OCD Renamer for After Effects automatically renames layers based on effects, mattes, and parent/child relationships, offering replace, prefix, or suffix options, custom aliases, hotkey clicks, and both selection‑based and project‑wide modes.
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About Plugin Everything OCD Renamer
OCD Renamer is an After Effects utility that renames layers according to their attached effects, matte types, and parent‑child links. Users can apply naming changes to a selected set of layers or to the entire project, choosing to replace names, add a prefix, or add a suffix. Custom aliases let you shorten effect or matte names—for example, converting Hue/Saturation to HSL—while duplicate effect names are ignored intelligently. The tool supports hotkeys: control‑click applies a prefix and alt‑click applies a suffix. A GUI orientation feature and preference‑based naming options provide additional control. The trial version disables preferences and limits renaming to one layer at a time. Compatibility spans After Effects CS6 through the 2025 release.
Features
- Selection-based and project-wide (global) renaming
- Rename using replace, suffix, or prefix
- Custom aliases for effects and matte types, such as Hue/Saturation to HSL or Alpha Inverted to Alpha Inv
- Intelligently discards duplicate effect names
- Hotkeys: control-click renames as a prefix, alt-click renames as a suffix
- GUI orientation feature
- Naming flexibility via the preferences
Best for
After Effects artists who need automated, rule‑based layer renaming based on effects, mattes, or hierarchy relationships.
Frequently asked questions
Which After Effects versions does OCD Renamer support?
OCD Renamer supports After Effects versions from CS6 through the 2025 release, including all intermediate CC and CC 201x versions.
What does the OCD Renamer trial version include?
The trial version disables the preferences panel and limits renaming to a single layer at a time, preventing batch or project‑wide operations.
How do the OCD Renamer click hotkeys work?
Control‑click renames the selected layer using a prefix, while alt‑click renames it using a suffix; these shortcuts work alongside the standard replace, prefix, and suffix options.
Is OCD Renamer free?
The catalog lists OCD Renamer as free, but the full feature set (preference‑driven naming and multi‑layer renaming) is only available in the paid version; the trial provides limited functionality.
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