Sans and serif
Stems top to bottom, bowls counter-clockwise; crossbars, dots and accents come last.
Tested with After Effects 2026
Make any font write itself.
Easy Write-On turns a text layer into a natural handwriting animation in one click. Stroke order, direction and timing are worked out for you, in the font you already use.
From hours of masking to one click
Trim Paths on a text outline draws the outline, not the pen. The usual fix is drawing a centre line for every letter by hand. Easy Write-On finds the centre line of each letter, decides the order and direction of every stroke, and builds a live matte you can keep editing.
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Select a text layer
The preview writes itself in the panel, before anything in your composition changes.
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Tune the rhythm
A writing speed or a fixed duration, pauses between strokes, constant or eased motion.
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Create the write-on
Two native layers appear above your text: the letters, and a matte with one set of controls.
Written the way each font is written
Auto recognises the kind of font and picks the matching approach, so most of the time you never touch this.
Stays editable after you click
Live preview
Play and scrub the result in the panel before you build anything.
Any installed font
No preset alphabets and no font library to buy. Use your client's typeface.
Speed or duration
Fit a locked edit to the frame, then fine-tune pauses and easing.
One set of controls
Progress, stroke pause, letter pause and matte width live on a single layer.
Native layers
Shape layers, Trim Paths and expressions. Projects open without the panel installed.
Try another take
Create again with new settings, or remove the layers and get your text back.
One price, every font
Try the full tool first. The trial does everything, but writes only the first 10 characters of each layer.
- Tested with After Effects 2026 on Windows
- [Other After Effects versions and macOS: add once confirmed in the beta]
- Panel in English and Dutch
Easy Write-On
Launch price
$19 $29
Single-user license, sold through aescripts + aeplugins
Questions
Does it work with my font?
Yes, with any font After Effects can display: sans, serif, handwriting, script and single-line fonts.
Do my projects need the panel to render?
No. The result is native shape layers, Trim Paths and expressions, so a project opens and renders anywhere.
Can I change it afterwards?
Move the Progress keyframes to retime, adjust pauses and matte width on the matte layer, or use Create again.
What if a letter is written oddly?
Switch the typeface type or show the stroke order in the preview. Every stroke stays editable in the matte.
Does it work with shape layers?
Yes, for example a logo or single-line artwork pasted from Illustrator.
What does the trial include?
Everything, including the live preview. It writes the first 10 characters of each layer.