XTC UltraKit 1.3 for Mac - how to install
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macOS 14 Sonoma or newer, After Effects 2020 or newer, Apple Silicon or Intel.
On Windows: How to install (Windows).txt.

1. Quit After Effects.
2. Copy the "XTC UltraKit" folder from the "Mac" folder of this zip into the
   Plug-ins folder of your After Effects:

   Applications > Adobe After Effects 2026 > Plug-ins

   (2026 is your own version.) The Mac may ask for your password to copy there.
3. Before starting After Effects, allow the plug-in once. Open Terminal
   (Applications > Utilities > Terminal), paste this line and press Return
   (change 2026 to your version; it asks for your Mac password, which is not
   shown while you type):

   sudo xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine "/Applications/Adobe After Effects 2026/Plug-ins/XTC UltraKit"

   Skipped it and macOS says "XTCUltraKit.plugin Not Opened"? Press Done (not
   Move to Trash), open System Settings > Privacy & Security, press
   Allow Anyway next to XTCUltraKit.plugin, and restart After Effects.

4. Start After Effects and press Option+Space, or open Window > XTC UltraKit.

The first time, a free 7-day trial starts by itself - everything works (the
computer needs the internet once to start it).

To activate: Option+Space > the gear > ACTIVATE, paste the license key from
your Gumroad receipt and press ACTIVATE. One key works on two computers,
Windows or Mac.

Another hotkey: the gear > HOTKEY, then press the new keys. Control+Space and
Command+Space are taken by the Mac itself (keyboard language, Spotlight).
Too large or too small: the gear > SIZE.

To update: copy the new "XTC UltraKit" folder (from "Mac") over the old one,
then run the Terminal line from step 3 again.
To remove: delete the "XTC UltraKit" folder from Plug-ins.

Ideas and bugs: the gear > FEEDBACK. We read every message.
