After Effects - Control Groups

RTS-style control groups meet motion design. Now on Stream Deck.

Control Groups lets you organise layers into reusable, folder-like groups, then save, recall, and manage them instantly from anywhere in After Effects.

A first-class Stream Deck integration that offers true, state-aware interoperability with After Effects.

10 Control Group buttons: custom icon, colour stripe, and slot number; buttons highlight when selected or previewed.

10 Space switching buttons: each Space can contain a separate set of Control Groups. Switch Spaces instantly; custom names displayed, active Space highlighted.

Full control suite: Undo/Redo, Context toggle, Shortcut Lock, Slideout Panel, Sequential Cycling, and Help.

Device profiles: pre-configured for Stream Deck Classic, Mini, XL, and Plus.

Every button dynamically mirrors your Control Groups in real time: icons, colours, highlights, slot numbers, and custom names sync directly from the panel and update instantly as you work. Input from either Stream Deck or the After Effects UI is reflected on the other.

Requires Control Groups: https://aescripts.com/control-groups/?utm=elgatocg

Changed

- Combined the numbered Stream Deck actions into two configurable entries: "Control Group” and "Space”. Choose a number from 1–10 in each key’s settings. All ten Group keys and all ten Space keys can still be used together, retaining their individual icons, colours, names and highlights. Existing numbered keys and supplied profiles continue to work.