Free plugins for Adobe After effects

Many of the tutorial videos that use plugins will describe what effect it creates and why it's used or options for alternative effects (even native recipes)
There are so many options for effect styles in a range of free plugins, it really helps to narrow down: what is the desired visual effect that the plugin is creating.

Videocopilot's:

- Orb

- Saber

- FX Console

RX Laboratory:
- Duik (Hard to learn, but immensely powerful suite of tools)

You could also check the https://aescripts.com/ website, for free offerings.

I'd like to add that there are a few great free options, but there is a large amount of paid (yet cheap) scripts/plugins that expand AE's functionality, while not breaking the bank.
Of course, before investing in that, I'd focus on learning the core tools as well as possible before checking out plugins.

Cheers 🙂

Hi there, welcome to the After Effects community.

It'll be really helpful if you could specify what kind of plug-ins you're looking for. If you'd like to explore, you can find plug-ins on Adobe Exchange and AEScripts. You can find both free and paid plug-ins. I use After Effects for fun and below are a few of the plug-ins that I use frequently.

1. DUIK

2. Saber