About Discotext

Discotext is a trim‑paths plugin for live text layers in Adobe After Effects, developed by Plugin Everything. It provides start, end and offset controls, cap style options (butt, square, round) with dash, gap and offset settings, and per‑path stagger and order‑modifier controls. Clone‑and‑offset copies include separate transform controls and work with most text animator properties at 8, 16 and 32 bpc. The plugin offers full motion‑blur settings for samples, angle and phase, and supports multi‑frame rendering. Version 1.2.6 (released 6 December 2024) fixed a macOS 15 issue, addressed a buffer problem, and improved online activation. Discotext runs on After Effects versions from CS6 through the 2026 release and includes a universal binary for Apple Silicon.

The tool is intended for motion‑graphics artists who need precise path‑based manipulation of live text without converting to shapes. 3D text must be pre‑composed before applying Z‑offsets. Activation is required online, though the catalog lists the plugin as free.

Features

• Start, End and offset controls for live text layers
• Butt, Square and Round cap styles with full dash, gap and offset options
• Stagger per path and order-modifier controls
• Clone and offset copies with transform controls
• Compatible with most text animator properties, at 8, 16 and 32bpc
• Full motion-blur controls including samples, angle and phase

Best for

After Effects artists who want to trim, offset, stagger and clone live text layers using path‑based controls that match the program’s native workflow.