The Hunt for "True Comp Duplicator" in After Effects: A Cautionary Guide

If you have landed on this page, you are likely a motion designer or editor looking for a solution to one of After Effects' oldest frustrations: duplicating a composition without breaking the links of the pre-comps inside it.

Step-by-Step: Legal Free Trial of True Comp Duplicator

If you need it right now for a single project, follow these steps legally:

Checkout: Sign in or create an account, enter your price (e.g., $0 or the suggested amount), and complete the checkout process.

True Comp Duplicator is a vital After Effects script available as a "Name Your Own Price"

To download True Comp Duplicator for free, follow these steps:

1. Native After Effects Method (Manual but Free)

You can manually duplicate a comp tree without any scripts: