About easyRulers 2

easyRulers 2, from Real Creations, generates any type of graphical measuring ruler within After Effects. Version 2.20 adds a date function supporting multiple formats, weekday and month loops, pointer blink and lock controls, and completion‑percentage wiggle options. Separate sizing, position offset, and tracking can be set for text‑layer prefixes and suffixes. The update also introduces Apple Silicon readiness, a multithreaded flag for After Effects 2022, and improved input validation and activation error messages. Compatibility spans from CS6 through After Effects 2024, and the plugin is listed as free.

Features

• Creates any type of graphical measuring ruler
• Apple Silicon ready, with a multithreaded flag added for After Effects 2022
• Date function outputting formats such as 31/12/2022, 12/31/2022 and 12.2022
• Loops through weekdays (Monday to Sunday) and months (January to December)
• Pointer blink function plus a checkbox for locking the pointer in place
• Completion percentage Wiggle options with Speed, From, To and Seed controls
• Separate size, position offset and tracking for text-layer prefixes and suffixes

Best for

Artists creating gauges, scopes, speedometers, graphical equalizers, HUDs, UI elements, historical timelines, instrumentation layouts, infographics and audio interfaces in After Effects.