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Free — After Effects 2026After Effects Text Animation Presets Preview Gallery
After Effects only shows the names of its text presets. Here are all 300 of them playing, sorted by the same folders you see in the Effects & Presets panel.
3D Text 30 presets
Animation Presets › Text › 3D Text
Animate In 40 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Animate In
Animate Out 18 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Animate Out
Blurs 10 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Blurs
Curves and Spins 19 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Curves and Spins
Expressions 7 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Expressions
Fill and Stroke 11 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Fill and Stroke
Graphical 8 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Graphical
Lights and Optical 7 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Lights and Optical
Mechanical 20 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Mechanical
Miscellaneous 24 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Miscellaneous
Multi-Line 14 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Multi-Line
Number Counters 4 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Number Counters
Organic 31 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Organic
Paths 27 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Paths
Rotation 10 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Rotation
Scale 11 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Scale
Tracking 9 presets
Animation Presets › Text › Tracking
How to use these text animation presets
- Find the preset you like above and click it. Its name is copied.
- In After Effects open Window › Effects & Presets and paste the name in the search box.
- Select your layer, put the playhead where the animation should start, and double-click the preset.
Nothing to download: every preset here is already installed with After Effects. Also see the transition presets, background presets, shape presets, behavior presets, image effect presets, effects.
How do I apply a text animation preset in After Effects?
Select your text layer, move the playhead to where the animation should start, then double-click the preset in the Effects & Presets panel (Animation Presets › Text). The keyframes are added from the playhead position.
How do I make a text preset faster or slower?
Select the text layer and press U to show its keyframes. Select all of them, hold Alt (Option on Mac) and drag the last keyframe left to speed it up or right to slow it down.
Do these text presets work with any font?
Yes. A preset only adds animators to the text layer, so you can change the font, size, colour and the words after applying it.
How many text presets come with After Effects?
After Effects 2026 ships with 300 text animation presets in 18 folders, including the newer Number Counters folder. All of them are shown on this page.