EffectCraft

EffectCraft is an open-source motion graphics and visual-effects compositor written from scratch in Rust as a clean-room reimplementation of familiar After Effects workflows. Projects combine footage, shapes, text, solids, nested compositions, adjustment layers, cameras, and lights on animated timelines. Its keyframe system supports multiple interpolation modes, easing, velocity controls, and graph editing. The application includes more than 300 effects across color, blur, distortion, keying, simulation, perspective, audio, transitions, and other categories. Classic 3D layers, cameras, lighting, shadows, expressions, layer styles, and a render queue are also supported. Lottie import and export, readable JSON project files, CLI commands, JSON control, and MCP automation extend the workflow beyond the desktop UI. It runs on major desktop platforms and in modern browsers but remains an actively developing young project.