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Free — After Effects 2026Random Fly Off After Effects preset
This is what the built-in Random Fly Off preset does. It is in the Animate Out folder of the After Effects animation presets, and it works on a text layer.
Click the preview to copy the name.
- Where
- Effects & Presets › Animation Presets › Text › Animate Out
- Works on
- A text layer
- Comes with
- After Effects. Nothing to download.
How to apply Random Fly Off
- Select your text layer in the timeline.
- Move the playhead to the frame where the animation should start.
- Open Window › Effects & Presets, paste the name in the search box and double-click Random Fly Off.
Select the layer and press U to see the keyframes the preset added, or UU to see every property it changed. Drag the keyframes closer together to make it faster. The font, size, colour and the words can all be changed after applying.
Where is Random Fly Off in After Effects?
Open Window › Effects & Presets and go to Animation Presets › Text › Animate Out. It is quicker to type the name in the search box at the top of the panel.
Do I need to download Random Fly Off?
No. It is installed with After Effects; this preview was rendered in After Effects 2026. On disk it is an .ffx file in the Presets › Text › Animate Out folder inside the After Effects application folder.
How do I change Random Fly Off after applying it?
Select the layer and press U to see the keyframes the preset added, or UU to see every property it changed. Drag the keyframes closer together to make it faster. The font, size, colour and the words can all be changed after applying.
More Animate Out presets 18 in this folder
Random Word Fly Off
Slide Off Right By Character
Slide Off Right By Word
Slide Out By Line
Slide Out To Comp Edge
Slide and Pop Out
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