CompdownA natural language for After Effects

Describe compositions in plain text, create them with a click

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Readable

An elegant syntax that's simple to read and write

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Shareable

Save it, gist it, email it, or drop it in a repo. Text travels well

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Fast

Copy, paste, process. Stay in After Effects and skip binary presets

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AI-friendly

If an AI can read and write the same text you use, it can help draft scenes and explore variations

Quick Example

yaml

compositions:
  - name: My Comp
    layers:
      - name: title
        type: text
        text: Hello World
        transform:
          position: [960, 540]
      - name: background
        type: solid
        color: 1a1a2e

This creates a composition with a dark solid background and centered text. That's it — no scripting, no clicking through menus.

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