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Ecstasy Visuals / Plug-ins / XTC UltraKit
/01 · Plug-in for After Effects
XTC
ULTRAKIT
Eight tools around one search bar. Press Ctrl+Space and the launcher opens right under your cursor: effects, morphing, text, alignment, media and expressions in one place.
Version 1.3Windows and MacAfter Effects 2020+2 computers7 days free
The zip holds both the Windows and the Mac version. Download it and work 7 days without a key. Like it? The key comes by e-mail through Gumroad right after you pay. Lost a key or a computer? My license.
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All
What is inside
All
in one
02 · Morph
Layer morphing
Click the layer that will fly, then the one it will become — MORPH NOW. It flies along an arc, takes on the second layer's size and becomes it. Spin, bend, a smooth mode, speed lines and a trail of copies, shattering into shards. Only keyframes on your own layers.
03 · Text
Text splitting
A text layer into characters, words, lines or by your own rule. Every part keeps its styles and its own anchor point.
04 · Transform
Anchor and alignment
Anchor point moves without the layer jumping, align and distribute to the composition or the selection, Fit, Mirror, Freeze Frame, Time Remap, Trim.
05 · Actions
Pre-compose and back
Pre-compose with every option, and Unprecompose — the layers come back out with their keyframes, effects and masks.
06 · Media
Media library and paste
Your own folders of sounds and footage in every project: search through all subfolders, video and sound previews right in the panel. The PASTE button puts an image from the browser or copied files on the timeline.
07 · Expressions
Expression library
13 ready-made expressions plus your own: click and the expression is copied, paste it where you need; star your favourites into the quick menu. Frame snapshots to PNG, JPEG or the clipboard.
08 · Create
New layers
Solid, Adjustment, Null, Shape, Camera, Light and Text — from the same bar, without a trip through the menus.
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How it
Interface
How it
looks
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Four
Getting started
Four
steps
Step 01
Download
Download the zip and close After Effects. Copy the XTC UltraKit folder from the zip's Windows or Mac folder into your After Effects Plug-ins folder — the How to install files in the zip show every step.
Step 02
Try it
Start After Effects and press Ctrl+Space (Option+Space on the Mac). Everything works for 7 days without a key.
Step 03
Buy a key
Pay through Gumroad and the key comes by e-mail. Gear → ACTIVATE, paste the key — Ctrl+V.
Step 04
Work
Ctrl+Space (Option+Space on the Mac) any time. Offline, the plug-in keeps working for up to 30 days.
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The short
Questions
The short
answers
Q01What's new in 1.3
A free 7-day trial — download and work without a key. Morph trails are smooth lines, about 5× lighter for After Effects. Easier install: copy a folder into Plug-ins, no installer. The update is free — the new zip is in your Gumroad library. A Mac version is here — in the same zip.
Q02Which systems and After Effects versions does it run on?
Windows 10 and 11, and macOS 14 Sonoma or newer (Apple Silicon and Intel), with After Effects 2020 and newer (tested on After Effects 2026). One zip: Windows and Mac folders inside.
Q03How do I install it?
Close After Effects. Windows: copy the XTC UltraKit folder from the zip's Windows folder into Program Files → Adobe → Adobe After Effects (your version) → Support Files → Plug-ins; Windows asks for permission — Continue. Mac: copy the XTC UltraKit folder from the zip's Mac folder into Applications → Adobe After Effects (your version) → Plug-ins and allow the plug-in once — the Terminal line is in How to install (Mac).txt. To update, copy the new folder over the old one.
Q04How many computers does one key work on?
Two. Moving to a new one? Free the old computer in the plug-in (gear → LICENSE → RELEASE THIS COMPUTER) or on the My license page.
Q05Does it need the internet?
Once — to start the trial or activate a key, then a check once a day. Offline, the plug-in works for up to 30 days.
Q06Ctrl+Space opens something else
Change the hotkey in the plug-in's settings: gear → HOTKEY. On the Mac the default is Option+Space.
Q07Found a bug or have an idea?
Gear → FEEDBACK: the message reaches us with screenshots and versions.
/06 · XTC UltraKit 1.3