StyleX is an AI video stylization plugin for After Effects and Premiere Pro that transforms footage into cartoon, drawing, painting, halftone, or custom image‑based styles, offering Cartoon and Style Transfer modes with GPU‑accelerated processing.
Developed by vimager.

About StyleX
StyleX is an AI‑driven video stylization plugin for Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro, developed by vimager. It supports After Effects and Premiere Pro versions 2020 through 2025 on Windows 10/11 and macOS 10.15 or later. The plugin provides two modes: Cartoon, which applies a learned representation from tens of thousands of cartoon images, and Style Transfer, which maps the look of a user‑provided image or video onto the source footage while preserving temporal consistency. Users can adjust style intensity with a style scale slider, retain original colors with a chroma blend control, or apply color transfer via a luma blend slider. Over 60 sample style images are included. StyleX relies on GPU computation through the Vulkan API, requiring a GPU that supports Vulkan 1.1 and at least 3 GB of memory for HD content; higher resolutions need more memory. Intel integrated GPUs are not supported.
Features
- Two modes: Cartoon and Style Transfer
- AI method that analyzes the structures, textures and colors across tens of thousands of cartoon images
- Arbitrary stylized video in the style of a given image or video, with good temporal consistency
- Style scale slider for fine to coarse style effects
- Chroma blend to keep original color in drawing and painting styles, plus a luma blend slider for color transfer effects
- GPU accelerated, available for Mac and Windows
- More than 60 sample style images included in the install package
Best for
Artists and video editors who want to convert footage into cartoon, drawing, painting, halftone, or custom image‑based styles directly within After Effects or Premiere Pro.
Frequently asked questions
Which After Effects and Premiere Pro versions does StyleX support?
StyleX supports Adobe After Effects and Premiere Pro versions 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 on Windows 10/11 and macOS 10.15 or later.
What are the GPU requirements for StyleX?
The plugin requires a GPU with Vulkan 1.1 support and at least 3 GB of VRAM for HD footage; higher‑resolution work needs more memory. Intel integrated GPUs are not supported.
What is the difference between Cartoon mode and Style Transfer in StyleX?
Cartoon mode uses an AI model trained on thousands of cartoon images to produce cartoon‑style video, while Style Transfer applies the visual characteristics of a supplied style image or video to the source footage, preserving temporal consistency and allowing fine‑tuning via style scale, chroma blend, and luma blend controls.
How much does StyleX cost?
The catalog lists StyleX as free, but the FAQ notes that licensing terms may change and mentions a demo before purchase, indicating that a paid version could exist.
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