Plugins not working After Effect 2024 version in Mac

To resolve the issue of plugins not appearing in the Effects and Presets panel in After Effects 2024 on your Mac Air M2, ensure the plugin is compatible with the 2024 version and installed in the correct directory, usually located at Applications/Adobe After Effects 2024/Plug-ins/. Restart After Effects after installation, and check that the Effect Controls is enabled under Preferences > Display. Additionally, make sure After Effects has proper permissions to access the plugin files. If the issue persists, try reinstalling the plugin or checking for any available updates.

After Effects 2024 runs natively on Apple ARM chip machines. It doesn't have support for intel based Mac anymore. If the plug-in is not compatible with your M2 chip, it may not work.

Try reaching out to the plug-in manufacturer to see if the plug-in can run on M2 chip-based machines.

Thanks,
Nishu