06 / EffectCraft · In DevelopmentAlternative to Adobe After Effectsgithub.com/storytold/effectcraft

Open-source motion graphics & VFX,
built in pure Rust.

Node and layer compositing, spline speed graph editor, 2D/3D shape animators, and visual effects driven by high-performance WebGPU compute shaders.

Get EffectCraft via LauncherView on GitHubmacOS · Windows 10/11 · Linux · Web WASM
01 / Fluid Spline Editor

Speed & Value Graph

Fine-tune acceleration, deceleration, and custom bezier easing curves with instant responsive feedback. Say goodbye to After Effects' clunky graph editor.

02 / WebGPU Compute Shaders

Hardware Acceleration

GPU-accelerated particle systems, chromatic aberration, glows, and displacement maps written in standard WGSL for cross-platform Metal and Vulkan execution.

03 / Smart RAM Preview

Zero-Stutter Caching

Parallelized background tile composition caches rendered frames in GPU memory for real-time 60 FPS playback on 4K multi-layer animations.

02 / Breakdown

EffectCraft vs. Adobe After Effects

MetricEffectCraft (Pure Rust)Adobe After Effects
Pricing100% Free Forever (Open Source)$263.88 / year single app
Rendering EnginePure Rust wgpu compute pipelineLegacy 32-bit/64-bit hybrid architecture
Browser PortabilityCompiles to WebAssembly (WASM)Desktop only, heavy installation
ExtensibilityWGSL shaders & JSON control APILegacy ExtendScript & expensive plugins