Motion graphics, without the motion graphics degree
Motion graphics has always had a gatekeeper: the tools. The look everyone wants, type and shapes and UI moving with intention through space, traditionally costs After Effects fluency and years of practice.
Raylight rebuilds that craft as a browser editor with a gradient of complexity. Day one, you remix a template and ship something beautiful. Month three, you are driving a 3D camera through lit scenes with hand-tuned easing, and the tool still has headroom.
01
Compose in real space
Text, shapes, images, and UI as layers at real depths. Depth is what makes motion read as cinema.
02
Animate with intent
Animation blocks carry professional easing and springs. Stack, retime, and reverse them on a real timeline.
03
Light, focus, export
Lighting, depth of field, and bloom finish the frame. Export MP4 or GIF up to 4K.
A high ceiling, honestly
Accessible tools usually cap out fast, and professionals feel the walls in a week. Raylight's bet is a smooth gradient instead of a wall: templates and defaults carry beginners, while the underlying instrument, a real timeline, a 3D camera, lighting, per-layer effects, animation blocks with tunable curves, is deep enough that skill keeps paying.
The browser is the point
No install, no render farm, no project files emailed around. A motion piece is a link: teammates open it, comment, and edit in the same place it was made. The distance between idea and shipped motion collapses.
Templates to start from
Frequently asked questions
- Is Raylight a real motion graphics tool or a template toy?
- A real tool with templates as on-ramps. The timeline, camera, lighting, and animation system reward actual skill; templates just mean day one is not a blank canvas.
- How does it compare to After Effects?
- After Effects is broader: VFX, film work, character animation. For product and marketing motion specifically, Raylight gets you the cinematic look in a fraction of the time. There is an honest comparison at /compare/after-effects.
- What does it cost?
- The free plan is genuinely usable: unlimited projects and full-quality export up to 4K with a small badge. Pro removes the badge and adds footage and hosted links.
Shoot bold.
Ship fast.
