About Faux Lock

Faux Lock is a panel for After Effects that lets you make chosen layers click‑through in the Composition viewport without losing their editability in the Timeline. Select a layer in the Timeline to free it, then click back in the viewport to lock it again. The multi‑target panel lets you add, lock, hide, select, or remove multiple layers at once. It runs on a native real‑time engine with live cursor hit‑testing for macOS universal and Windows. Version 1.0.1 adds an on/off toggle with dimmed rows when paused and a Timeline selection highlight that marks the matching row in the panel. Two optional settings let you disable these features.

Features

• Makes target layers click-through in the Composition viewport while they stay fully selectable and editable in the Timeline
• Automatic click-driven switching: select a target in the Timeline to free it, click the viewport to re-lock it
• Multi-target panel to add, lock, hide, select, or remove many layers at once
• Native real-time engine with live cursor hit-testing for macOS universal and Windows
• Quick on/off toggle in the main panel, with disabled rows dimmed while Faux Lock is paused
• Timeline selection highlight that marks the matching row in the panel

Best for

After Effects artists who need adjustment layers, guides, or mattes to stop intercepting clicks in the Comp viewport while remaining editable in the Timeline.