Welcome back to our series on free After Effects resources from across the web. If you're just joining us, we've already covered Camera Crew by Motion Ape, DUIK Ángela, and Motion Tools Classic, all worth a look.

This time we're looking at a big one for anyone who does motion graphics, social content, or fast-turnaround client work. If you've ever wished you had a library of ready-made transitions and elements you could just drag into a comp, the AEJuice Starter Pack is exactly that, and it's free.

Meet the AEJuice Starter Pack

The AEJuice Starter Pack is a free collection of 100+ drag-and-drop motion graphics assets, delivered through AEJuice's Pack Manager panel. Instead of building common elements from scratch every time, you browse a visual library right inside After Effects, drag what you need onto your timeline, and keep moving.

A nice bonus: the Starter Pack works in Premiere Pro too, so it's not just an After Effects tool.

What you can do with it

The Starter Pack packs a lot into that 100+ asset count:

• Liquid and shape elements – animated organic shapes and motion accents to drop over footage or titles.
• Transitions – both liquid transitions and simple transitions, ready to drag between clips.
• Slides – slideshow builders that resize photos and align to your timing automatically.
• Presets – 2D, 3D, and text presets to speed up everyday animation.
• Flat icons and UI elements – including the Motion Cafe UI/HUD set, a collaboration between AEJuice and the Motion Cafe community.
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Download it here: AEJuice free plugins page

Watch the walkthrough:

Installing it

AEJuice uses its own installer, so setup is straightforward:

1. Go to the AEJuice free plugins page and download the free installer for your system (Windows or Mac).
2. Quit After Effects, then run the installer. It sets up the AEJuice plugin (the Pack Manager) automatically.
3. Reopen After Effects and open the panel from Window → Extensions → AEJuice (it may be listed as "AEJuice Pack Manager").
4. Inside the panel, browse the free packs, download the Starter Pack, then drag and drop any asset straight into your composition.

A quick heads-up: The Starter Pack is one of many free packs AEJuice offers, and the free ones are genuinely free with no strings attached. If you ever want the full library, AEJuice's big paid product is the "I Want It All" bundle, but the free packs stand comfortably on their own for a lot of everyday work.

While you're in the panel, it's worth browsing the other free packs too. There's a surprising amount available, from sound effects to GIF export tools, all installed the same drag-and-drop way.

Already using AEJuice? Drop a comment with the asset or pack you reach for most, or share a project where the Starter Pack saved you time. And if you're installing it for the first time this week, let us know how it fits into your workflow.

If it becomes part of your daily setup, supporting AEJuice by grabbing one of their paid bundles is a great way to keep free resources like this coming.