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Deck for After Effects keys on a Stream Deck XL

Deck for After Effects

Stream Deck pluginmacOSStream Deck XL profile

150+ After Effects commands on Stream Deck keys, live values with minus/plus keys, and glowing keys for switches that are on: the active tool, 3D, Solo, Shy, Lock, Motion Blur and more.

What you get
  • Timeline, layers, keyframes, tools, menus, render
  • Value pages: Position, Scale, Rotation, Opacity, Anchor, Mask, Shape
  • Play, Align and Anchor pages, New Comp presets
  • Search any menu item or effect; your own shortcuts and scripts
Requirements
  • macOS 13 or later (no Windows version)
  • Stream Deck app 6.9 or later; profile made for Stream Deck XL
  • Adobe After Effects 2026, English interface

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Deck for After Effects — common questions

Commands work, but values and glow do not show

In After Effects open Settings › Scripting & Expressions and turn on Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network. Deck uses no network; After Effects simply keeps both permissions under one switch. Then press the Check key: it should show “Ready”.

macOS asks for permissions

On first use macOS asks to let Stream Deck control After Effects (Automation) and send key presses (Accessibility). Allow both. You can change them later in System Settings › Privacy & Security.

How do I leave the profile? (Home key)

Every page has a Home key. Open its settings in the Stream Deck app once and choose your main profile. After that, the Home key always takes you back.

Some menu commands do nothing

Menu commands are found by their English names, so After Effects must use the English interface. Shortcut keys work only while After Effects is the front app.

The FX Console key does nothing

FX Console is optional and needs the free FX Console plug-in by Video Copilot.

Other Stream Deck models

The included profile is made for Stream Deck XL. All actions can be placed by hand on other keypad models, but we have tested only the XL.