Look
Start from a look.
- 8 looks: Default, Physical bloom, Neon, Prism
- Anamorphic, Warm haze, Hot HUD, Dark glow
- A live falloff curve as you change it
- Hold to compare with the glow off
Coming soon Glow for After Effects
Glow like real light.
Pick a look and GlowIt lights the layer the way light really spreads: bright at the core, a long soft tail, never cut at the edge. Glow only one colour, add a haze, streaks or a prism fringe, and let it pulse on its own.
8looks to start from
4falloff curves
3glows in one: core, glow, haze
0glows cut at the edge
How it works
Pick. Tune. Glow.
Start from a look, see the falloff curve change as you drag, then finish it with colour, streaks and motion.
The tour is on its wayVideo placeholder · GlowIt in actionComing soon
Pick
Select a layer and choose one of 8 looks: Default, Physical bloom, Neon, Prism, Anamorphic and more.
Tune
Size, strength and the falloff curve, drawn live. Choose what glows: bright parts, the whole layer or one colour.
Glow
Colour, streaks, lens dirt, a haze or a hot core, and a pulse that loops. Every setting can be keyframed.
Everything inside
Four steps. Every kind of glow.
Glow
Size, strength, falloff.
- Physical, Classic, Soft tail or Hot core falloff
- Glow from bright parts, the whole layer or one colour
- A hot core and a wide haze in the same effect
- Stretch it wide, at any angle
Colour
Light with colour.
- Keep the layer's own colour
- One colour, or inside → out tints
- Temperature in Kelvin
- Prism rainbow fringe at the edge
Finish
Streaks, dirt, motion.
- Anamorphic streaks and lens dirt
- Over the layer, behind it, or glow only
- Dark glow for light backgrounds
- Pulse, breathe, flicker that loop on their own
The details
Made for real projects.
Light, not blur
GlowIt spreads light the way it really falls off, so a small light stays small and a big one fills the room.
Never cut
The glow reaches past the layer edge and the comp, so you never see it stop in a straight line.
Glow one colour
Click a colour in the viewer and only that colour glows. No masks, no precomps.
Works on white
Dark glow gives you the same soft spread on light backgrounds, where a normal glow disappears.
Loops by itself
Pulse, breathe or flicker without a single keyframe, and it loops with your comp.
Same family, same feel
GlowIt sits next to MotionKit, BlendIt and SplashIt, and opens inside the MotionLabs Hub.
Install
Three steps, one minute.
GlowIt is a signed extension, like the rest of MotionLabs. No Terminal, no developer tools. Same steps on macOS and Windows.
Get GlowIt
One signed .zxp file. Coming soon — join the MotionLabs Discord to hear first.
Install it with one drag
Get the free ZXP Installer from aescripts, open it and drag the .zxp onto the window.
Open it
Restart After Effects, then Window → Extensions → GlowIt.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is it out?
Not yet. This page shows a live preview of the looks and controls GlowIt will have.
Can I keyframe it?
Yes. Every setting can be keyframed like any other in After Effects.
Does it work on light backgrounds?
Yes. Dark glow is made for light backgrounds, where a normal glow disappears.
Can only one colour glow?
Yes. Pick it in the viewer and only that colour glows.
Which versions of After Effects?
After Effects 2023 and later, on macOS and Windows.