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After Effects
React 2
The repeater + effector toolbar for After Effects.
Like Cinema 4D's cloner system...but for After Effects
New in v2 -• Apply effectors to any property• Sorting Modes• The Tracer feature• Much faster
React 2
The repeater + effector
toolbar for After Effects.
1Select your layers.
2Pick a repeater.
3Add an effector (or more).
4Play with the modifiers.
Pick a repeater...
Choose from three powerful repeater types to quickly create complex layouts.
Change spacing dynamically with sliders.
Grid
Includes honeycomb functionality.
Radial
Start and end point functionality.
Linear
"React is a wonderful tool "
Richard Beerens - Motion Designer + Director
Add an effector
Choose a Falloff shape - Circle, Box, Linear.
Stack multiple effectors for complex animations.
Position
Three powerful modes for precise control:
Rotation
Two rotation modes for dynamic movement:
Color
New color effector with five modes:
Everything Else
If it can be keyframed, React can control it!
Three Falloff shapes
Affect all layers or choose a falloff shape -
"I personally use this tool all the time. It saves me hours of tedious layer duplicating and tweaking key frames."
Andrew Marston - School of Motion
Introducing the all-new Tracer...
Connect repeated layers with dynamic lines or grids.
The tracer updates with effectors to add a new dimension to your animations.
Choose Grid, Snake or Zig-Zag settings when applied to a Grid Repeater.
Thanks to 
for the review
Just a heads-up - React v2 has a ton of speed + feature upgrades since this video.
Smart Modifiers
Every effector has 3 smart modifiers - Random, Step + Sticky.*
*(excludes the Color effector, which has its own rules.)
Random
Adjust Random Seed, Evolution, and Evolution Steps parameters to control the intensity of randomization.
From subtle variations to dramatic changes, you can now loop random animations and define how many steps in a loop.
Step
Multiplies the index number of your repeated
layer to create step-by-step increments.
Sticky
Sticky is what we like to call the 'rounding' modifier
- it snaps values to the nearest user-defined number.
Set it to 45 to create geometric patterns.
Or set it to 1 and snap points on a star.
Thanks to Boone Loves Video for featuring React
And that's not it...
Works with text layers
Add a repeater to a text layer and split into -
Your repeated layers update as you type
with the dynamic text guide.
Add an effector to create unique animations.
Stack multiple effectors
More effectors = more fun!
Stack two or more effectors to create
ripple effects or more complex animations.
Custom easing
Fine-tune your interpolation with React's
custom easing settings.
Or use one of the in-built easing settings -
New in Version 2
Control Any Property
Apply effects to any property that allows keyframes.*
Much, much faster
We've rebuilt a lot of the workflow and expressions to make v2 a lot faster.
The Refresh button
Need to add more layers to a repeater?
No problem, dial in the quantity and hit Refresh to add them in.
Smart sorting options
You can now sort the layers in a repeater.
Iterate, cluster, random, row and columns - pick a sorting mode and hit Refresh.
The all-new Tracer feature
Connect repeated layers with dynamic lines or grids.
The tracer updates with effectors to add a new dimension to your animations.
The Random modifier has evolved
No longer just a Random Seed setting...
Loop random animations seamlessly with Evolution and Evolution Steps.
Attract/Repel - X + Y multipliers
You can now attract in one dimension and repel in the other with X + Y multipliers.
*(excludes custom properties, like histograms)
Existing React user?
You're in luck! Upgrade to v2 for free.
Thanks for your support.
Please note - v2 is not backwards compatible with v1
New customer?
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
2.0.3 -
Mar 20, 2026
2.0.2 -
Oct 9, 2025
NEW FOR VERSION 2
- Much faster and more responsive
- Add effectors to almost any property, including color.
- New sorting feature - sort layers to Iterate, Cluster, Random, Row or Column.
- New Tracer feature - create lines and grids between layers.
- All new Effector - not only can the Effector be added to almost any property, we re-built it so multiple effectors can be used on multiple properties. And with the Refresh button, you can update each Effector with new properties.
- Random Evolution - transition smoothly between random values.
2.0.1 -
Dec 12, 2024
React now runs on the old expression as well, except text repeaters and custom easing. Expression error messages direct users to switch to Javascript engine when using these features.
NEW FOR VERSION 2
- Much faster and more responsive
- Add effectors to almost any property, including color.
- New sorting feature - sort layers to Iterate, Cluster, Random, Row or Column.
- New Tracer feature - create lines and grids between layers.
- All new Effector - not only can the Effector be added to almost any property, we re-built it so multiple effectors can be used on multiple properties. And with the Refresh button, you can update each Effector with new properties.
- Random Evolution - transition smoothly between random values.
2.0.0 -
Dec 10, 2024
- Much faster and more responsive
- Add effectors to almost any property, including color.
- New sorting feature - sort layers to Iterate, Cluster, Random, Row or Column.
- New Tracer feature - create lines and grids between layers.
- All new Effector - not only can the Effector be added to almost any property, we re-built it so multiple effectors can be used on multiple properties. And with the Refresh button, you can update each Effector with new properties.
- Random Evolution - transition smoothly between random values.
1.7 -
Nov 20, 2023
- Text Layers
Fixed error when adding effector to text layers
Added guidance on how to affect layers/words within a text layer.
1.5 -
Nov 25, 2022
- Progress Bar
When duplicating or deleting layers, a progress bar has been included.
- Separate Dimensions - Bug Fix
Fixed bug which prevented React working with layers with separate dimensions turned on.
- Improved support and better error messaging for online activation
- Fixed error in alert to open After Effects preferences to allow scripts to access network
1.4 -
Sep 10, 2021
NEW FEATURE - BAKE KEYFRAMES
Select layers and hit delete to bake the keyframes from your animation. This will remove the expressions and speed up your workflow!
1.3 -
Jul 28, 2021
- NEW TEXT FEATURE
Split a text layer into multiple repeats which updates source text and styles automatically, based off a text guide layer
- TEXT BOX IMPROVEMENTS
Separate X and Y values with x, asterisk , dash, comma or space, not just space.
- EXPRESSION ERROR HELP
Expression warning message when empty fields in the React - Object - Layer Selector effect
- NEW AND IMPROVED README FILE
Plus general improvements to instructions
- LAYER NAMING IMPROVEMENTS
React - Effector and React - Repeater nulls are named at source, eliminating need to toggle source/layer name switch in timeline
- BUG FIXES
Fixed bug when effector size was 0
Fixed Attract/Repel bug when effector was in exact position as layer
1.2.1 -
Jun 23, 2021
Fixed bug that meant errors occurred when holding Alt to repeat layers without effector
Version 1.2 -
NEW FEATURE - STICKY MODIFIER!
Use the Sticky Modifier to round values to the nearest number.
SPEED ENHANCEMENTS
React now sets up your repeater much faster and is more efficient when using falloff.
TUTORIAL BUTTON
Quick link for YouTube tutorial on the License Info page.
BUG FIXES
Effector Null works properly when parented.
Layer order bug fixed.
1.2 -
Jun 15, 2021
Use the Sticky Modifier to round values to the nearest number.
SPEED ENHANCEMENTS
React now sets up your repeater much faster and is more efficient when using falloff.
TUTORIAL BUTTON
Quick link for YouTube tutorial on the License Info page.
BUG FIXES
Effector Null works properly when parented.
Layer order bug fixed.
1.0.1 -
May 15, 2021
1.0 -
May 7, 2021
Compatibility
After Effects
2026, 2025, 2024, 2023
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