QuickLayers MINI

A lightweight, dockable ScriptUI panel for Adobe After Effects (CC 2018+) with accordion-style sections for fast layer creation, FX, layer tools, expressions, project management, and cache purging — all in one compact panel.

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Features

QL Mini — Layer Creation

Button	Action
Solid	Creates a white Solid with Fill effect
Text	Creates a Text layer centered in comp
Adjustment	Creates an Adjustment layer
Null	Creates a Null object
Shape	Creates a Shape layer
Camera	Creates a Camera
Light	Creates a Light

FX

Applies effects to all selected layers (adds if not already present):

Button	Effect
Fill	ADBE Fill
Tint	ADBE Tint
Gradient Ramp	ADBE Ramp
Gaussian Blur	ADBE Gaussian Blur 2
Noise	ADBE Noise
Lumetri Color	ADBE Lumetri Color
Drop Shadow	ADBE Drop Shadow
Glow	ADBE Glow

Layer — Tools & Utilities

Button	Action
Duplicate	Duplicates selected layers with auto-incremented names
Reverse Order	Reverses the stacking order of selected layers
Easy Ease All	Applies Easy Ease to all keyframes on selected layers
Fit to Comp	Scales layer to fill the comp (cover mode)
Flip H / Flip V	Flips layer scale horizontally or vertically
Center Anchor	Centers the anchor point while keeping visual position
Label Color	Opens a dropdown to set label color on selected layers (17 colors)
Time Remap	Enables Time Remapping on selected layers
Trim to Work Area	Trims selected layers' in/out points to the comp Work Area
Pre-compose	Pre-composes selected layers with a custom name dialog (auto-numbered default)
Un-precompose	Extracts all layers from a pre-comp back into the main comp

Expression

Button	What it applies
Wiggle	wiggle(2, 20) → Position
Loop	loopOut("cycle") → all animated properties (≥ 2 keyframes)
Time	time * 90 → Rotation (continuous auto-spin)
Random	random(50, 100) → Opacity (flicker)
Auto Fade	Fade in/out over 15 frames at layer in/out points → Opacity
Motion Trail	Position delay + opacity falloff by layer index → Position & Opacity
Blink	Toggle Opacity 100/0 every 0.5 seconds → Opacity

Project

Button	Action
Import Footage	Opens a multi-file import dialog
New Comp from Selection	Creates a new comp from footage selected in the Project panel
Snapshot	Adds current frame to Render Queue as a PNG
Render Queue	Adds active comp to the Render Queue
Export H.264	Adds comp to Render Queue with H.264 template
Export Alpha	Adds comp to Render Queue with PNG Sequence + Alpha
Collect Files	Runs File > Dependencies > Collect Files
Find Missing	Lists all missing footage items
Clean Project	Removes unused footage from the project

Purge

Button	Action
Purge Cache	Opens the Purge Memory & Disk Cache dialog

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Install

1. Download AshikMotion-QLmini -v1.3.0.jsx

2. Copy it to your After Effects ScriptUI Panels folder:

   Platform	Path
   macOS	/Applications/Adobe After Effects <version>/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/
   Windows	C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects <version>\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels\

3. Restart After Effects

4. Go to Window menu → click AshikMotion-QLmini -v1.3.0

The panel docks anywhere in your AE workspace.

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Version History

Version	Changes
v1.3.0	Added Auto Fade, Motion Trail, Blink, Time, Random to Expression section.
v1.2.0	Added Label Color, Time Remap, Trim to Work Area (Layer). Gaussian Blur (FX). Expression section with Wiggle & Loop. Import Footage, New Comp from Selection, Clean Project (Project).
v1.1.0	Fixed Un-precompose (now uses Copy/Paste approach).
v1.0.9	Removed broken scrollbar, simplified UI structure.
v1.0.8	Separated Pre-compose and Un-precompose into two buttons.
v1.0.7	Merged Layer and Utilities sections.
v1.0.0	Initial release — accordion UI, layer creation, FX, layer tools, project tools, purge.

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Requirements

• Adobe After Effects CC 2018 or later
• No third-party dependencies