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August 21, 2026
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Allow multiple instances of the same Layer Style and reorder them in After Effects

  • August 21, 2026
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After Effects should allow users to add multiple instances of the same Layer Style—such as multiple strokes, inner shadows, drop shadows, glows, and overlays—and freely drag them into any order.

Photoshop already supports stacking several instances of certain Layer Styles, but After Effects limits each layer to one of each style and uses a fixed render order. Currently, achieving these looks requires duplicating layers or repeatedly precomposing, which makes projects cluttered and harder to edit.

Please make Layer Styles stackable, reorderable, and saveable as presets while keeping the original text, shape, or layer fully editable.