About AutoFill

AutoFill is a free plugin for Adobe After Effects (versions 2021‑2026) that automatically fills the bounds of a layer, removing the need for extensive masking and keyframing. Version 2.0.2 adds compute caching and native Multi‑Frame Rendering (MFR) compatibility, allowing distributed rendering across multiple cores and threads. The plugin is GPU‑accelerated, Apple Silicon native, and features an auto pipeline that prioritises the GPU but falls back to the CPU when required, with separate CPU and GPU pipelines for render farms. Additional tools include the Style Builder multitrack compositing solution, an RGBA gradient editor, and quality settings such as supersampling, adaptive resolution, and smart anti‑aliasing. Updates fixed a caching bug and a crash issue with Adobe Media Encoder. A demo video demonstrates its capabilities.

Features

• Fills the bounds of a layer, reducing manual masking and keyframing
• MFR native, supporting distributed rendering across multiple cores and threads
• Caching system for smooth previews without resimulating
• GPU accelerated and Apple Silicon native, with an auto pipeline that prioritises the GPU and falls back to CPU
• Style Builder, an inbuilt multitrack compositing solution
• RGBA gradients with a gradient editor
• Quality settings including supersampling, adaptive resolution and smart anti-aliasing

Best for

After Effects artists who need to fill layer bounds without manual masking, and who benefit from MFR‑native rendering, GPU acceleration, and cached previews.