Animate
In, While on, Out.
- 25 presets: Essentials, Kinetic, Reveal, Type, Glitch, Loops
- Split by letters, words, lines or all
- Order: start, end, middle, edges, random
- Speed, overlap, hold and 6 easing curves
Coming soon · Free Panel for After Effects
Text that moves. Free.
Type your words, pick an In, a loop while it's on screen and an Out, and see it before you apply. Dozens of presets, and the small text jobs done in one click. Everything it builds is native, and real 3D follows in an update.
25presets
7families
3phases: in, on, out
0plugins needed to render
How it works
Type. Pick. Apply.
See every preset on your own words before it touches the layer. Then one click puts it on as native Text Animators.
The tour is on its wayVideo placeholder · TextIt in actionComing soon
Type
Select a text layer, or type in the panel to preview on your own words.
Pick
An In, a While on loop and an Out. Split by letters, words or lines, set the order and speed.
Apply
One click. Text Animators you can open and change, one undo.
Everything inside
Four tabs. Everything text needs.
3D
Real 3D, in an update.
- Extrusion with the Advanced 3D renderer
- Per-character 3D flips, folds, doors, tumbles
- Camera: push in, orbit, drift
- Light rig: key, fill and rim
Tools
The small jobs, in one click.
- Case, tracking, leading
- Background box that follows the text
- Count up numbers with separators
- Split, merge, find & replace, fit, swap font
Library
Keep what you like.
- Save a whole look
- Favourite presets
- Showcase looks to start from
- Looks travel between projects
The details
Made for real projects.
Native, all the way
Every preset is a Text Animator with a range selector. Open it, change it, keyframe it. Projects render without TextIt.
Preview on your words
The panel plays every preset on the text you type, with your split, order and speed, before you apply.
In, on screen, out
Set all three at once and TextIt places the Out at the end of the layer, so trimming the layer moves it.
Real 3D, not fake
Extrusion, per-character 3D, a camera and lights use After Effects' own 3D, so they work with the rest of your comp.
Free
TextIt is free, like MotionKit, BlendIt, FrameSmith and PixelForge.
Same family, same feel
TextIt sits next to MotionKit, RigKit and BlendIt, and opens inside the MotionLabs Hub.
Install
Three steps, one minute.
TextIt is a signed extension, like the rest of MotionLabs. No Terminal, no developer tools. Same steps on macOS and Windows.
Get TextIt
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 → TextIt.
FAQ
Questions, answered.
Is it free?
Yes. TextIt is free.
Is it out?
Not yet. This page shows the prototype: the previews run the same presets and timing the panel will build.
Do I need TextIt to render the project?
No. It builds native Text Animators, cameras and lights, so the project opens and renders anywhere.
Is the 3D in the first version?
The first version is all about 2D text. The 3D tab, with extrusion, camera and lights, follows in an update.
Does the 3D need a special renderer?
Extrusion needs After Effects' Advanced 3D renderer (2023 and later). TextIt switches the comp for you. The other 3D presets work with any renderer.
Which versions of After Effects?
After Effects 2023 and later, on macOS and Windows.