After Effects

Best UI Animation Plugins for After Effects: Mockups, Glass & Spatial Interfaces

Create stunning app showcases, device mockups, and spatial UI interactions with specialized After Effects tools.

The Growing Demand for High-End UI Motion Design

Tech companies, SaaS startups, and mobile developers rely on dynamic product showcase videos to market their applications. Presenting static screenshots is no longer enough; motion designers must animate fluid scroll physics, cursor clicks, spatial glass cards, and photorealistic 3D phone mockups.

Top UI Animation Plugins & Rigs

  • PRADUMNA_FX Liquid Glass: The definitive tool for recreating macOS and visionOS refractive glass UI cards, specular edge sheens, and frosted backdrop blurs.
  • Flow: Essential for applying real iOS / Android spring physics and cubic-bezier deceleration to scrolling UI views.
  • Motion Tools V2: Fast anchor point repositioning for pop-up modal dialogues and notification badges.
  • Deep Glow: Adds radiant ambient glow to active buttons, toggle switches, and neon cyber UI themes.

3D Device Mockups with Element 3D

Using Element 3D, you can map your screen screen recording onto a rotating 3D iPhone or MacBook model, creating broadcast-ready app commercial promos in real time.

Realistic Cursor Tracking & Gesture Physics

Pair transparent PNG cursor packs from our Editing Assets Library with smooth position easing curves to simulate authentic user clicks and touch interactions.

Download UI Animation Assets

Download Liquid Glass presets, device mockup templates, and UI icon packs.

Download UI Presets

Frequently Asked Questions

Use the official AEUX extension to transfer vector layers, groups, and text from Figma directly into editable After Effects shape layers with one click.

60 fps is standard for UI motion graphics to convey the ultra-smooth responsiveness of 120Hz mobile displays.