Ask After Effects for anything.
It does it, with your approval.
AE Agent 2.0 is a panel with a chat inside After Effects. Tell it what you need in your own words: it reads your project, does the work and tells you what changed. It runs on the AI you already use.
Compositions, layers, shapes, text, expressions, effects and render — by describing what you want.
After Effects 2022 or later · Windows & macOS (beta) · One license for 2 computers · You pay your AI provider directly
Chat or Agent — you choose
One conversation, two modes. A line marks every switch and each answer shows which mode it came from.
Chat
Reads only
It reads your project to answer, explain and suggest, and it changes nothing. Ask freely.
«Why is this expression slow, and how do I make it faster?»
Agent
Works for you
It can work in After Effects: create, edit, organize and export. Before deleting, saving or running code it asks you, and shows what it is about to do.
«Add a 1-second fade-in to every text layer»
Bring the AI you already use
Synthetic does not resell AI. Connect what you have, and add or change connections whenever you want.
Claude Code and Codex
If you pay for Claude or ChatGPT, the official programs Claude Code and Codex run on that subscription: no API bill. AE Agent 2.0 signs in with them and keeps working inside the panel.
API keys
Paste a key from Anthropic (Claude), OpenAI, Google Gemini, OpenRouter, Groq, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI and more, and pay only for what you use.
Local models
Use Ollama, LM Studio or another local server. No key, no cloud, no per-use cost. Ollama also offers cloud models.
Made to be trusted with your project
It reads before it changes, asks before it deletes, and shows you what it did.
Reads before it changes
Every request starts by looking at your project, so it works on what is really there and not on a guess.
You approve what matters
Deleting, saving, replacing or running code asks for your OK first. Say «yes to all of this request» when you want it to flow.
Your AI, your choice
Use your Claude Code or ChatGPT (Codex) subscription, an API key, or models that run on your own computer.
Model and effort per connection
Pick the model and how hard it thinks for each connection, and switch from the panel in one click.
Seen at a glance
A line shows what it is doing right now — thinking, running a step or waiting for you — so it never looks stuck.
Script library
Save the code that worked, run it again with one click, and export or import your collection.
Costs you can see
Usage and approximate costs of each request, from the published prices of the providers (with their date).
Private by design
Your keys live in your computer's secure store. Your prompts go straight to the AI you chose, not through Synthetic.
What you can ask
Real requests, in your own words. These are examples: the agent adapts to your project.
Ask in Agent
«Add a 1-second fade-in to every text layer»
Ask in Agent
«Tidy the project: group the footage into folders and delete what is unused»
Ask in Agent
«Animate this title so it types in, then add a glow»
Ready in minutes
Three steps from purchase to your first request.
Install the panel
Run Synthetic Setup (it detects your Adobe apps), or download the .zxp from your dashboard and install it with ZXP Installer.
Activate it
Paste your license key once. If you used Synthetic Setup it is already loaded. The panel renews itself while you are online.
Connect your AI and ask
Choose how to connect, type what you want and press Enter. Switch between Chat and Agent whenever you like.
Requirements
- After Effects 2022 or later
Questions
Do I have to pay for AI separately?+
Yes. AE Agent 2.0 does not include AI: you connect the one you already use (a Claude Code or Codex subscription, an API key or a local model) and pay it directly to your provider. With a local model there is no cost.
What leaves my computer?+
Only what the agent reads from your project to answer your request goes to the AI you chose, straight to your provider. Your keys are stored in your computer's secure store.
Can it break my project?+
In Chat it changes nothing. In Agent it asks before deleting, saving or running code. Even so, keep your usual backups: you are always in charge.
Does it work without a connection?+
The panel keeps working for up to 7 days without a connection to renew itself. Your AI needs its own access, unless you use a local model.
Can I use it on two computers?+
Yes: one license key works on 2 computers. You can free one from your dashboard.
$45, one time
Everything in AE Agent 2.0, with updates. No subscription, no renewals.
One license for 2 computers · Your AI is paid directly to your provider · One-time payment, no subscription
