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Is there any way to download older After Effects SDKs (e.g., 2019)?

New Here ,
Jul 04, 2025 Jul 04, 2025

I’m interested in developing C++ plugins for After Effects, but I’ve noticed that the recent SDKs no longer include the required .lib files for plugin development. I’ve read that older SDKs (such as the 2019 version) did include these libraries. Is there any official way to download older After Effects SDKs, like the 2019 version, or to access the .lib files that were included with them?

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Jul 04, 2025 Jul 04, 2025

what .lib files are you referring to? i'm unfamiliar with them. never noticed such files being in the sdk or being missing.

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Jul 04, 2025 Jul 04, 2025

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i was only able to find this screenshot, shows the "lib" folder from a 2017 sdk.

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Jul 04, 2025 Jul 04, 2025
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i'm using a new sdk with not lib folder in it and am not experiencing any trouble compiling.

what errors are you getting that make you suspect this is the issue?

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