Compatibility
Platform compatibility
Zink Tools plugins are native After Effects .aex / .plugin binaries — no scripts to install, no external runtimes, no internet requirement to render.
| Host | Windows x64 | macOS Intel | macOS Apple Silicon |
|---|---|---|---|
| After Effects 2026 / Beta | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported | ✓ Native arm64 |
| After Effects 2025 | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported | ✓ Native arm64 |
| After Effects 2024 | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported | ✓ Native arm64 |
| After Effects 2023 | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported | ✓ Native arm64 |
| After Effects 2022 | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported | ✓ Native arm64 |
| After Effects 2021 | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported | — (no arm64 host) |
| After Effects 2020 | ✓ Supported | ✓ Supported | — (no arm64 host) |
| Premiere Pro | Not supported — Zink Tools targets After Effects only | ||
System requirements
- Windows 10 (1909+) or Windows 11, 64-bit — or macOS 11 Big Sur and newer
- Any CPU that runs your After Effects version; plugins are CPU-rendered and multi-frame-rendering aware
- 8 GB RAM minimum, 16 GB+ recommended for 4K comps
- ~600 MB disk space for the full suite
- No GPU requirement — effects render identically on every machine
Good to know
- Color depth: all plugins support 8 and 16-bpc; float (32-bpc) where it benefits the effect
- Licenses activate offline — render nodes and air-gapped machines are fine
- Projects open safely on machines without the plugins (effects show as missing, nothing breaks)
- Multi-frame rendering (MFR) is fully supported on AE 2022+