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The Positioner

Align, pin and auto-scale layers to the edges of your composition or other layers, keeping them responsive as your design evolves — all with a clean, intuitive UI that makes positioning fast and effortless.

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Description

Creating Dynamic Layouts in After Effects has never been easier!

  • Intuitive UI: Fast and easy layer positioning through a visual interface.
  • Pin to Layers Edges
  • Pin to Comp Edges
  • Auto-Scale: Dynamically resize your layers
    • 10 Scale Modes: Fit, Fit Width, Fit Height, Fill, Stretch, Stretch Width, Stretch Height, Shrink, Shrink Width, Shrink Height
    • Padding: Add padding – Uniform & Individual (left, top, right, bottom)
    • Limit Size: Keep width or height within a set percentage.
  • And more...


Features

Intuitive UI

Everything stays locked in place!

Pin to Layer Edges

Pin to Comp Edges

Lock Text Height

Auto-Scale

Easily adapts to any aspect ratio — horizontal or vertical

Create Responsive Layouts Fast



Compatible with Box It!

  • Box It! is an extremely powerful tool for creating dynamic, self-resizing text boxes, lower thirds, chat bubbles, and more.
    • You can use the intuitive UI of The Positioner to easily align and position your Box It! layers. Please note that the Auto-Scale feature is not supported by Box It!
      More about Box It!

      Compatible with Box It!

      Tutorial: Quickstart


      Tutorial: Creating a Dynamic Layout


      Free Trial

      Experience The Positioner for free before making a purchase. The trial version has following limitations:

      • Valid for 10 days.
        • Auto-Scale is not available.

          Installation

          • Requirements:
            • After Effects CC 2024 and newer.
              • Expressions Engine must be set to JavaScript: Project Settings > Expressions > Expressions Engine > JavaScript
              • The easiest way to install and license The Positioner is by using the aescripts + aeplugins manager app.
                • To install The Positioner manually, copy the file "The Positioner.jsxbin" AND the folder "The_Positioner_Assets" into your "ScriptUI Panels" folder within your After Effects directory:
                  • WINDOWS: Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects (Version)\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels
                    • MAC: Applications/Adobe After Effects (Version)/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels
                    • Restart After Effects and run "The Positioner" by going to Window > The Positioner.

                      Discussions

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                      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

                      1.1.0 -

                      Nov 24, 2025

                      - Now works with rotation: Layers stay properly locked to the edges when rotated, and position offsets follow the layer’s rotation axis.
                      - Improved error messaging and help text
                      - Improved compatibility with Box It!

                      1.0.1 -

                      Nov 15, 2025

                      Fixed a bug where shifting the layer in time resulted in incorrect animation timing.

                      1.0.0 -

                      Nov 12, 2025

                      Initial Release

                      Compatibility

                      After Effects

                      2026, 2025, 2024