Updates

What's new in the lab.

Release notes for every MotionLabs tool. Follow along with the RSS feed.

October 2026

SplashItv1.0Latest

SplashIt is out, and it's free

A new free After Effects panel for flat cartoon ink that comes apart.

  • NewTrails whose tail breaks into a ribbon of ink that necks, pinches and drips
  • NewLiquid type: a stroke builds your word where your text layer is, then takes it apart or melts it
  • NewSplashes with a crown and puddles, two-tone tyre smoke and rocket flames on any layer
  • NewBuilt as one native shape layer with a flat fill per colour, looped or following your layer
Open SplashIt
MotionLabs Hubv0.3

SplashIt opens in the Hub

The Hub now finds SplashIt and opens it inside, like the others.

  • NewSplashIt joins MotionKit, BlendIt, RigKit and MotionKit PRO in the Hub
Open MotionLabs Hub
MotionLabs Hubv0.2

One window for all your MotionLabs plugins

The MotionLabs Hub is a small free panel that opens every MotionLabs plugin you have, right inside it.

  • NewFinds the MotionLabs plugins you have installed and opens any of them inside one window
  • NewMotionKit, BlendIt, RigKit and MotionKit PRO all run inside, and paid plugins open already activated
  • NewShows when a plugin, or the Hub itself, has a new version
Open MotionLabs Hub
RigKitv1.0.4

Updates and About, right in the panel

Click the version number to check for updates, and RigKit is ready for the MotionLabs Hub.

  • NewClick the version number for About & updates: check for a new version, open the website or the Discord
  • ImprovedYour licence is kept in one place on the computer, so RigKit opens activated inside the MotionLabs Hub too
Open RigKit
BlendItv1.0.2

Check for updates from the panel

Click the version number to see if there's a newer BlendIt.

  • NewClick the version number for About & updates: check for a new version, open the website or the Discord
Open BlendIt
MotionKit PROv1.0.1

Ready for the MotionLabs Hub

Your licence now lives in one place on the computer.

  • ImprovedMotionKit PRO opens activated inside the MotionLabs Hub, with the same licence as its own panel
Open MotionKit PRO
BlendItv1.0.1

Gradients sit right on shapes and text

A quick fix for BlendIt on shape and text layers.

  • FixedLinear, radial and mesh gradients are now centred on shape and text layers, wherever they sit in the comp
  • FixedSheen follows the same centre
Open BlendIt
BlendItv1.0

BlendIt is out, and it's free

A new free After Effects panel for gradients that look right and move.

  • NewClean OKLab and OKLCH blends with stop easing, bound to the layer so they follow the artwork
  • NewSix looping motions: Flow, Rotate, Breathe, Drift, Sheen and Hue, plus gradient States with easing
  • NewMesh backgrounds and gradient maps that recolour footage by brightness
  • NewOne palette for the whole comp: themes, linked gradients and fills, and Spread over many layers
Open BlendIt
RigKitv1.0.3

RigKit is out

A new After Effects panel that rigs your character in one click, then helps you animate it.

  • NewAuto-rig from your layer names: IK arms and legs, hand and foot controllers, one undo
  • NewPose picker and pose library: select any part, key it, save poses, mirror and flip
  • NewWalk, run, sneak, strut and idle cycles you can tweak, then bake to keyframes
  • NewSquash, overlap, jiggle and float for the extra bit of life
  • NewQuick character: Noodle, Bean, Lanky or Block, built and rigged in one click
Open RigKit

September 2026

PixelForgev1.0

PixelForge is out

A new free panel for Photoshop that gets your PSD ready for After Effects before you import it.

  • NewAudit: everything After Effects won't read, with a click to select the layer it's on
  • NewRename: prefix by type, number in order, strip the “copy 3” leftovers — one undo
  • NewPrep: rasterize styles and smart objects, clear hidden and empty layers, trim the canvas — on a copy
  • NewExport: one PNG, JPG or WebP per layer, 0.5x to 3x, trimmed to its artwork
Open PixelForge
MotionKit PROv1.0

MotionKit PRO launches

Everything in MotionKit, plus seven tools for the bigger jobs.

  • NewAnimate in / out: fade, slide, scale, blur or wipe, staggered across layers
  • NewKeyframe tools: cascade, align to the playhead and reverse
  • NewRigging and kinetic type: one controller drives the selection, type by character, word or line
  • NewAudio to animation, an animation library and FrameSmith import
Open MotionKit PRO
FrameSmithv1.0

FrameSmith 1.0

The Illustrator panel leaves testing: signed, and one drag to install.

  • NewSigned .zxp — no Terminal, no debug mode
  • NewPrep, Layers, Canvas, Audit and Export in one panel
  • FixedThe panel no longer opens blank on some Illustrator setups
Open FrameSmith
MotionKitv1.1

MotionKit 1.1: Null to selection

One click puts a null at the centre of your selection and parents everything to it.

  • NewNull to selection — nothing moves, existing parent links are kept
  • NewUpdate notifications inside the panel
  • ImprovedA denser panel, ease presets that show their curve, scrubbable number fields
  • FixedAnchor point works on shape and text layers, and on rotated, scaled or parented layers
Open MotionKit
MotionKitv1.0

MotionKit 1.0

Out of beta. 20+ tools for After Effects in one panel, free.

  • NewOrganize, Animate, Layout and Text tabs
  • NewEase editor with a live preview, and your own saved curves
  • NewSigned .zxp that installs in one drag
Open MotionKit