Squash & Stretch
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Compatibility After Effects Please check exact version compatibility under the "COMPATIBILITY" tab below
Squash & Stretch is a free animation tool designed to save you time and effort by offering a library of ready-to-use behaviors. Each animation has been professionally crafted and is powered by an intelligent system that adapts seamlessly to your projects. With Squash & Stretch, your animations gain instant vitality—no need to build them from scratch. For even more variety and customization, a Pro version is available with additional behaviors, sound effects, and enhanced features.
Go to the Pro VersionKey Features
Handcrafted Animations - Each behavior in Squash & Stretch is meticulously created by animation professionals. We believe that true creativity can’t be automated, and every animation here reflects that personal touch.
Intelligent Adjustments - Squash & Stretch adjusts to each individual layer, ensuring that animations look flawless in any context. Already have animations applied to a layer? Squash & Stretch will adjust those to make sure both the start and end of a behavior fit seamlessly into the context.
Extensive Behavior Library - Enjoy a selection of animations that you can easily browse in the built-in gallery. Upgrade to the Pro version for an even larger library, including exclusive behavior bundles that can be added separately.
Integrated Sound Effects - Enhance your animations with included sound effects. Each behavior comes with sound options, which are automatically added to your composition when applied. You can also use these sounds independently, just like any standard stock sound collection.
Intuitive Controls: Looking for quick adjustments like “jump higher” or “add more stretch”? Squash & Stretch’s straightforward parameters make it easy to customize behaviors without complex setup. Just tweak the settings to get the movement and energy you need.
No Expressions Needed - Squash & Stretch creates clean, simple keyframes—no complicated expressions involved. This makes personalizing animations straightforward and accessible, so you can easily fine-tune each motion to suit your creative vision.
Version Comparison
Free | Pro | ||
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Content | |||
Behaviors | 10 | 61 | |
Sound Effects | 91 | 350 | |
Extendible with extra bundles | |||
Features | |||
Manual Controls (Squash & Stretch, Oomph, Flip, Rotate) | |||
Automatic adjustment of behaviors to layers | |||
Automatic adjustment of surrounding animations | |||
Transitions | |||
Gallery | |||
Toolbar | |||
Text Exploder | |||
Precompose & Crop | |||
Stagger Layers | |||
Create Parent Null | |||
Pricing | |||
Price | $0 | $99 | |
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Browse Included Behaviors - Free Version
Browse Included Behaviors - Pro Version
Extra Bundles
The Pro version of Squash & Stretch can be extended with the following extra bundles:
Cartoon Bundle
$19.99
This bundle extends Squash & Stretch Pro with 37 behaviors and 242 sounds to give your animations an organic and fun cartoon style.
Broadcast Bundle
$39.99
This bundle includes 130 behaviors and more than 200 sound effects for Squash & Stretch Pro, all with a subtle, elegant style.
Glitch Bundle
$0
This bundle includes 18 behaviors with 69 variations and 53 sound effects to add some chaos to your project.
Testimonials
Thanks a lot to the beta testers we interviewed in this video:
Michael Szalapski, https://www.behance.net/TheGreatSzalam
Jay Roader, https://vimeo.com/jayroader
Cratin Sheffield, https://sheffieldcreative.com/
Ben Pohl, http://www.bad-pixel.com/
Christopher Günther, https://www.zdf-digital.com
Basem Deeb, https://www.behance.net/basemdesign
Reviews
Beginning and intermediate AE users can harness this tool to instantly create dynamic animations on projects with a tight deadline. Experts can use it for rapid prototyping & brainstorming.read review
Overall, Squash and Stretch is a very useful tool for adding that extra “oomph” to your animations quickly, while still retaining creative freedom and control. No more messing around with inorganic, inflexible expressions to achieve robotic easing and squashing.read review
mamoworld’s tagline is “Simplify your CGI” and with their new tool, they have done just that.read review
It’s fast and easy to modify animations, once you understand the toolset.read review
@mamoworld 's Squash & Stretch for #AfterEffects is a True Designer's Toolkit for creating Fast, Easy, Editable (not edible) Animations. Check it out https://t.co/F3GymJlTJM#MotionGraphics #Animation pic.twitter.com/DSqDj8SXat
— angryvideoguy (@angryvideoguy) December 13, 2017
Happy Holidays! @AdobeAE #squashstretch pic.twitter.com/a08O2K3mF6
— Jason Webb (@Mr_Webb7) December 26, 2017
Testimonials
Thanks a lot to the beta testers we interviewed in this video:
Michael Szalapski, https://www.behance.net/TheGreatSzalam
Jay Roader, https://vimeo.com/jayroader
Cratin Sheffield, https://sheffieldcreative.com/
Ben Pohl, http://www.bad-pixel.com/
Christopher Günther, https://www.zdf-digital.com
Basem Deeb, https://www.behance.net/basemdesign
After Effects | 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015 |
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1.2.005 (Current version) - Nov 17, 2023
1.2.004 - Jul 7, 2022
1.2.003 - Dec 11, 2019
1.1.001 - Mar 14, 2018
1.1.000 - Jan 18, 2018
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