CornerPinner is a free After Effects script that adds, converts, mattes, rounds, inverts, rotates and pre‑composes corner pins, supporting a wide range of corner‑pin effect types and versions back to CS6.
Developed by Daniel Fredley.

About CornerPinner
CornerPinner is a script for Adobe After Effects that focuses on corner‑pin workflows. It can add simple corner pins, convert any supported corner‑pin effect to another type, generate basic mattes from pins, round pin edges, rotate corner values, and invert pins for tasks such as stabilising a Mocha pin in a pre‑composition. Supported effects include Corner Pin, RG Corner Pin, CC Power Pin, BCC Corner Pin, GenArts S_WarpCornerPin, Bezier Warp, Card Dance, Card Wipe, RE:Map Planar, 4‑Color Gradient and FxFactory Pro Free Distort. Version 1.2 (released October 27 2025) added invert and pre‑comp options and extended compatibility through After Effects 2026, while still working on releases back to CS6. The script is distributed for free via aescripts and includes a demo video.
Features
- Add simple corner pins
- Convert any corner pin effect to another corner pin effect type
- Create simple mattes from corner pins
- Round the edges of corner pins, and the edges and corners of corner pin mattes
- Rotate corner values
- Invert corner pins (e.g. to stabilize a mocha corner pin in a precomp)
- Works with Corner Pin, RG Corner Pin, CC Power Pin, BCC Corner Pin, GenArts S_WarpCornerPin, Bezier Warp, Card Dance, Card Wipe, RE:Map Planar, 4-Color Gradient and FxFactory Pro Free Distort
Best for
After Effects artists who need comprehensive control over corner pins across many effect types, including adding, converting, matting, rounding, rotating, inverting and pre‑composing them.
Frequently asked questions
What After Effects versions does CornerPinner support?
CornerPinner lists compatibility with After Effects 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, and the CC series (CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014) as well as CS6.
Which corner pin effects can CornerPinner convert between?
The script can convert between Corner Pin, RG Corner Pin, CC Power Pin, BCC Corner Pin, GenArts S_WarpCornerPin, Bezier Warp, Card Dance, Card Wipe, RE:Map Planar, 4‑Color Gradient and FxFactory Pro Free Distort effects.
What did CornerPinner version 1.2 add?
Version 1.2 added invert and pre‑comp options and extended support through After Effects 2026.
Is CornerPinner free?
CornerPinner is listed as free, though users should review the developer’s licensing terms for any conditions.
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