# reFraim

> reFraim is a localization plugin for Adobe After Effects that translates text layers in place, replaces fonts across compositions, and can be driven by a studio's own pipeline through the reFraim Automation API. It is built for post-production studios, broadcasters, agencies and brands that deliver the same motion-graphics package in many languages.

Website: https://refraim.ai
Contact: connect@refraim.ai
Supported today: Adobe After Effects (macOS and Windows, CEP panel).
In development: Adobe Photoshop (UXP), Adobe Illustrator and After Effects on Adobe's UXP platform.

## What reFraim does

- Translates selected text layers or every text layer in a project while keeping timing, expressions, keyframes and layer hierarchy intact.
- Preserves line breaks, letter case and the original punctuation style of titles, lower thirds and subtitles.
- Replaces fonts globally across compositions and nested layers, and suggests script-compatible fonts (Arabic, Hebrew, CJK, Thai, Devanagari and more) when the original font lacks the target script.
- Offers a Bulk API mode: a JSON document describing composition, layer, target language and replacement font that the plugin applies in one pass.
- Accepts jobs pushed by a studio system: the pipeline posts a job to the reFraim API, the plugin polls for waiting jobs and applies them, and the API reports results back (including an optional webhook).
- Uses server-validated licenses with per-device activation and seat limits.

## Who it is for

- Post-production and VFX studios localizing trailers, promos and broadcast packages.
- Global brands and agencies producing multi-market campaigns from one master project.
- Pipeline and workflow engineers who want translation and font changes triggered from CI/CD, MAM, DAM or CMS systems instead of by hand.

## Key facts

- Plugin type: Adobe CEP panel with ExtendScript host scripts (After Effects). A UXP build for Photoshop is in development; Adobe has announced UXP public betas for After Effects (November 2026) and Illustrator (Spring 2027), and reFraim follows that roadmap.
- Translation engine: machine translation served by the reFraim API; studio-controlled phrase presets override machine output.
- Installation: signed macOS installer (DMG), ZXP for Adobe extension managers, or a ZIP for manual installs.
- Pricing: free 7-day trial (sign in with Google, Microsoft or Apple at https://refraim.ai/account/), then $49 per month per studio seat with 2 workstations; cancel any time. Volume licensing: connect@refraim.ai.

## Links

- [Homepage](https://refraim.ai/): product overview, demo video, downloads.
- [Features](https://refraim.ai/#rft-mount): capability list.
- [FAQ](https://refraim.ai/#refraim-faq): short answers to common questions.
- [Get started](https://refraim.ai/#refraim-getstarted): request a demo and download the plugin.
- [Full text for language models](https://refraim.ai/llms-full.txt)

## Team

Founded by Helen Greene (Greenhaus Studios), Paul Holtzhausen (Vibe Creative) and Martin Nieuwoudt (software architecture, generative AI).