Changelog

v2.1.0

September 16, 2026

Four dockable panels, and a button that can carry more than one action.

Installing over 2.0.0 needs one After Effects restart before Code Runner 2, 3 and 4 appear.

New Features

Four dockable panels: Window > Extensions now lists Code Runner, Code Runner 2, Code Runner 3 and Code Runner 4. They are copies of the same panel sharing one library, and each one remembers its own collection, view and folders. See Multiple Panels.
Extension buttons: a sixth button type opens any installed extension, including another Code Runner panel, and fronts it if it is already open. Pick it from a searchable list of what is installed. See Extension Buttons.
Alternates: a button can carry several actions. Hold Alt, Shift or Ctrl (Command on macOS) while clicking to run one, or long-press the button and pick which action a plain click runs. See Alternates.
A value of its own: a script button can carry a default value, which your code reads as codeRunner.button.argument. Code Runner suggests the values your script checks for, and offers to adapt a script written for KBar. See Script Arguments.
Per-collection layout: each collection remembers its own view, button size, grid labels, grid groups and column count. Toggle it under Menu > Settings > Preferences.
Grid column count: a footer control in grid view, Auto or 1 to 6.
List button alignment and icon side: set button alignment (Left, Center, Right) and icon position (Left, Right) under Menu > Settings > Collection > List buttons.
Import asks where the buttons go: a new collection, the collection you are viewing, or another existing one, then Add or Replace.
Reorder collections: Reorder collections in the collection menu opens a sheet where collections drag into the order you want.
Optional Alt-click editing: turn Alt-click editing off under Menu > Settings > Preferences. On a button that binds Alt to an action, the action wins either way.
Scriptsmas icons: the Scriptsmas collection ships with Jake’s own icons on every button and every alternate.

Fixes

Fixed false error cards after scripts and expressions that actually worked, on machines with certain other extensions installed.
Backups and restores are safer: a backup that cannot capture everything fails instead of writing a partial one, and a restore is checked in full before it replaces anything.
An import that fails now says so, instead of reporting success.

v2.0.0

August 24, 2026

A complete rebuild of Code Runner as a native-feeling After Effects panel.

New Features

Five button types — scripts, expressions, presets, menu commands, and eases
Visual ease editor — create multi-point shapes with bounces, overshoots, and oscillations
Collections and folders — organize your buttons with nested folders, search, and a grid view
Custom icons and colors — choose from 5,000+ built-in icons or use your own SVGs
Collection sharing and backups — share a collection in one file, or back up and restore your whole library
Starter Pack — start with 29 ready-made buttons on first install
Code Runner 1 migration — bring your existing collections forward automatically
Better script errors — see real line numbers and jump straight to the affected line