About States

States is a free After Effects plugin from Hasan Atallah that captures the values of properties, animations, and effects, allowing you to store them as reusable presets for individual layers or entire compositions. The plugin supports a non‑destructive workflow by enabling multiple states within a single project, eliminating the need to duplicate comps or maintain numerous versions. It operates without the performance penalties typically associated with expression‑based solutions, keeping previews responsive. Saved states can be rendered directly or exported as Motion Graphics templates (Mogrts), facilitating client presentations and revision tracking. States is compatible with After Effects 2022 through 2025 and is released as version 1.0.0 (September 4 2025).

Features

• Stores values of properties, animations, and effects as reusable presets for individual layers or entire compositions
• Create and switch between multiple states of a composition without duplicating comps or saving endless versions
• Runs without performance penalties, unlike expression-based solutions that can make previews sluggish
• Keeps design variations organized inside one project for simplified revision management
• Render all states
• Turn states into a template for Mogrts

Best for

After Effects artists who need to manage multiple design variations and client revisions within a single project.