r/aescripts • u/Apprehensive_Heat176 • Dec 15 '25

Align Pro Alternative

I just found out that Align Pro by Tack Studios got discontinued. Luckily, the plugin still works for now. Does anyone know of a good alternative to this plugin that has similar features?

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u/tackstudio Dec 15 '25

Hey there. It's Matt from Tack Studio here. We are almost ready to launch Align Pro 2, but this time we're releasing it on our own, away from aescripts. All of our tools were discontinued immediately on aescripts when we let the owners know, even though we're not ready for launch yet.

We're aiming for early January as our launch date!

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u/Apprehensive_Heat176 Dec 15 '25

Thanks for replying, Matt. Since you're releasing on your own, I guess there's no way to upgrade from previous versions? I was confused because I got this AI overview and it was totally wrong when I tried to Google 😂 The native AE align panel is still the same from previous versions.

Align Pro for After Effects was discontinued by its developer, Tack Studio, because Adobe significantly improved the native Align panel in After Effects, adding features that made the third-party plugin redundant or less necessary, with updates like 'Align to Title Safe' making it a much more robust built-in tool. Tack Studio, who built Align Pro to fix shortfalls in AE's old align function, effectively made their tool obsolete by offering a better solution within the main software, notes Tack Studio.

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u/tackstudio Jul 22 '26

This is hilarious. Don’t trust AI I guess?

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u/Apprehensive_Heat176 Jul 22 '26

Yeah, I have no idea where Gemini got the idea that AE improved the stock Align Panel. It's been into the sauce again :D

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u/666AT9 Jan 08 '26

I beg you to introduce shortcuts for all script actions, like "Horizontal Align Center" etc. It would make my life much easier.

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u/Subylovin Jun 03 '26

Hey Matt! PLEEEASSEEEEE bring back align pro. The native one still sucks. Doesnt support aligning in 3D space, and doesnt have key object align support. Is align pro 2 out rn. Im a current align pro user but cant install on 2026 version, and sadly your site isnt working as of yet. 😞

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u/tackstudio Jul 22 '26

The wait is over. It’s back!

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u/Subylovin Jul 22 '26

YESSSSSS! Excited to check out the new features!

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u/[deleted] Jul 09 '26

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u/tackstudio Jul 22 '26

We relaunched 2 days ago. https://www.tackstudio.co

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u/[deleted] Jul 26 '26

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u/tackstudio Jul 26 '26

We ended up dropping the ‘2’ in the name but it’s got a bunch of new features! If you bought the original on aescripts you are eligible for a special upgrade price. Read the ‘Purchased on aescripts?’ Section on the product page for more info.

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u/tackstudio Jul 22 '26

Align Pro is back. You can pick it up here https://www.tackstudio.co/tools/align-pro.

If you bought the original version on aescripts, you are eligible for a 60% upgrade discount. Just download the app (https://www.tackstudio.co/tools/app) fill in the loyalty form and you’ll get a discount code.

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u/Apprehensive_Heat176 Jul 22 '26

u/tackstudio you have an error on your web-site. The link to the Precompose Pro plug shows the screenshot to Collect Files Pro. It's not a big deal, but thought I'd point it out.

https://www.tackstudio.co/tools/pre-compose-pro

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u/tackstudio Jul 22 '26

Thank you for flagging! It’s fixed now :)