Community Overview
About r/AfterEffects
After Effects help and inspiration the Reddit way.
The community at a glance
r/AfterEffects is a Subreddit for Video Editors with roughly 351K members. It uses a forum format for communication. It also includes curated tools and resources. On the Hive Index it ranks #7 in the Video Editing communities list.
Roughly 35K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include After Effects, Struggling, and Annoying. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Solution Requests. Product recommendations often mention laptop, plugins, and after effects version.
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351K Members
Community Topics
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchYearly: +35K members
Growth: +11.1% / year
Member growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 3K members
- 2014: 5K members
- 2015: 4K members
- 2016: 6K members
- 2017: 11K members
- 2018: 29K members
- 2019: 46K members
- 2020: 55K members
- 2021: 38K members
- 2023: 55K members
- 2024: 30K members
- 2025: 41K members
- 2026: 26K members
2013
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2015
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2016
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2017
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2018
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2020
+55K new
2021
+38K new
2023
+55K new
2024
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2025
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2026
+26K new
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 4K members
- Dec: 4K members
- Jan: 3K members
- Feb: 3K members
- Mar: 3K members
- Apr: 3K members
- May: 3K members
- Jun: 3K members
- Jul: 3K members
- Aug: 3K members
- Sep: 2K members
- Oct: 1K members
November 2025
+4K new
December 2025
+4K new
January 2026
+3K new
February 2026
+3K new
March 2026
+3K new
April 2026
+3K new
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+3K new
June 2026
+3K new
July 2026
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August 2026
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September 2026
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October 2026
+1K new
Themes
- Advice Requests11 posts in the past month
- Would appreciate your feedback on this map animation
- Client wanted soothing visuals.
- Please critique a launch video I made for a start-up
#111Advice RequestsWould appreciate your feedback on this map animation · Client wanted soothing visuals. · Please critique a launch video I made for a start-up - Solution Requests11 posts in the past month
- Sploosh (FREE) - Create rich fluid simulations without leaving After Effects
- Plugins I Would Actually Pay For as a Motion Designer
- Disko Maps - Free app for animated 3D travel maps - pick a place, draw the route, send it to AE as layers. Perfect for the Indiana Jones red-line map shot.
#211Solution RequestsSploosh (FREE) - Create rich fluid simulations without leaving After Effects · Plugins I Would Actually Pay For as a Motion Designer · Disko Maps - Free app for animated 3D travel maps - pick a place, draw the route, send it to AE as layers. Perfect for the Indiana Jones red-line map shot. - Pain & Anger1 post in the past month
- It's hard to grasp why some pay so little for animation; it takes me 2 hours for just a few seconds of work.
#31Pain & AngerIt's hard to grasp why some pay so little for animation; it takes me 2 hours for just a few seconds of work. - Self-Promotion1 post in the past month
- I made a 60s motion graphics video without opening After Effects. Every frame is code (Claude + Three.js)
#41Self-PromotionI made a 60s motion graphics video without opening After Effects. Every frame is code (Claude + Three.js) - Ideas1 post in the past month
- I’m making a motion design app that lets you build new functionality into it
#51IdeasI’m making a motion design app that lets you build new functionality into it
Topics
- After Effects34 posts in the past month#134After Effects
- Struggling33 posts in the past month#233Struggling
- Annoying20 posts in the past month#320Annoying
- Hard Time5 posts in the past month#45Hard Time
- Expression4 posts in the past month#54Expression
Flair
- OC - Stuff I made58 posts in the past month
- made this animation for an explainer video
- Got these buildings dancing to the beat
- Water ripples in native AE (fractal noise, CC glass, displacement maps, wave warp)
#158OC - Stuff I mademade this animation for an explainer video · Got these buildings dancing to the beat · Water ripples in native AE (fractal noise, CC glass, displacement maps, wave warp) - Beginner Help44 posts in the past month
- Am I dumb? I don't understand text animation.
- Idk how to make the speed graph just work normally
- MADE MY FIRST PERSONAL PROJECT. SORRY FOR THE LOW QUALITTY.
#244Beginner HelpAm I dumb? I don't understand text animation. · Idk how to make the speed graph just work normally · MADE MY FIRST PERSONAL PROJECT. SORRY FOR THE LOW QUALITTY. - Plugin/Script17 posts in the past month
- Sploosh (FREE) - Create rich fluid simulations without leaving After Effects
- GridFlow v3 is here! — more powerful, more robust, Procedural Grid rig tool in AE
- Paster Pro - Simple Copy-Paste from Illustrator to After Effects with gradients, clipping masks, live text
#317Plugin/ScriptSploosh (FREE) - Create rich fluid simulations without leaving After Effects · GridFlow v3 is here! — more powerful, more robust, Procedural Grid rig tool in AE · Paster Pro - Simple Copy-Paste from Illustrator to After Effects with gradients, clipping masks, live text - Discussion15 posts in the past month
- Has anybody tried one of the new AE clones?
- Lumetri Curves is still broken after so many years
- Decided to recomp this scene of Goku from dbs beerus to look more like dbs broly
#415DiscussionHas anybody tried one of the new AE clones? · Lumetri Curves is still broken after so many years · Decided to recomp this scene of Goku from dbs beerus to look more like dbs broly - Explain This Effect13 posts in the past month
- How could I achive these type of shots in Blender and After Effects?
- How can i recreate this soft glow effect like apple
- What post-processing effect is used in this 2D animation and how do I replicate it?
#513Explain This EffectHow could I achive these type of shots in Blender and After Effects? · How can i recreate this soft glow effect like apple · What post-processing effect is used in this 2D animation and how do I replicate it?
Product recommendations
- laptop5 posts in the past month
- Best laptop for video editing and graphic design?
- Best laptop for $1000 usd
- What laptop would you recommend?
#15laptopBest laptop for video editing and graphic design? · Best laptop for $1000 usd · What laptop would you recommend? - plugins5 posts in the past month
- Best resources for expresions and plug-ins
- What are the best plugins to reinstall
- What are the best time-savers Plugins that you can buy/get for free?
#25pluginsBest resources for expresions and plug-ins · What are the best plugins to reinstall · What are the best time-savers Plugins that you can buy/get for free? - after effects version2 posts in the past month
- The best ae version to work with these days? (24.0 to 25.2 range)
- Which after effect version is best for performance and previews! I usually do heavy animation and have more layers in composition?
#32after effects versionThe best ae version to work with these days? (24.0 to 25.2 range) · Which after effect version is best for performance and previews! I usually do heavy animation and have more layers in composition?
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Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/AfterEffects for?
- Best for Video Editors enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/AfterEffects free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/AfterEffects have?
- Roughly 351K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/AfterEffects on?
- r/AfterEffects runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/AfterEffects cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/AfterEffects is organized under Video Editors.
- How do I join r/AfterEffects?
- You can join r/AfterEffects by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Video Editing communities like?
- Communities for video editors covering software like Premiere, DaVinci Resolve, Final Cut, After Effects, and CapCut. Reddit has large tool-specific communities, with Discord and Facebook groups for professional editors finding jobs, sharing techniques, and getting feedback on their work.
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