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Layerize for After Effects.

A free panel that turns an HTML motion video into native, editable After Effects layers.

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Layerize

Turn HTML to After Effects layers

  • Free
  • Plugin
  • After Effects
  • Mac & Windows

An After Effects panel that turns an HTML motion video, made with Claude or by hand, into a comp of native, editable layers. Re-edit the whole video layer by layer.

  • Every box becomes a shape layer, with rounded corners, borders and shadows
  • Every word is a real text layer, including Arabic and right-to-left text
  • Pictures, video clips and sounds each get their own layer
  • Movement from GSAP, CSS and more arrives as keyframes
How to install on Mac
  1. Quit After Effects.
  2. Open the downloaded folder and double-click Install on Mac.command. If macOS blocks it: right-click > Open > Open.
  3. Wait for “All done!”.
  4. In After Effects choose Window > Extensions > Layerize.
How to install on Windows
  1. Close After Effects.
  2. Double-click Install on Windows.bat. If Windows warns you: More info > Run anyway.
  3. Wait for “All done!”.
  4. In After Effects choose Window > Extensions > Layerize.
How to use it
  1. Ask Claude for a video and say “layerize”, for example “Make a 10-second promo for my café, layerize”.
  2. In After Effects open Window > Extensions > Layerize.
  3. Drop the HTML file on the panel and click Import to After Effects.
  4. Want to try it first? Drop Demo video/demo.html from the download on the panel.
Good to know
  • Needs After Effects 2019 (16.0) or newer. Tested most on macOS; the Windows installer is included but less tested.
  • The installer turns on Adobe’s PlayerDebugMode, which After Effects needs to load panels not signed by Adobe. It only affects panels, for your user account. An uninstaller is included.
  • Fonts install themselves, from your video’s files or from Google Fonts.
  • You need an internet connection while importing if the video loads libraries or fonts from the web.
  • For Arabic text: After Effects > Preferences > Type > South Asian and Middle Eastern, then restart.
  • Found a bug? Click Report a bug at the bottom of the panel.
Known limits
  • 3D tilts (rotateX/Y, perspective) are flattened to 2D.
  • ::before and ::after decorations, clip-path and mask-image are not converted.
  • Gradients with 3 or more colours become 2 colours.
  • Glass gradients that fade in transparency become one even transparency.

What is Layerize?

Layerize is a free Adobe After Effects panel. Make a motion video as an HTML file, with Claude or by hand, drop it on the panel, and Layerize rebuilds it inside After Effects as a normal composition.

Instead of a flat video, you get shape layers, text layers, image and video layers, audio and keyframes. Change a word, a colour or a timing the way you would in any other After Effects project.

Made by Towfiq Islam, a filmmaker and video editor from Dhaka.

Questions

What is Layerize?

Layerize is a free panel for Adobe After Effects. It takes an HTML motion video, for example one made with Claude, and imports it as a composition of native, editable layers instead of a flat video.

Is Layerize free?

Yes. Layerize is free to download. You just enter your email to get the download link.

Which versions of After Effects does Layerize work with?

After Effects 2019 (version 16.0) or newer, on macOS and Windows. It is tested most on macOS.

How do I make an HTML video for Layerize?

Ask Claude for a video and add the word 'layerize' to your request. The download includes a Claude skill and a demo video to start with.

What does Layerize convert?

Boxes become shape layers, words become text layers (including Arabic and right-to-left text), pictures, video clips and sounds each get their own layer, and movement from GSAP and CSS arrives as keyframes.

What are the limits?

3D tilts are flattened to 2D. ::before and ::after decorations, clip-path and mask-image are not converted. Gradients with three or more colours become two colours.

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