# Alternatives to After Effects

7 alternatives to After Effects, picked out of 2 saved Instagram reels and 7 liked tweets, from creators like @JNYBGR, @imcaiden, @amasad. 5 of them are free, freemium or open source.

## 7 alternatives

- [Remotion Agent Skills](https://xiry.app/resources/remotion-agent-skills): Agent skills enabling AI coding agents to create programmatic Remotion videos (GitHub repo, Open source)
- [Grainrad](https://xiry.app/resources/grainrad): In-browser WebGPU tool for real-time ASCII, dithering, and retro visual effects (Web app, Free)
- [Jitter: Followers Trend Animation Project](https://xiry.app/resources/jitter-followers-trend-animation-project): Editable Jitter template demonstrating an animated dashboard stat card (Web app, Freemium)
- [Magic Animator](https://xiry.app/resources/magic-animator): AI tool converting static Figma designs into animated UI components (Web app)
- [Motion](https://xiry.app/resources/motion-2505): AI motion design agent that generates launch videos and graphics from prompts (Web app, Paid)
- [Prompting an Agent to Build a Video Animation](https://xiry.app/resources/prompting-an-agent-to-build-a-video-animation): Workflow for generating programmatic video animations using Remotion and coding agents (Tip, Free)
- [RunwayML Animated Gradient Motion Prompt](https://xiry.app/resources/runwayml-animated-gradient-motion-prompt): Runway Gen-3 prompt and workflow to animate static gradients for websites (Prompt, Freemium)

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