MoBar Pro

After Effects · Motion Ape

MoBar Pro is a free After Effects plugin that lets you build custom panels to store favorite effects, presets, and scripts, and includes over 150 pre‑built tools for layers, keyframes, composition, and more.

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Developed by Motion Ape.

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MoBar Pro · Motion Ape

About MoBar Pro

MoBar Pro adds custom panel building to After Effects 17.5 and later. Users can create panels that hold frequently used effects, presets, scripts, and other assets, keeping essential tools together. The plugin also provides more than 150 pre‑built tools covering layer, keyframe, easing, composition, project, guide, and view functions. Recent updates (version 3.7.7, June 30 2026) introduced a Composition Settings tool with a cleaner interface, time format toggle, preset management, and arrow‑key background color adjustments, as well as a Null Controllers for Points tool that generates null layer controllers for selected shape or mask vertices. A free version is available with no registration required.

Features

  • Custom panels for storing favorite effects, presets, scripts, and more
  • More than 150 pre-built tools covering layer, keyframe, easing, composition, project, guide, and view categories
  • Composition Settings tool as an alternative to the native window, with a cleaner interface, time format toggle, preset management, and arrow-key background color adjustments
  • Null Controllers for Points, which creates null layer controllers for selected vertices of shape or mask paths
  • Free version with no registration required
  • Compatible with After Effects 17.5 and later

Best for

After Effects artists who need to organize their favorite effects, presets, and scripts into custom panels while accessing a broad set of ready‑made tools.

Frequently asked questions

Does MoBar Pro work with After Effects 17.5?

Yes. MoBar Pro is listed as compatible with After Effects version 17.5 and later.

Is MoBar Pro free to use?

The catalog lists MoBar Pro as free, and the developer provides a free version that does not require registration.

What did the latest MoBar Pro update add?

The latest update (v3.7.7) added a Composition Settings tool with a cleaner interface, time format toggle, preset management, and arrow‑key background color adjustments, plus a Null Controllers for Points tool for creating null layer controllers from shape or mask vertices.

How many pre-built tools come with MoBar Pro?

MoBar Pro includes more than 150 pre‑built tools across categories such as layer, keyframe, easing, composition, project, guide, and view.

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