About ColorFlow

ColorFlow is a script for After Effects that automates color application across a composition. It can apply source colors or Fill effects to text, shapes, solids, footage, compositions, and the comp background. Users can Ctrl/Cmd‑click a color to select every layer using it, Shift‑click to apply it to a stroke, or right‑click to add a Fill effect. Label controls follow the same pattern, letting you select layers by label, toggle shy mode, or exclude a label. Palettes can be imported from Adobe Colors, Coolors.co, or CSS, JSON, and plain‑text files; the script extracts hex codes, removes duplicates, and adds them to a palette. It generates Complementary, Triadic, Analogous, and Tetradic harmonies. Live Color Link creates a ColorFlow Master Null that drives layer colors via expressions; Alt‑Right Click unlinks and bakes colors back to static values. In After Effects 2024 and newer, palette colors can be applied to native 3D models and parametric meshes through Base Color and Material Assignment properties.

Features

• Applies source colors or Fill effects to text, shapes, solids, footage, compositions, and the comp background
• Color click actions: select all layers using a color (Ctrl/Cmd+Click), apply to a stroke (Shift+Click), or add a fill effect (right-click)
• Label click actions: select layers by label (Ctrl+Click), toggle shy mode (Shift+Click), or select all layers except the clicked label (right-click)
• Imports palettes from Adobe Colors, Coolors.co, or CSS, JSON, and text files, extracting and cleaning hex codes and removing duplicates
• Complementary, Triadic, Analogous, and Tetradic color harmonies
• Live Color Link ties layer colors to a generated ColorFlow Master Null via expressions (Alt+Left Click), with unlink and bake (Alt+Right Click)
• Applies palette colors to native 3D models and parametric meshes in After Effects 2024+ through Base Color and Material Assignment

Best for

After Effects artists who need to manage colors across many layers, import palettes from various sources, create color harmonies, and link colors through a master controller.