About Helium + HeliumX Lite Free

HeliumX Lite is a free After Effects plugin that provides a subset of the HeliumX 3D toolset, including 3D model import, extruded text and path animation, procedural primitives, and a 3D page‑scroll effect. The bundle also includes HeliumX AI, an AI image generation plug‑in that creates images from text prompts or a source image, offering style presets, ControlNet control, seamless texture output, and custom SDXL model import. Helium + HeliumX Lite Free runs on macOS 10.14 or later and Windows 10 or later, requires OpenGL 3.3+, and works with After Effects 2020 through 2026. The full HeliumX suite is available via a yearly subscription; the Lite version remains free to download.

Features

• Model – import a 3D model into the scene
• Extrude – extrude and animate 3D text and paths
• Primitive – add procedural 3D shapes such as cube, sphere, or plane
• Scroll – add a 3D page scroll effect
• Text to Image and Image to Image – generate images from prompts or a start image
• Style presets and ControlNet – keep prompts short and control the result image
• Seamless texture output and custom SDXL model import

Best for

After Effects users who need entry‑level 3D capabilities and AI‑generated imagery without a paid license.