Highlighter for After Effects: Tutorial @aescripts
Highlighter for After Effects: Tutorial  @aescripts
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
One click creates a smart animated highlight box and cursor, styled like a clean UI/SaaS selection box, for any layer, including text, images, shapes, and more. Animate the box and cursor in from any direction you want. In this tutorial, we will go over all of the settings
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00:00 - Introduction
00:10 - Interface Overview & Responsive Design
00:57 - How to Use the Tool (Quick Start)
01:28 - Animating the Box and Cursor
02:24 - Box Tab: Color & Stroke Settings
02:51 - Cursor Direction & Modes
03:26 - Color Swatches Explained
04:03 - Highlighter Button: Multiple Selection Modes
04:57 - Deleting Highlighters & Layers
05:22 - Toolbar: Adding/Removing Sources
06:03 - Converting to 3D
06:25 - Locking/Unlocking Transform
06:44 - Duplicating Highlighters
07:02 - Tool Tab: Animation Panel (Scale & Trim Path)
08:24 - Deleting Animations & Keyframes
08:52 - Nulls Button: Corner Nulls & Parenting
09:48 - Parent Button: Automated Parenting
11:01 - Alpha Matte Tool
11:45 - Link Button: Creating Responsive Scaling
12:14 - Control Button: Essential Graphics & Premiere Export (MOGRT)
13:34 - Detailed Preset Controls (Effect Controls)
13:51 - Group 1: Box General Settings
14:15 - Group 2: Box Scale Controls
14:25 - Group 3: Box Padding
14:38 - Group 4: Box Offset
14:55 - Group 5: Box Rotation
15:11 - Group 6: Cursor General Settings
15:38 - Group 7: Cursor Colors & Opacity
16:06 - Group 8: Cursor Stroke Thickness
16:22 - Group 9: Cursor Scale & Anchor Points
16:51 - Group 10: Cursor Trim Paths
17:17 - Group 11: Cursor Padding
17:41 - Group 12: Cursor Offset
18:03 - Settings Window: Box Tab Options
19:09 - Settings Window: Cursor Tab Options
20:15 - Settings Window: General Panel & UI Settings
20:57 - Save & Reset Options
21:10 - Help & Support Features
21:24 - Conclusion & Summary
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