Less panel. More canvas.
A compact Figma workspace puts destinations up front, with quick settings close at hand.
From canvas
to keyframes.
Ship supported Figma and Illustrator artwork to After Effects.
Keep shapes, text, and images editable. Start making motion.
Lifetime license Up to 2 computers Local artwork
Figma
Illustrator
After EffectsSee AEShiper in action
45 seconds
What’s new · 1.9.0
Release notes Your design. In motion.
Artwork you can animate.
Ship reconstructs supported Illustrator gradients and grain as editable AE compositions and effects.
A smoother handoff.
Bring AE forward is repaired, so your next step starts in After Effects.
Supported reconstruction can differ in grain and antialiasing. Unsupported appearances require explicit PNG opt-in.
One complete installer · macOS & WindowsOne handoff. Layers intact.
Choose a handoff. See what arrives in After Effects or Blender.
Figma canvasSelected artworkMOTION, WITHOUT THE REBUILDIdeas deserve
to move.↗Editorial launch
to move.↗Editorial launch
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Launch headline
Arrow mark
Blue orbit
Paper background
Figma → After Effects
Supported frames, shapes, gradients, strokes, text, and marked images.
Workflow illustrationFrom the web.
Into your workflow.
Pick a website element or capture the page. Bring supported text, shapes and images into After Effects—or copy editable content straight into Figma.
Chrome Web Store · Available nowA separate browser extension from the Figma plugin. Web → AE uses the installed, activated AEShiper companion on the same computer.
WEBSITE → EDITABLE ARTWORK
SELECT A COMPONENTFound on the web.
Ready for motion.
Ready for motion.
TextShapesImages
Ship
Web After Effects Figma
After Effects FigmaInspect fonts · Find assets · Export full-page screenshots
Workflow illustration · supported content varies by websiteMade to keep moving.
Choose editability where it helps. Choose rendered accuracy when that matters more.
01
Supported editable layers
Shapes, fills, strokes, gradients, and text arrive as working AE content—not a single flattened frame.
02
Text stays editable
Edit supported text, change the words, and animate the result inside After Effects.
03
Paste your assets
Bring supported images, self-contained SVG, video, and audio from the clipboard into your AE project.
Keep the look.
Choose the layers.
AEShiper carries supported structure across. When a complex appearance matters more than editability, mark it as an image and send the rendered result instead.
- Supported glass, clipping, texture, and effects
- Optional hierarchy and precomp organization
- Explicit image handoff for complex visuals
Editable effectseditable where supported
Mark as imagerendered appearance
You choose the handoff.Illustrator to After Effects
A dedicated Illustrator panel sends selected artwork to After Effects on the same computer.
Editable artworkSupported paths, fills, strokes, and linear or circular radial gradients.
Structured textSupported point and rectangular area text with character styling.
Controlled handoffSelection, split, combine, hierarchy, precomp, clipping, opacity, and blend where supported.
Choose what stays editableRecognized basic shapes stay parametric. Mark artwork as an image, or send PNG at 1×–4×.
SetupThe installer adds the Illustrator panel alongside the AE companion.
Appearance limitations +
Arbitrary live effects, transparency opacity masks, and unsupported appearances need an explicit PNG. Use PNG export when you need the rendered appearance of unsupported effects.
A closer look at the handoff.
A longer AEShiper walkthrough—from selected Figma layers to an After Effects composition.
- 01Select
Choose the frame, group, or layers you want to move.
- 02Ship
Send from AEShiper while both apps are open on one computer.
- 03Animate
Work with the resulting supported layers in After Effects.
A connected workflow.
- AvailableIllustrator
Built
AvailableBlenderFigma → Blender · Editable 3D
- C4PlannedCinema 4D
Further ahead
Less rebuilding. More motion.
One-time purchase. Lifetime license. Use on up to two computers.
Buy AEShiperBefore you ship.
Clear answers about apps, artwork, installation, and licensing.
Which apps and platforms are supported?+
AEShiper connects Figma and Illustrator to After Effects on macOS and Windows x64. Windows ARM64 is not currently offered.
What stays editable—and when should I use PNG?+
Supported shapes, fills, strokes, gradients, and text can remain editable. Mark complex artwork as an image, or explicitly send PNG, when you need the rendered appearance of unsupported effects.
How do installation and activation work?+
Install the Figma plugin and the AEShiper After Effects companion on the same computer. Buy or sign in through your account, then activate your lifetime license in the companion.
How many devices can use one license?+
A lifetime license supports two registered computers. Remove an old computer from My account to free its place immediately, then activate your new computer with the same key. An old offline permission may continue until it expires.
Is my artwork uploaded?+
Artwork transfer runs locally between your design app and After Effects. AEShiper performs an online license check each time After Effects launches; licensing and device-verification information is checked online, not your artwork.
AEShiper 1.9.0
Download AEShiper.
Update the AEShiper companion and Figma plugin together. The AEShiper installer includes the Blender extension and installs/enables it automatically for detected Blender 4.2+ installations.
Download the macOS PKG directly Older releases
Using Blender? Install Blender 4.2+ first. Save work and quit After Effects, Illustrator and Blender. On Mac, open the DMG then the PKG; on Windows, run the EXE. Reopen your apps afterward. Installed Blender later? Run the same AEShiper installer again. Manual system approval may be required because the Mac installer is not notarized and the Windows installer is unsigned.
AEShiper 1.9.0 checksums +
macOS DMG SHA-256 2d8270aed1122b49936a58d0bd342cd00c48a7ac3b8b75ba0e3118ec2552a038
macOS PKG SHA-256 d11d2a9b7d8520e0f878703660406e54b0aecd5b86f6f1fffbc4c0f9606f3430
Windows x64 SHA-256 5e999d73bc180a5e7fe3f82bc4321942a88efd94b19128ca3039892628b1aaf2
Previous release 1.4.0 +
macOS DMG SHA-256 d5115dc9b4b74cd05dc91fb40524d6090dac820d709a8d2064cc28590088f3d7
Windows x64 EXE SHA-256 cc510ef6cc1c1126d23e85111b590124e4b39fef7f4f860b2299f0981a604467