After Effects Plugins

These are the plugins I actually use and would tell any editor to grab first.

• Sapphire

  Industry-standard cinematic FX — glows, lens flares, transitions and stylize effects that look way more polished than anything stock AE ships with.

• BCC (Boris Continuum)

  Massive all-in-one toolbox — particles, blurs, looks, time effects. If you do beat-synced edits or motion design, this is endless ammo.

• Twixtor

  The slow-motion king. Smooths out retimes far better than AE's Time Warp, perfect for those snappy ramps in TikTok edits.

• Red Giant

  Magic Bullet + Trapcode + Universe in one bundle. Color grading, particles, glitch transitions — basically every editor's secret sauce.

• Twitch

  One-click glitch, jitter and stutter effects for hard-hitting beat drops. Tiny plugin, huge stylistic impact.