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ALPHA · FREE · Checked: 2026-10-14

XiKey Motion / After Effects

Official pricing: $22.99 / month · Individual single-app subscription; annual commitment, billed monthly; USD, tax additional if applicable · Region: US · 2026-10-14 Source ↗

Topic	XiKey Motion	After Effects
Price and release stage Source 1 ↗Source 2 ↗	Alpha is free under the XiKey policy. This integration is planned, with no verified public package; listed Beta prices are future prices.	US$22.99 per month for the individual annual plan billed monthly; seven-day trial.
Layer and keyframe animation Source ↗	The upstream foundation has layered compositions, Easy Ease and value/speed graphs; XiKey release behavior is not yet validated.	Keyframes and a Graph Editor animate and edit layer properties.
Reusable procedural motion Source 1 ↗Source 2 ↗	JavaScript expressions such as wiggle and loopOut and a CLI/MCP command route exist upstream; compatibility does not guarantee identical results.	JavaScript expressions link properties; ExtendScript supports application automation.
Existing projects and templates Source ↗	Native .ecproj/.ecprojx projects are separate. The checked upstream cannot open .aep/.aepx or run After Effects SDK plug-ins.	Imports and exports its native .aep/.aepx project formats; existing After Effects assets stay in their native workflow.
Handoff to the video edit Source ↗	Upstream render output and Lottie offer file-based handoffs. A XiKey equivalent of Dynamic Link is not verified.	Dynamic Link shares compositions with Premiere without an intermediate render; major versions must match.
Production readiness and ecosystem Source 1 ↗Source 2 ↗	Upstream identifies Alpha bugs and unmeasured render fidelity; XiKey branding, Arabic UI and signed updates are still being integrated.	A released subscription product with Frame.io review, tutorials and Adobe application integration; those services are broader than the current XiKey integration.

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Native After Effects project reuse: XiKey Motion upstream cannot open .aep/.aepx. Sources: /products/ximotion/#open-source-components; https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/desktop/get-started/supported-file-formats/supported-file-formats.html (checked 2026-10-14).
Production maturity: upstream documents crashes and unmeasured visual fidelity; XiKey Motion integration is planned Alpha. Sources: /products/ximotion/#open-source-components; https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/plans.html?country=US (checked 2026-10-14).
Adobe workflow ecosystem: Dynamic Link and Frame.io review are documented, while XiKey launcher/add-on integration remains unfinished. Sources: https://helpx.adobe.com/uk/premiere/desktop/use-premiere-with-other-apps/working-with-other-adobe-applications/share-assets-between-after-effects-and-premiere-using-dynamic-link.html; https://www.adobe.com/products/aftereffects/plans.html?country=US.