What It Does
AE Notepad 2 is a note-taking and task management extension for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects. It lives inside your editing environment so you can capture feedback, track revision tasks, and return to specific timeline moments without switching to a separate app or document.
The standout feature is timeline-linked timestamps. When you create a task, the plugin records the current playhead position. Click that timestamp later and it jumps directly to that frame. For anyone managing client revisions or flagging issues during review, this removes a lot of scrubbing.
Key Features
Two work modes. Canvas mode gives you a free-form text area for general notes. Todo mode structures your work as a task list. You can switch between them at any point.
Project-based storage. Notes are saved per project. Open a project, click load, and your notes from the last session are right there. As of version 2.1.2, notes also autosave every five seconds.
Priority labels. Tasks can be tagged as Urgent, Normal, or Done, with color coding to make status visible at a glance. You can filter by priority to focus on what needs attention.
PDF export. All notes and todos can be exported as a formatted PDF. Useful for sending revision lists to clients or sharing session notes with a team without requiring them to have the plugin.
Comp tags. Version 2.1.0 added the ability to attach composition tags to notes, which helps when working across multiple sequences or comps in the same project.
Rich text in Canvas mode. Also added in 2.1.0, Canvas mode now supports rich text formatting for more structured free-form notes.
Who It’s For
Freelance editors doing client revision rounds will get the most out of the timestamp jump feature. Motion designers working in After Effects who need to track feedback across long compositions will also find it useful. It works equally well in Premiere Pro for anyone who wants a task list that stays connected to their edit.
It requires After Effects or Premiere Pro 2021 or later, and installation is handled via ZXP Manager.
Pricing
AE Notepad 2 is a one-time purchase at $14.99 with a single user license covering up to two computers (not simultaneously). A free trial is available. If you purchased the original version when it was a pay-what-you-want product, you can log in to the same aescripts account and receive a discount equal to what you originally paid.