ASHENG AE PLUGIN SERIES · AFTER EFFECTS PLUGIN

ASheng
FractureText

Same word,
a different material.

Gold leaf, marble, a torn poster, a rusty blue door, broken glass… 30 built-in presets; pick one and it works. To go further, cuts, crackle, wear, peel and text fill are all fine-tunable.

Apple Silicon · M seriesmacOS 14 or laterAfter Effects 2026

10 USD · 365-day license · 1 Mac

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Downloading needs no wallet. Output is watermarked until a license is activated; price and license length follow the live plan on the purchase page.

The characters “裂痕” (crack) with the Gold Leaf Crackle preset, actual render — Click a preset above · rendered by the After Effects plugin, not a mock-up

30 built-in presets

Pick one and apply it.

Six themes, five presets each. All tuned to “moderate”: the material shows at once and the text stays legible. Every image below is an actual plugin render.

Metal

Gold leaf, rusted iron, bronze, chrome, verdigris

Gold Leaf Crackle preset on the letters AS, actual render — Gold Leaf Crackle金箔龜裂

Rusted Iron preset on the letters AS, actual render — Rusted Iron鏽蝕鐵板

Bronze Statue preset on the letters AS, actual render — Bronze Statue青銅雕像

Shattered Chrome preset on the letters AS, actual render — Shattered Chrome碎裂鉻金屬

Verdigris preset on the letters AS, actual render — Verdigris銅綠

Stone

Marble, concrete, granite, sandstone, brick

Broken Marble preset on the letters AS, actual render — Broken Marble碎大理石

Concrete Peel preset on the letters AS, actual render — Concrete Peel水泥剝牆

Chipped Granite preset on the letters AS, actual render — Chipped Granite崩角花崗岩

Weathered Sandstone preset on the letters AS, actual render — Weathered Sandstone風化砂岩

Old Brick preset on the letters AS, actual render — Old Brick老磚牆

Paper

Old newspaper, poster, risograph, stamp, kraft paper

Torn Poster preset on the letters AS, actual render — Torn Poster撕裂海報

Risograph preset on the letters AS, actual render — Risograph孔版印刷

Postmark Stamp preset on the letters AS, actual render — Postmark Stamp郵戳印章

Kraft Paper preset on the letters AS, actual render — Kraft Paper牛皮紙

Paint

Peeling, crackle, rust, wood grain, faded sign

White Wall Peel preset on the letters AS, actual render — White Wall Peel白牆剝漆

Green Crackle preset on the letters AS, actual render — Green Crackle綠漆龜裂

Blue Door Rust preset on the letters AS, actual render — Blue Door Rust藍門鏽底

Red Paint Wood preset on the letters AS, actual render — Red Paint Wood紅漆木紋

Faded Sign preset on the letters AS, actual render — Faded Sign褪色招牌

Impact

Glass, earthquake, blade, ice cracks, bullet holes

Shattered Glass preset on the letters AS, actual render — Shattered Glass玻璃碎裂

Earthquake Split preset on the letters AS, actual render — Earthquake Split地震裂開

Sword Slash preset on the letters AS, actual render — Sword Slash刀痕斬擊

Ice Cracks preset on the letters AS, actual render — Ice Cracks冰面裂紋

Bullet Holes preset on the letters AS, actual render — Bullet Holes彈孔

Scene

Ruins, relics, treasure, wanted poster, game title

Apocalypse Ruins preset on the letters AS, actual render — Apocalypse Ruins末日廢墟

Ancient Ruins preset on the letters AS, actual render — Ancient Ruins古代遺跡

Pirate Treasure preset on the letters AS, actual render — Pirate Treasure海盜寶藏

Wanted Poster preset on the letters AS, actual render — Wanted Poster西部通緝令

Battle-Worn Title preset on the letters AS, actual render — Battle-Worn Title戰損遊戲標題

Key feature · One-click look

Out of ideas?
Just press the button.

Choose a style direction (random, shattered, aged, torn, peeled, printed) and click “Give me a special look”. Each click composes a new look; stop at the one you like and use “Strength” to push it harder or softer overall.

One-click look in the After Effects effect panel: style direction, strength and the “Give me a special look” button — Actual AE effect panel screenshot: one-click look sits at the top

One-click look, press 1: peel and crackle — Press 1Peel + crackle

One-click look, press 2: sliced pieces — Press 2Sliced pieces

One-click look, press 3: print speckle — Press 3Print speckle

One-click look, press 4: fine cracks — Press 4Fine cracks

All of the above are actual frames from pressing “Give me a special look” repeatedly on the same word in After Effects.

Six effects · Stack freely

Add them layer by layer
to build the material you want.

Cuts, edge wear, paint peel, crackle web, mottling, speckle — each has its own switch and settings. One alone is clean; all of them stacked is heavy battle damage. How far you go is up to you.

Stack layer 0: original text — 0Original text

Stack layer 2: + edge wear — 2+ Edge wear

Stack layer 3: + paint peel — 3+ Paint peel

Stack layer 4: + crackle web — 4+ Crackle web

After Effects effect panel: one block per effect; expanding Edge Wear shows wear style, amount and more — Actual AE effect panel screenshot: one block per effect, expand to fine-tune (Edge Wear shown)

Every layer is fine-tunable

CutsCount, angle, edge roughness; pieces can separate and rotate
Edge wearSix wear styles: rough speckle, torn paper, rust, photocopy, chipped, dry brush
Paint peelThree peel styles: curl, crackle, tear
Crackle webFine cracks spreading from a point
MottlingAge spots, cut out or filled with moss or rust tones
SpecklePinholes and fine dust for a printed feel

Plus body fill: the text itself can take a gradient, noise or line texture.

Preset library · Local and team

Save your own style,
share the team’s.

Click “Save Current Settings” and your tuned look goes into the library for one-click reuse. Switch to “Team Mode”, choose a shared folder everyone can reach (a NAS or Google Drive for desktop, say), and every member’s presets live in one place, so brand titles and show cards stay consistent.

ASheng preset library in local mode: FractureText’s 30 built-in presets — Local mode: 30 built-in presets plus your own

Getting started

Three steps
to add it to your work.

Apple Silicon Mac, macOS 14 or later, After Effects 2026. See the download page for the latest version and installation steps.

Download the installer
Get the Mac installer from the download page and unzip it. The installer is Apple-notarized.
Quit AE, then install
Save your project, quit After Effects fully with Cmd+Q, then run the installer. The 30 built-in presets are added to the preset library at the same time.
Add it to a text layer and pick a preset
Reopen AE, find ASheng_FractureText under “Effect → ASheng - Text”, add it to a text layer and pick one from the “Preset Library”.

Good to know

Does it work with Chinese characters?

Yes. The effect works on the text layer’s shape, so Chinese, English and numerals behave the same; the “裂痕” at the top of this page is an actual render of Chinese characters.

Can it be animated?

Every value can be keyframed — let the peel spread slowly, or the cut pieces drift apart. The built-in presets are static looks for now.

Does it work on small text?

The built-in presets are tuned for large titles. On smaller text, lower the wear and crack strength a little for a more natural look.

Does downloading include a license?

Downloading gets you the software, buying gets you the license, and activating ties the license to this computer. Output is watermarked until a license is activated.

Does it support Intel Macs or Windows?

Currently Apple Silicon Mac only. See the download page for the latest compatible version and installation steps.