Deep Glow is a glow and bloom plugin for Windows that adds realistic, energy-conserving glow to text, graphics, and footage directly inside Adobe After Effects.
Deep Glow for Windows is a glow effect that runs inside Adobe After Effects, giving motion designers and editors a quick way to add clean, realistic bloom to any composition. Instead of layering multiple blur adjustments and blend modes by hand, you apply one effect and shape the look with intuitive controls. Because Deep Glow is energy conserving, bright areas spread light naturally without washing out the image, so titles, logos, and footage keep their detail while gaining a soft, luminous finish.
- Energy-conserving glow — Light spreads realistically from bright pixels, producing believable bloom that never crushes highlights.
- GPU-accelerated performance — The Deep Glow plugin uses your graphics hardware to render smooth, high-quality glow with fast, responsive previews.
- Built-in presets — Start from ready-made looks and adjust them, so you get a polished result in seconds rather than building glow from scratch.
- Consistent results — The effect behaves predictably across different footage and comps, making it easy to match a look throughout a project.
- Simple, focused controls — Radius, exposure, and color options let you fine-tune the glow without wading through a maze of parameters.
| Component | Minimum | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| OS | Windows 10 64-bit | Windows 11 64-bit |
| Host | A supported version of Adobe After Effects | A recent version of Adobe After Effects |
| Processor | A modern 64-bit multi-core processor | A high-performance multi-core processor |
| Memory | 8 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM or more |
| Graphics | A GPU that meets After Effects' minimum requirements | A dedicated GPU with ample video memory |
| Storage | Space for the plugin plus your projects | An SSD with room for cache and media |
- Click the Download button above to get the latest version of Deep Glow.
- Run the downloaded installer and follow the on-screen setup steps.
- Restart Adobe After Effects so it detects the newly installed Deep Glow plugin.
- Open a project in After Effects and select the layer you want to light up.
- Find Deep Glow in the Effects & Presets panel and apply it to the layer.
- Pick a preset as a starting point or dial in the radius and exposure yourself.
- Adjust color and threshold controls until the bloom matches your composition.
- Preview the result, then render as usual — the glow travels with your comp.
Is Deep Glow free? Deep Glow is a paid plugin. A demo or trial version may be available so you can try the effect before purchasing, but the full plugin is a commercial product rather than a free download.
Which versions of Windows are supported? Deep Glow runs on 64-bit Windows 10 and Windows 11 as an After Effects plugin. As long as your copy of Adobe After Effects is supported on your version of Windows, Deep Glow will run alongside it.
Is my data secure? Deep Glow works locally as an effect inside After Effects and processes your footage on your own machine, so your project files stay where you keep them.
For help with Deep Glow, open the built-in Help or Support section inside Adobe After Effects, where you'll find plugin documentation, troubleshooting tips, and contact options. You can also consult the official Deep Glow website from Plugin Everything for the latest guides, tutorials, and support resources.
This project is licensed under the MIT License — you are free to use, copy, modify, and distribute it. The full MIT License text is provided in the LICENSE file included with the project.