Open-source tool lets Claude Code create videos in After Effects
aftr is an open-source bridge that lets AI tools such as Claude Code control directly. A plain-language request can create a video composition, add titles and effects, animate elements, and render the result as an MP4 file. About 100 commands cover layers, text, shapes, cameras, lights, masks, keyframes, rendering, and effects.
Multiple edits can run as one batch; the developer reports that 20 operations take less than 0.2 seconds in this mode. Its can build scenes from written , render and visually review them, correct problems, render again, and join the finished clips. It connects to Claude Code through MCP and can work with other MCP-compatible AI clients.
A simulator and 96 tests allow the system to be checked without opening . Real use requires 2024–2026, Node.js 18 or newer, and FFmpeg, with support for Windows and macOS.
Key points
- Use plain-language instructions to control scenes, text, effects, animation, and rendering in .
- Choose from about 100 commands and ready-made fire, smoke, glitch, and neon effects.
- An can review rendered scenes, apply corrections, and render them again.
- Connect Claude Code or another compatible AI client through MCP.
- Install 2024–2026, Node.js 18 or newer, and FFmpeg before using it with real projects.