100+ After Effects transitions in one panel
Flexile’s Elements page holds 100+ ready-made transitions, plus effects. Preview one in the panel and double-click it. It lands on the playhead, fitted to your comp.
Need it longer or shorter? Switch on Flexible Time Remap and drag the layer’s ends.
Free during beta. No card. Needs After Effects 2025 or newer.
Updated Oct 2026 · Flexile 0.19
Why transition packs cost so much
The old way
Animation Composer is subscription-only now. Its perpetual packs are discontinued.
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100+ transitions, free during beta, in the panel you already use for easing and text.
The old way
Motion Bro sells one-time packs, so each new style is another purchase.
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Every style sits in one pack. Preview each transition in the panel before you insert it.
What is an Element?
An Element is a ready-made After Effects composition that adds a transition, an effect or an overlay to your comp. You pick it from a list instead of building it from layers and keyframes. Flexile imports the file that holds an Element into your project once, and later inserts reuse it.
The Elements page lists 100+ transitions, plus effects, grouped into categories. Each Element has a preview video, and you can favourite the ones you reach for most.
How to add a transition in After Effects with Flexile
- Open the panel from Window > Extensions > Flexile for AE and go to the Elements page.
- Click an Element to play its preview.
- Move the playhead to where the transition should land. If you select layers that are not Elements first, the new Element goes above the topmost one.
- Double-click the Element.
Flexile places the new layer with its timing marker, or its start, at the playhead. It centres the layer, fits it to the comp, names it and colours its label. The whole insert is one undo step, named Apply Element.
Replace a transition in place
Select Element layers you already placed, then double-click a different Element. Flexile replaces them at the same time and position instead of stacking a new layer on top, so you can try a few looks on the same cut.
Fit it to the cut with Flexible Time Remap
Select the Element layer, open Element Options from the panel’s context menu button and switch on Flexible Time Remap. Then move the layer’s start and end, and the Element retimes to fit, so you can stretch a transition until it lands on the beat you want. Elements that support it also offer Random Seed.
How do I make smooth transitions in After Effects?
Put the transition on the cut, then match its length to the motion around it. In Flexile, move the playhead to the cut and double-click an Element. It lands there.
Then switch on Flexible Time Remap and drag the layer’s start and end until the move feels right. To ease the shots’ own moves, use Back, Elastic or Bounce curves.
Flexile, Animation Composer or Motion Bro?
Flexile is our product. The other two columns come from aaeplugins’ comparison, read on 28 October 2026.
Flexile | Animation Composer | Motion Bro | |
|---|---|---|---|
Price | Free during beta | $19.90 a month or $198 a year | One-time packs, e.g. $55 for the Essential Transitions Bundle (personal) |
How you get the styles | One pack of 100+ transitions | The full library with the subscription | Pack by pack |
Same panel also does | Easing, text, tools, audio and AI apps | — | — |
Our post on Animation Composer alternatives compares more libraries.
What you need
Adobe After Effects 2025 or newer
macOS or Windows
A free Flexile account, signed in inside the panel: create your free account
The extension, installed with the Flexile installation guide
About 150 MB of disk space for the Elements pack, which downloads in the background after you sign in, with no restart
Flexile is free for everybody with an account during the beta, with every feature unlocked. If the pack download keeps failing, you can install the Elements pack by hand.
One panel for the rest of the edit
Elements is one page of Flexile, an all-in-one After Effects plugin. The same panel eases keyframes, animates text, runs quick tools such as bounce and wiggle, and turns audio into beat keyframes and subtitles.
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Are the transitions free?
Yes, during the beta. Every account gets all features at no cost, with no trial and no credit card step. We will announce the date and the prices of paid plans in advance on the pricing page and by email.
Can I use Flexile’s transitions in commercial projects?
During the free period, yes. The free period has no commercial restriction.
How many transitions does Flexile have?
Flexile lists 100+ transitions. The Elements pack, about 150 MB, also holds effects, each with its preview.
Can my AI assistant add transitions?
No. Flexile’s MCP server covers the Animation, Text, Tools and Audio pages but not Elements, so AI apps cannot insert Elements. You add transitions yourself in the panel.
Where does Flexile store the Elements?
In ~/Library/Application Support/Flexile/elements on macOS and %APPDATA%\Flexile\elements on Windows. The panel downloads the pack after you sign in and installs pack updates itself.
Which After Effects versions does Flexile support?
Flexile supports After Effects 2025 or newer, on macOS and Windows.
Still have questions?
Write to us at contact@flexile.io.
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Free for everybody during beta
Every feature unlocked while Flexile is in beta. No card, no trial.
macOS and Windows