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Localization
Translate your project to multiple languages, save each version, and switch between them without duplicating files.
After Effects + Premiere Pro Extension
TextPilot
Edit, translate, and spell check every piece of text in After Effects and Premiere Pro. MOGRTs, graphics, and captions included.
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TextPilot comes with Filmit Studio, along with our whole suite of plugins, effects, transitions, overlays, and courses, plus everything new we ship. It's all included!
Included with Filmit Studio
TextPilot v1.0
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Main Comp Headline Montserrat · 72
Welcome to Our Studio
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Main Comp Subtitle Open Sans · 36
We create amazing things
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CTA Section Button Label Montserrat · 24
Get Started Today
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Watch the Demo
See TextPilot in Action
A full tour of editing, finding, replacing, translating, and spell-checking text across your whole After Effects project.
Get Started
How to get TextPilot
Three steps and you are up and running, with TextPilot and every other Filmit tool, right inside your editor today.
1
Create your account
Sign up free at filmit.io. No card needed to look around.
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Install Filmit Studio
Download the free desktop app for Mac or Windows. It manages every tool for you.
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Start your free trial
Start your 7-day trial and install TextPilot plus every other tool, straight into your editor.
The Problem
After Effects wasn't built for text management.
If you've ever had to change a word across 50 text layers, you already know the pain.
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No Spell Check
After Effects has zero built-in spell checking. You're left to proofread every text layer one at a time, clicking through comps, hoping you didn't miss a typo.
✓ TextPilot: Full spell check with 50+ languages
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Text Buried in Precomps
Your project has 12 precomps nested 3 levels deep. Finding that one line of copy means diving through comp after comp until you track it down.
✓ TextPilot: Scans ALL comps automatically
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Localization Nightmare
Client wants the same project in English, French, and Spanish? That's 3x the manual work. Change every layer, save a copy, change them again.
✓ TextPilot: Translate + save language versions
Features
One panel. Every text tool you need.
TextPilot puts every text layer in your project into one panel.
Full Project Scan
One click scans every text layer across all compositions, including deeply nested precomps. See layer count, comp count, and character count instantly.
Inline Editing
Edit text directly in the panel. Each layer shows its composition, font, and size. Modified layers are highlighted and ready to apply back to AE.
Search & Replace
Find and replace across all text layers at once. Plain text or regex for advanced pattern matching. Preview matches before committing.
Google Translate
Translate all layers to 100+ languages with one click. Preview translations and accept or reject each one before applying.
Spell Check
After Effects has no spell checker. TextPilot adds one with support for 50+ languages and suggested fixes.
Font Audit
See every font used in your project grouped by name. Replace a font across all matching layers in one action.
Color Audit
View all text fill and stroke colors with visual swatches. Replace any color globally with the built-in color picker.
Bulk Editing
Edit all text in one giant text area. Simple mode for quick edits, advanced mode with comp/layer markers for safe round-trips.
Export to Excel, CSV & TXT
Export all text as a spreadsheet with one column per language. Send it to a client or translator, then import the edited file back with automatic layer matching.
Language Versions
Save text snapshots by language. Click "French" to load the French version, "Original" to revert. Versions persist across sessions.
AI Enhancement
Optional AI mode with OpenAI or Anthropic. Quick actions: Shorter, Punchier, Formal, Casual, or write any custom prompt.
Clipboard Copy & Paste
Copy all text to clipboard. Paste structured text back in. Share text with teammates without file exchange.
After Effects vs Premiere Pro
One panel. Two text engines.
The same bulk-editing brain runs in both apps. After Effects goes deeper on fonts, colors, and versions. Premiere Pro reaches text nothing else can touch: MOGRTs, captions, and native graphics.
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Scan every text element in the project
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Inline editing + bulk edit everything at once
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Search & replace across the whole project, plain text or regex
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Translate to 100+ languages with preview
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Spell check with suggested fixes
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AI text tools: shorter, punchier, formal, custom prompts
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Export & import text as Excel, CSV, or TXT, one column per language
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Jump to any text element
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After Effects Goes Deeper
Font audit + replace a font across all matching layers
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Color audit + global text color replace
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Language versions: save and reload text snapshots per language
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Premiere Pro Exclusive
Edit MOGRT text live on the timeline
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Edit captions: full tracks, timecoded, translate them in bulk
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Edit native Type-tool graphics, with an automatic project backup first
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Filter by MOGRTs, text layers, or captions, grouped by sequence
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One install covers both. TextPilot appears in After Effects and Premiere Pro from the same Filmit Studio install.
Deep Dive
See how it works.
The features that save you the most time, shown in action.
Translate
One-click translation to any language.
Select a target language, hit Translate All, and watch every text layer convert. Preview results before applying.
- 100+ languages via Google Translate
- Side-by-side preview: original vs translated
- Save as a named version for instant recall
- Translate, review, and apply in under a minute
Translate Preview
FR French
Welcome→Bienvenue
Get Started→Commencer
Learn More→En savoir plus
Contact Us→Contactez-nous
Our Studio→Notre Studio
Spell Check
The spell checker AE should have had.
TextPilot scans every text layer and flags errors with suggested corrections you can apply in one click.
- 50+ languages with auto-detection
- Click any suggestion to apply instantly
- Error count badges on each layer
- Filter to show only layers with errors
Spell Check
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seperate
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Font & Color Audit
See every font and color at a glance.
Inherited a project with 8 fonts and 15 colors? TextPilot groups text layers by font and color, so you can standardize in seconds.
- Fonts grouped with layer counts
- Bulk font replacement across all matching layers
- Color swatches with hex values
- Replace any color with the built-in picker
Font Audit
Montserrat Bold12 layersReplace
Open Sans Regular8 layersReplace
Roboto Medium5 layersReplace
Lato Light3 layersReplace
Arial Black2 layersReplace
Excel Handoff
Your whole project as a spreadsheet.
Export every text element to Excel, CSV, or TXT with one column per language. Send it to a client or translator for review, get the edited file back, and import it. Every change lands on the right layer automatically.
- Excel, CSV, and TXT export
- One column per language, reviewed side by side
- Perfect for client approvals and translation agencies
- Import matches text back to the correct layers
Excel Export
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Intro
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Welcome
Intro
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Get Started
Promo
CTA
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Contact
Contact Us
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Watch & Learn
Tutorials, start to finish
Full walkthroughs of two of the features above. Translate a whole project, or spell check every layer, without leaving After Effects.
Translate
Translate a whole project
Scan your project, pick a language, and translate every text layer at once, with no API key and no per-use cost. TextPilot remembers each language so you can hot-swap between them later.
Read the full tutorial →
Spell Check
Spell check in After Effects
After Effects has no built-in spell check, so TextPilot adds one. Scan every text layer, review the flagged words, choose your fixes, and apply them all in a click.
Read the full tutorial →Use Cases
Built for real production workflows.
Solo editors, studios, multi-language projects. TextPilot handles all of it.
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Copy Review
Export all text to a .txt file, send to your copywriter, import the revised text back. Automatic matching does the work.
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Lower Thirds & Supers
Manage dozens of name supers and lower thirds across an entire show. Find, edit, and replace any text instantly.
Setup
From install to first edit in two minutes.
Four steps, then you're managing every text layer in every project.
1
Download Filmit Studio
Install the Filmit Studio desktop app on Mac or Windows. It manages all your plugins.
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Open After Effects
Launch AE. TextPilot appears under Window → Extensions. Open the panel.
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Scan Project
Click Scan Project. TextPilot finds every text layer across all compositions instantly.
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Edit & Apply
Edit text, translate, spell check, replace fonts, then click Apply All Changes to write back to AE.
FAQ
Common Questions
Everything you need to know about TextPilot.
TextPilot integrates a spell checking engine that supports 50+ languages. It scans every text layer in your project, highlights misspelled words, and provides suggested corrections. Click a suggestion to fix the error instantly. You can also add words to a custom dictionary.
TextPilot uses the Google Translate API for translations, which provides solid results for most languages. For professional work, we recommend using translations as a starting point and having a native speaker review the output. You can edit any translation before applying it.
Yes. TextPilot supports both plain text search and full regex pattern matching. You can use capture groups, lookaheads, and other advanced regex features. Matches are highlighted across all layers so you can preview before replacing.
Yes. One install covers After Effects and Premiere Pro. In Premiere, TextPilot edits MOGRT text, native graphics text, and full caption tracks. Translate, spell check, find and replace, and AI tools all work on them.
Hit Scan and TextPilot lists every MOGRT, graphic, and caption in your project, with timecodes on the captions. Edit or translate anything in the panel and hit Apply. TextPilot automatically saves a backup of your project before applying, so your original work is always safe.
Yes. TextPilot works on both macOS and Windows, in After Effects and Premiere Pro (CC 2020 or later). Install it through the Filmit Studio desktop app.
Yes. Export every text layer to Excel, CSV, or TXT. The spreadsheet gets a column for each language version, so a client or native speaker can review every language side by side. Import the edited file back and TextPilot matches the text to the correct layers automatically.
Yes. TextPilot is included with your Filmit Studio subscription at $20/month. You get TextPilot plus every other Filmit tool, overlay pack, and course. No extra cost.