Effect: a free After Effects alternative in your browser
After Effects costs US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly. Effect is a free motion graphics and VFX app for motion graphics, animated titles and visual effects. It runs in a browser tab on your own device, with nothing to install.
Animate with compositions, layers, keyframes, expressions and 308 effects, and render video or Lottie.
After Effects and Effect, side by side
Adobe’s price is from its US page on 14 November 2026.
| After Effects | Effect in Madosuite | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly | Free |
| Free option | A 7-day trial | Everything, always |
| Where it runs | Installed app | A browser tab, on your own device |
| Account | An Adobe account | Not needed |
| Your files | On your computer, or in the vendor’s cloud | In the browser on your device; not uploaded to us |
| Maturity | Mature, sold for years | Alpha, about 45% ready |
What you can do in Effect today
For motion graphics, animated titles and visual effects. From Effect’s own documentation, version 0.19.0.
Works now
- Compositions with shape, text, null, camera and light layers
- Keyframes and a Graph Editor
- JavaScript expressions like wiggle and loopOut
- Track mattes, 38 blend modes and motion blur
- 308 built-in effects
- 3D layers, cameras and lights
- Puppet tools and text animators
- Lottie import and export
Before you switch
Effect does not open After Effects projects or run its plug-ins, and its makers do not yet recommend it for client work.
Not in Effect yet
- After Effects projects and plug-ins
Switching from After Effects
Open Madosuite
In your browser. The Effect app starts on your own device; nothing is installed.
Bring your files
Upload your files in Files. They stay in the browser on this device.
Keep the format
Effect saves MP4, ProRes MOV, WebM, so a file can go back to someone who still uses After Effects.
After Effects alternative questions
Is there a free alternative to After Effects?
Effect in Madosuite is free and runs in a browser tab. It is alpha, so check the list of what is missing.
What can’t Effect do yet?
Effect does not open After Effects projects or run its plug-ins, and its makers do not yet recommend it for client work.
How much does After Effects cost?
US$22.99 a month on an annual plan, billed monthly, from Adobe’s US page on 14 November 2026. Free option: A 7-day trial. Prices change; check Adobe’s page.
Where are my files kept?
In the browser on your device, inside Madosuite’s own Linux machine, in its home folder. Your files are not uploaded to us. Clearing the site’s data in your browser deletes them, so download what you want to keep.
Do I need an account?
No. Sign in with a 0cloud account only if you want one; without it, your work stays in this browser on this device.