See it
Preview the working safe area and optional social UI directly in your composition.
Social media safe zones for After Effects
Your edit looks perfect.
Until the app UI shows up.
Preview social media safe zones, check layers and compositions, fix eligible conflicts and create social versions — directly inside Adobe After Effects.
Get httpster_social
$4.99
One-time purchase · No subscription · Future updates included
After Effects CC 2019+
macOS + Windows
English + Spanish
No cloud upload
Check → detect conflicts
Guides stay out of final renders
Dockable ScriptUI panel
Designed for vertical social workflows
The difference
More than a safe-zone overlay.
A PNG only shows the guide. httpster_social helps you work with it: preview, check, fix and generate.
Check it
Analyze a selected layer or scan relevant layers across the whole composition.
Fix it
Move eligible content to safety or fix compatible composition conflicts.
Publish it
Generate independent 9:16, 4:5 and 1:1 social versions while keeping your source intact.
Content Safety Checker
Stop guessing whether your content is safe.
Check a selected layer or the entire composition before export. httpster_social reports edge conflicts and helps reposition eligible static content.
- Layer mode: Check + Move to safe
- Composition mode: Check all + Fix conflicts
- Skips backgrounds and unsupported layers intelligently
All platforms
One composition. Multiple destinations.
Use a conservative common working area when the same vertical video needs to travel across multiple social networks.
- Instagram Reels
- Facebook Reels
- TikTok + TikTok Ads
- YouTube Shorts
- Stories + Snapchat + LinkedIn Video Ads
Why not a PNG?
A guide should do more than sit on top of your video.
| Feature | PNG Overlay | httpster_social |
|---|---|---|
| Safe-zone guides | ✓ | ✓ |
| Instant platform switching | — | ✓ |
| Social UI preview | — | ✓ |
| Check selected layer | — | ✓ |
| Scan the composition | — | ✓ |
| Move / fix eligible conflicts | — | ✓ |
| Generate social versions | — | ✓ |
| Guides excluded from final render | Manual | ✓ |
14 presets included
Built for the platforms you actually deliver to.
Organic content, feeds and paid social — all from the same docked panel.
All platforms
Instagram Reels
Instagram Stories
Instagram Feed 4:5
Instagram Feed 1:1
Facebook Reels
Facebook Story Ad
Meta Reels Ads
Meta Reels Ads + Disclaimer
TikTok
TikTok Ads
YouTube Shorts
Snapchat
LinkedIn Video Ad
Edit with the guides. Export without them.
The overlay is created as an After Effects Guide Layer, so it can stay visible while you work without appearing in a normal final render. No need to hide or remove the safe zones before export.
Made for real workflows
For people who publish social video repeatedly.
Video editors
Reduce manual overlay checks before delivery.
Motion designers
Keep typography and brand elements inside safer areas.
Creators
Reuse one piece across multiple platforms with more confidence.
Social teams
Add a simple QA step before content goes live.
Agencies
Reduce last-minute corrections on client social deliverables.
FAQ
Questions before you install?
Do the safe zones appear in my exported video?
No. The overlay is built as an After Effects Guide Layer and is not intended to appear in a normal final render.
Is this a one-time purchase?
Yes. No subscription. Future updates uploaded to this Gumroad product are included for existing buyers.
Is it just a PNG overlay?
No. The panel creates guides inside After Effects and adds layer checking, composition checking, eligible fixes and social version generation.
Which After Effects versions are supported?
Official support starts with Adobe After Effects CC 2019 on macOS and Windows.
Are the safe zones guaranteed pixel-perfect forever?
No. Platform interfaces can change by device, app version, caption length, placement and future updates. httpster_social uses practical, conservative working areas.
httpster_social
Design once.
Publish everywhere.
See the safe zone, check your content, fix eligible conflicts and create social versions without leaving After Effects.
Get httpster_social · $4.99