REACH
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Compatibility After Effects Please check exact version compatibility under the "COMPATIBILITY" tab below
Your workflow is UNIQUE. And Reach is: Give it a try and be amazed.
Get ready to raise After Effects with the Reach AEssential kit:
Reach gives you easy access to a wide range of functions within AE, including commands, effects, presets, extensions, plugins, and all your scripts. There are also pre-written expressions, an expressions editor, a Script helper, and a storage feature for expressions.
Reach has exclusive features like tools for managing layers, keyframes, colors, audio sync, compositions, optimizations, crop, bounce, puppet pins, cameras, and more. The responsive interface also includes built-in features, for example, an anchor manager, align tools, easing sliders and shortcuts, and more.
Reach is regularly updated based on user feedback, so you can be sure you're always getting the latest and greatest.
The natural cherry on top is your bookmark manager and thematic toolbars with additional helpful and straightforward tools.
With a dynamic and responsive user interface, complete with a search bar for easy access to all features, Reach is a breeze.
Reach offers a free trial version with access to all side toolbars, so you can try it out and see for yourself just how mighty it is.
Learn Reach:
[AE Natives Commands] + ALL Adobe Expression Language Reference, Embedded in the Expressions Editor
100+ Built-in features,here are a few of them:
Interface & Workflow Tools
- Universal search bar accessing 150+ AE commands + effects, presets, plugins, scripts, and Reach built-in utilities
- Favorites & Bookmarks: Save your go‑to tools, scripts, presets, expressions, and commands
- Smart Double‑Click Actions: One click to apply; click again to remove actions and effects
- Built‑in Screen Capture: Instantly take and save screenshots of your comp panel
- Script Helper & Expression Reference: Auto‑insert syntax snippets and quickly apply expressions from the embedded language reference
- Sliders for Easing Curves (Curve Manager): Two intuitive sliders allow fast custom easing without graph editor
- Easing library
- Add/Save Your logo / Watermark
- Stroke: Toggle Round Join And Cap and more
Project & Composition Control
- Project Organizer: Auto-sort compositions, footage, audio, vector, and image assets into structured folders
- Global Find & Replace Text: Replace text across text layers, expressions, layer names, comp names, and project items
- Global Toggles for Layer Switches: Toggle options like Continuously Rasterize or Collapse Transformations across the entire project
- Purge Cache from the Reach panel
- Collect/Assemble End-to-end Footage
- Create Guides on the Fly or a Golden Ratio Map
- Open Project Folder: Quickly open the current AE project folder in your file system
- Create .aep from Comps: Export selected comps into standalone AE project files
Intelligent Layer Management
- Auto‑Rename Shape Layers by content or color
- Instantly add an adjustment layer above selected layers
- Add Trimmed Solid Beneath Layers: Quickly insert a trimmed solid under selected layers
- Explode or Implode Shape Layers: Break a shape layer into individual layers or merge layers into a single one
- Advanced Pre‑Compose Tools: Un‑precompose (even locked nested), Auto‑Crop & Pre‑compose, Pre‑compose Each layer separately
- Shift Layers, ascending, descending, Even per label
- Stick Layers (as per PrPro)
- Master Null Creation: One-click centered null to control selected layers
- One‑Click Layer Reset: Remove all effects, keyframes, expressions, styles, or transforms from a layer
- Alignment & Guides From Layer: Snap anchor points to corners, edges, center; generate guides around layers including rule-of-thirds
- Color Label Layers by Type and sort via type, name, color, position, or inPoint
- Selection by Layer Type or Property
- Layer Trimming Tools: Trim layers to match another layer or trim to end of work area
- Layer Rename Source Name (match)
Layout, Animation & Keyframe Control
- Arrange Layers in Grid / Circle / Triangle (Grid / Distribute Layers): Auto‑layout complex layer arrangements
- One‑Click bounce with Controllers: Apply bounce presets
- Audio Sync & BPM Manager: Sync layer properties to audio amplitude or tempo; auto‑generate comp markers based on BPM measures
- Set Markers to Keyframed Properties
- Set Markers on Layers With Expressions
- Set Layer Markers as Comp Markers
- Swap Text without losing formatting
- Loop Controls (One buttons, all possibilities)
- Copy/Paste and Mirror Keyframes
- Remove Selected or Redundant Keyframes; keep randomized keyframes with filtering tools
- Use Comp as Tile Pattern Tool: Repeat a comp as a tiled pattern within a layer
- Soap Opera Effect Tool: Apply a cinematic smooth effect to footage
- Puppet Pins to Nulls: Link puppet pins to nulls for direct manipulation
- Swap color Between Fill and Stroke
- Easy Camera Rig with Controllers + Grid
Expressions & Performance
- Expression Saver
- Pre‑built Expression Library: Wiggle, Blink, Elastic, and other behavioral expressions with quick application
- Bake & Un‑Bake Expressions: Convert expression-driven animations into keyframes and revert them as needed
- Clear or Disable All Expressions Globally for debugging or manual override
- Switch Expression Engine Globally with one click
- Load external text into a text layer automatically
- Join (Cancel) Separate Dimensions
- Separate Joined Dimensions [Pos.Anch.Point]
A tool with so many features might initially seem intimidating, but don't worry! We've designed Reach to be customizable to fit your individual needs. In the settings, you can deactivate any toolkit except for the tool's core – the powerful search bar.
- If you click on the info button at the top right, you can completely fine-tune your interface :)
- If you click to launch a dockable script, click when you want it to disappear.
- If you apply an effect, double-click on the effect in Reach to remove it
- The tools' eraser thoroughly cleans your Layer of its effects and expressions.
In addition to effects, presets, extensions, and customizable features, you can access and bookmark EVERYTHING



UI: Bookmarks |Feedback | Screen Capture Tool & Search Bar
Buttons: Refresh, Bookmarks, Commands, FX, Presets, Your scripts, Utilities, Expressions, Editor, Infos.The UI has evolved
Edit, Fetch, Inject, and Create Expressions and Select the property(ies) to apply them. Save or Delete any Expression. All your Expressions are immediately accessible in Reach*.(more information is below)
Paste Expressions Language References directly in your code with a double click—bonus: Scripting Helper when you select a property from your Timeline.

Examples:
Easing with markers

Universal Effector

Add Guides

Users love it:
Seyfi Cem BaskinJust wanted to chime in and say Reach has a permanent place in my UI. Thanks for the quick updates.
Mark HortonKeep up the good work. It's nice that you are continuously updating and adding new features. It has already saved me a lot of editing time!
Asadrun Media:I can't imagine working without REACH anymore after my purchase. Thank you for that!!
El Cucuy KoundéI bought it a few days back and highly recommend it.
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2.1.16 (Current version) - Sep 24, 2025
Sorry for the inconvenience
2.1.15 - Sep 23, 2025
2.1.14 - Sep 18, 2025
Add an effector to any property!
2.1.13 - Sep 17, 2025
Add an effector on any property!
2.1.12 - Sep 15, 2025
Split Text by characters, words or lines. The new layers keep the position, inpoint, and outpoint of the original layers, and are parented to it while it is disabled.
2.1.11 - Sep 14, 2025
Split Text by characters, words or lines. The new layers keep the position, inpoint, and outpoint of the original layers, and are parented to it while it is disabled.
2.1.10 - Sep 8, 2025
2.1.9 - Sep 5, 2025
2.1.8 - Aug 22, 2025
Select 2 Keyframes from any property, apply easing, including bounce and elasticity, you can unfold your layer and adjust the timing using the 'START' and 'END' Markers ;)
2.1.7 - Aug 22, 2025
Select 2 Keyframes from any property, apply easing, including bounce and elasticity, you can unfold your layer and adjust the timing using the 'START' and 'END' Markers ;)
2.1.6 - Jul 31, 2025
2.1.5 - Jun 4, 2025
-Add custom paths to your presets from the settings panel
-Fix a local error in non EN versions of AE with the umprecompose feature
2.1.4 - Jun 3, 2025
-Fix a local error in non EN versions of AE with the umprecompose feature
2.1.3 - Nov 22, 2024
2.1.2 - Oct 20, 2024
2.1.1 - Oct 12, 2024
2.1.0 - Oct 12, 2024
MAC OS improvements
2.0.9 - Oct 11, 2024
2.0.8 - Oct 2, 2024
-NEW NULL BEHAVIOR
2.0.7 - Sep 22, 2024
-GUIDES EMBED ANCHOR POINTS
2.0.6 - Jul 16, 2024
2.0.5 - Jul 5, 2024
-Copy universilized path from property
2.0.3 - May 29, 2024
-Optimization and bug fixes
2.0.1-2 - May 24, 2024
-Tool Switch FILL/STROKE COLORS available in the workflows toolsets
2.0.1 - May 22, 2024
New Feature: Added the ability to 'Unbake Expressions' using Click + Shift or Click + Alt/Option on the Bake Icon
2.0.0 - Jan 18, 2024
Minor adjustments
1.9.9.1 - Dec 16, 2023
ew feature: Select the Same Property in all layers\n
Make a Grid in Square, Circle or Triangle with our grid-Tool in the toolset
1.9.9 - Nov 21, 2023
1.9.8 - Jul 27, 2023
Cheers,
1.9.7 - Jul 14, 2023
1.9.6 - Jul 3, 2023
1.9.5 - Apr 21, 2023
1.9.4 - Mar 29, 2023
Push your PlayHead to navigate easily on your TIMELINE.
The new UI Toggle makes expanding compositions more obvious.
Many enhancements on all features for a smoother experience.
About the Color System: Pick a color and apply it with the square icon on any layers, even text, WITHOUT DELETE FORMATTING.
1.9.2 - Mar 24, 2023
We've rebuilt ALL the NULLS: no more solids to clutter your projects!
Empty memory is now in the main tools button, so the color manager is not mandatory anymore!
New color system management using the native color Picker.
We have added a 'parent in chain' button (the link icon): yeay!
1.9.1 - Mar 4, 2023
-Mismatch undo errors fixed on the cleaner and the anchorPoint Mover
1.7.9 - Feb 17, 2023
-Toggle Extend Composition Panel
-Split layers according to their keyframes
-A lot more features. You'll find out which ones when you will need them.
1.7.88 - Feb 15, 2023
-New Build for 'Grid: Distribute'
-Blueish tone for align tools to 1st layer, to avoid confusion with AE align tools(still white in Legacy)-
-Minor improvements
1.7.871 - Jan 31, 2023
Update AE COMMANDS execution fixed.
1.7.87 - Jan 30, 2023
Update AE COMMANDS execution fixed.
1.7.86b - Jan 27, 2023
1.7.86 - Jan 23, 2023
New Handy Pins Controllers
Bulk Renamer: New functions and UI
Multiple Optimizations
1.7.85 - Jan 21, 2023
-Reach New Order (Organize projects): fully functional, fixed a bug with solids
1.7.84 - Jan 18, 2023
Rename project items and layers by type, color label, and add numerical suffixes. In addition, you can insert some text and even replace a part of the current name.
1.7.83 - Jan 13, 2023
-Add an adjustment layer like before: In a click. From now use +Shift to Add a Trimmed Adjustment layer
-Minor improvements
1.7.82 - Jan 5, 2023
-Manage all types of loop using 3 pictograms
-Delete keyframes icons and Delete Useless Icons removed.
-Colorwheel UI changed
1.7.81 - Jan 2, 2023
Settings updated
Minor improvements
1.7.8b - Dec 30, 2022
1.7.8 - Dec 30, 2022
1.7.7 - Dec 27, 2022
Bug fixes.
Two new significant tools:
-Replace Any Text
-Tile your comp
1.7.6 - Dec 23, 2022
1.7.5 - Dec 22, 2022
Remove Disabled Effects
Stick 2 Layers (Remove Gap)
Remove Useless Keyframes
Center Shapes around centered Anchor Point
1.7.4d - Dec 20, 2022
ASC/DESC & RANDOM + offset fully functional with label
-Documentation PDF
1.7.4-doc - Dec 20, 2022
-New Easing Tools-Shortcuts
1.7.4 - Dec 16, 2022
1.7.3b - Dec 14, 2022
1.7.3 - Dec 13, 2022
New features
-Replicate Comp
-Color manager
-Zoom smooth Slider
1.7.1 - Dec 8, 2022
-New Organize Project option+ Delete Empty Folder
-REACH Beat! Comp Markers from Audio!
-Bugs fixed
1.7c - Dec 5, 2022
1.7b - Dec 5, 2022
-Fix undo mismatch
1.7 - Dec 5, 2022
1.6.7 - Dec 2, 2022
Align Paragraphs tosave space on your workspace (check your settings.
-Add Solid Icon
-White/black using Shift and Alt
-UI Responsive and Modular
1.6.6c - Dec 1, 2022
-UI designed fine-tuned
1.6.6b - Nov 30, 2022
Display or hidden each Tool one by one
1.6.6 - Nov 28, 2022
The 5 most used sorts of Layers
-> Add a Null
-> Add a Text Layer
-> Add a Shape Layer
-> Add a Solid
-> Add an Adjustment Layer
And 5 most used FX (already available in your search results):
-> Add a Slider Control
-> Add CC Tint
-> Add Fill FX
-> Add Light Sweep FX
-> Add Fract Noise
And:
-Improvement of the Shifter tool with a "PUSH" button
-Flaoa Bomb feature was added: BLOOM YOUR COMPS and updated
-New aesthetic UI, more responsive (check settings)
-Minor Bugs fixed
1.6.5b - Nov 24, 2022
-Tips Updated
-DARK MODE optionnal
1.6.5 - Nov 23, 2022
-Flaoa Bomb feature was added: BLOOM YOUR COMPS!
-New aesthetic UI, more responsive
-Minor Bugs fixed
1.6.4 - Nov 14, 2022
Normalize (rescale) a 3D layer
Resize a Comp in a responsive way
-Fixed: Loop Controls
1.6.3 - Nov 8, 2022
Randomize layer Positions
Shift Layers By group and colors!
1.6.1 - Nov 4, 2022
-Remove Empty Folders
1.6 - Nov 3, 2022
2 New features:
-Display your layers Randomly
-Discover a new way to manage your puppet pins with "Handy Pins".
1.5.82b - Oct 31, 2022
-Add and store your logo or watermark
-Manage Loop (iteration and types) with sliders
1.5.82 - Oct 31, 2022
-Add and store your logo or watermark
-Manage Loop (iteration and types) with sliders
1.5.81 - Oct 27, 2022
-More permissive Trial
1.5.8 - Oct 27, 2022
1.5.7 - Oct 25, 2022
1.5.6 - Oct 17, 2022
1.5.5 - Oct 13, 2022
1.5.4 - Oct 10, 2022
-UI improvements
1.5.2 - Oct 6, 2022
-Synch Audio Tool Rotation fixed

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