Text2Spreadsheet

Export all text from your After Effects project into a clean spreadsheet, make edits—or even let AI tools like ChatGPT proofread or translate them—then reapply the changes back to your project with a single click. Perfect for translations, client reviews, and fast, error-free text processing.

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Description

Text2Spreadsheet lets you export all text from your After Effects project into a simple, easy-to-read spreadsheet that works perfectly with both human editors and modern AI tools like ChatGPT. Whether you need clean proofreading, multilingual translations, client review, or bulk text updates, you can modify everything in a spreadsheet and apply the changes back to After Effects with just one click. Fast, safe, and designed for today’s AI-powered workflows.

Key Features

One-Click Import & Export

Seamlessly export and re-import text layers without needing to rename or mark them for export.

Clean, Simple Spreadsheets

Simple spreadsheet example

The spreadsheets generated contain only the text — no technical metadata. This keeps them easy to read and safe to modify. Even clients and translators with no After Effects experience can work confidently without risk of breaking anything.

The clean layout also makes the spreadsheet ideal for AI workflows — tools like ChatGPT can proofread, correct, or translate your texts automatically without introducing any structural errors.

Edit Project & Spreadsheet Simultaneously

Continue working on your After Effects project while translators or clients edit the spreadsheet. Text2Spreadsheet tracks text layers even if you rename or move them, and new text layers are automatically detected.

Multiple Versions Support

Manage multiple text versions simply by adding columns — ideal for multilingual projects, iterative client revisions, and AI-generated translations. Choose which version to import at any time.

Spreadsheet example containing Japanese translations

AI Workflows with ChatGPT

Text2Spreadsheet becomes even more powerful when combined with AI tools like ChatGPT. These short tutorials show how you can use AI to proofread or translate all texts in your After Effects project — fast, accurate, and without manually touching a single text layer.

Localize AE Projects with ChatGPT

Translate your entire AE project into multiple languages using a simple spreadsheet — no manual copy/paste, no layer hunting, and no additional plugins required.

Proofread Your AE Project with ChatGPT

Export your texts, let ChatGPT fix typos and grammar, then reapply all corrections in one click — the fastest and easiest way to clean up your entire project.

Detailed Status Information

After reapplying the spreadsheet, you receive detailed feedback on modified layers and compositions. Color coding highlights changes for a smooth review process.

Detailed status information screenshot

Flexible File Formats

Choose CSV for universal compatibility or Excel XML to get color-coded import results. Works seamlessly with all major spreadsheet applications.

Advanced Filtering Options

Export only what you need: filter by folders, exclude layers by name, or avoid duplicates when multiple text layers share the same content.

Filtering options screenshot

Full Unicode Support & Multi-Line Texts

Text2Spreadsheet uses UTF-8 encoding and fully supports multi-line texts without the need for special formatting.

Perfect Pairing: Text2Spreadsheet + Pins & Boxes for Dynamic Layouts

Enhance your workflow by combining Text2Spreadsheet with Pins & Boxes.

Pins & Boxes dynamic layout

Pins & Boxes creates fully automated dynamic layouts. When you update text with Text2Spreadsheet, Pins & Boxes automatically adjusts background boxes, design elements, and layout spacing — without any manual tweaking.

Together, they create responsive text-driven designs where every change stays perfectly aligned.

Tutorial

Other Voices

“The plugin focuses on clarity and minimalism … by externalising all text into a spreadsheet, Text2Spreadsheet allows artists and producers to offload text editing to translators, clients, or copywriters …”

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Is Text2Spreadsheet the Right Tool for You?

Several tools integrate spreadsheets with After Effects, but each one focuses on different workflows. Text2Spreadsheet is designed for users who want the fastest, safest, and simplest way to edit text only — perfect for client reviews, translations, AI-powered workflows, and bulk text updates.

Here’s how Text2Spreadsheet fits into the ecosystem:

  • Text2Spreadsheet
    Best for: Simple, safe text-only workflows.
    Export all texts with one click, send a clean spreadsheet to clients or translators, or feed it into ChatGPT for AI proofreading or translation. Reapply the changes with detailed status feedback — no setup, no tagging, no risk.
  • Automation Blocks
    Best for: Powerful, customizable automations (including advanced AI workflows).
    Automation Blocks includes two ready-made block scripts related to Text2Spreadsheet workflows: Automation Blocks is fully customizable — you can modify naming, replace assets, adjust properties, or chain multiple operations into your own automation pipeline.
  • CompsFromSpreadsheet
    Best for: Basic data-driven comp creation without customization.
    Provides a workflow similar to the comp-creation tool in Automation Blocks, letting you generate multiple compositions from a spreadsheet.

    However, unlike Automation Blocks, it offers no customization:
    • No custom rules or automation steps
    • No complex batch logic
    • Requires manually marking each included layer
    Perfect for simple templates, but limiting for more advanced workflows.
  • Templater
    Best for: Large-scale, data-driven video production with intelligent layouts.
    Excellent for generating many variants with smart layout behavior. For simple text exports, however, it requires adding a special effect to each text layer first.

In short: If you want a simple, reliable, low-risk solution focused purely on text — and the fastest way to bring AI-generated proofreading and translations into After Effects — Text2Spreadsheet is your go-to tool. If you later need custom AI automation pipelines or more advanced spreadsheet workflows, Automation Blocks is the perfect companion.

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Version History

1.8.003 -

Nov 11, 2025

- Fix for online activation connection issues
- Updated license framework to v4.4.1

1.8.002 -

May 2, 2022

- fixed compatibility with newer OS versions and added support for time limited licenses

1.8.001 -

Dec 5, 2019

- added reminder to save project after export

1.8.000 -

Aug 7, 2019

- added compatibility with MacOS Catalina

- fixed update check

1.007 -

Nov 28, 2018

fixes issue with importing from a spreadsheet with very many columns

1.006 -

Aug 7, 2018

- improved CSV import/export for better compatibility with google docs

- changed defaults (previously exported texts are now also included in later exports by default).

1.005 -

Oct 2, 2017

fixed issues with importing CSV files on Windows

1.004 -

Nov 7, 2016

- bug fixes and minor UI changes

1.003 -

Aug 18, 2016

fixed issues with upside down question-mark symbol in XML files

1.001 -

Oct 16, 2014

fixed incompatibility with other scripts and issue with csv format

1.0 -

Oct 9, 2014

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, CS6, CS5.5, CS5, CS4