Use AI in Jitter to build custom visual effects through a simple chat interface. Describe what you want, iterate until it's right, and apply it to any layer as a reusable, fully-customizable operation.

Your effect is generated as a customizable animation in the Timeline.

AI Effects work well when you want to craft a bespoke effect that isn't immediately available with our presets or custom operations. A good rule of thumb is to:

Use standard Jitter animations — presets or custom animations (e.g. move, scale, rotate, opacity) — for straightforward effects. They're faster and simpler to control for these situations.

Use AI Effects when you need something that standard animations can't already do with a few clicks, like complex colour treatments, pixel-level distortions, generative patterns, or anything that requires manipulating the layer at a visual level beyond basic transforms.

If you can imagine it, it’s probably possible with AI Effects. AI Effects can create distortions, generative patterns, 3D effects on flat shapes, infinite loops, background removal, and more. To get inspired, check out these example effects that were created using just a few prompts:

Rotate any layer in three dimensions and adjust the perspective to create depth.

Go beyond standard text animations with effects like fluid warping.

Give any layer a Matrix-style trailing echo effect. Ask for adjustable size and speed to customize it the way you like it.

Focus on the visual outcome rather than technical instructions. Keep it simple: plain language works just as well as technical terms.

If you want to control certain aspects of your effect over time, ask for it. Mentioning specific parameters like rotation, speed, or intensity tells the AI to expose them as adjustable controls, so you can tweak and animate without going back to the chat.

AI Effects works on the properties of a layer itself and not the content inside it, so it can't read or respond to what's in an image. If you're looking to animate the content of a static image, Image → Video is the better fit.

Some of the best results come from unexpected prompts, so don't be afraid to try things, get creative and see what happens!

AI Effects credits are shared with our other AI features. We offer three usage tiers:

Yes! That's the point. Continue the conversation at any time to adjust your effect. The exposed parameters are also editable directly in the effects panel without going back to chat.

Yes. Custom effects you create can be copied and applied to other layers and files. Reuse an effect by copying it from the timeline and pasting into another file.

Results can vary between generations, though similar prompts will tend to produce effects with similar characteristics. Iteration is the best way to dial in exactly what you need.

No. We do not use your designs or effects to train our AI model.