning system
Label colour on import
Pluck Off: export any comp as a standalone .aep with assets collected
ZIP export option
Bundle or separate exports for multiple comps
Token-based file naming with {comp}, {project} and {date}
Mac and Windows support
After Effects CC 2022 and later
Compatibility
After Effects
2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
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