Render Queue With Folder

An Adobe After Effects script that adds compositions to the Render Queue and mirrors your Project panel folder structure in the output directory.

Features

• Folder-based output — Render files are saved into subfolders that match each comp's location in the Project panel.
• Batch rendering — Add the active comp or multiple selected comps to the Render Queue at once.
• Render Settings & Output Module — Pick from your installed templates via dropdown menus.
• Automatic versioning — Optionally append _v01, _v02, … to avoid overwriting existing files.
• Persistent settings — Remembers your render folder, templates, and versioning preference per project.
• Auto-detect render folder — Creates and uses a Render folder next to your saved project file.

Requirements

• Adobe After Effects (ExtendScript)
• Works on Windows and macOS

Installation

Option A — Run once

1. Open After Effects.
2. Go to File → Scripts → Run Script File…
3. Select RenderQueueWithFolder.jsx.

Option B — Install as a ScriptUI Panel

Copy the script into your After Effects ScriptUI Panels folder:

macOS

~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/After Effects/<version>/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/

Windows

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects <version>\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels\

Restart After Effects, then open the panel from Window.

Usage

1. Organize comps in the Project panel using folders (e.g. Main Folder / Sub Folder A / Comp 2).
2. Open a comp or select one or more comps in the Project panel.
3. Launch Render Queue Manager.
4. Choose a render folder (or use the auto-detected Render folder).
5. Select Render Settings and Output Module templates.
6. Enable or disable Versioning as needed.
7. Click Add to Render Queue.

Each comp is added to the Render Queue with an output path like:

<render folder>/Sub Folder A/Sub Folder A 2/Comp 2.mp4

When versioning is enabled, filenames become Comp 2_v01.mp4, Comp 2_v02.mp4, and so on.

Settings

Preferences are stored in a sidecar file next to your project:

MyProject.aep.renderSettings.json

The project must be saved for settings to persist.