Workspace panel controls

A reference for every control across the Workspace tab's views.

How to access this

1. Open the LottieFiles plugin in After Effects.

2. Click Workspace in the top tab bar.

Top header (all views)

• Workspace selector — choose between workspaces you have access to. Currently active workspace name displayed.

• Search bar — workspace-wide search. See Browsing and searching.

• Breadcrumbs — only shown when you've drilled into a project or folder. Click any segment to jump back to that level.

Workspace landing view

• Project grid — every project in the active workspace.

• Project card — name, last-modified date, file/folder count.

Project view

• Folder cards — folders at the project root.

• File cards — files at the project root, not in a folder.

• Sort / view options (when present) — grid layout, sort by date or name.

Folder view

Same structure as Project view, one hierarchy level down. Folders can be nested up to 6 levels.

Search results view

• Mixed grid — files and folders matching the query, intermixed.

• No project results — the current scope excludes projects.

• Empty state — message when no matches.

File detail view

The most action-dense view. The header, sidebar actions, and content sections all collaborate to make this the file's home for the entire team.

Header (file-specific)

• Breadcrumb — path from workspace to the file.

• Status dot — five values (No status, In progress, Needs review, Approved, Shipped). Click to change. See Tracking file status. Plan-gated.

• Share button — toggle public access and copy the share URL. See Sharing an animation.

• Test on mobile — generates a mobile preview link or QR. (Feature pending verification; may not be present in all builds.)

Main file detail sections

• Player — playback with loop control.

• Background color — backdrop options.

• Insert — adds to active AE composition.

• Open in Creator — opens the file in LottieFiles Creator (web).

• Download accordion — four-variant download (.lottie / .JSON × optimized). See Download.

• Feature checker accordion — Lottie feature breakdown. See Feature checker.

• State Machines (if present) — listed for reference.

• Themes (if present) — selector to preview different theme variants.

• Render graph (if present) — bandwidth and size analysis. (Feature pending verification.)

Footer (file-specific)

• Update from AE — replace the current file's animation with a render of an AE composition. The file ID and share URL stay the same; the animation changes. See Updating a version. Plan-gated; locked button shows an icon when unavailable.

Drag interactions

• Drag a file card onto AE — imports the file as a new layer in the active composition.

• Drag-and-drop reorder of files/folders — not currently supported in the plugin UI. Use the LottieFiles web app to reorganize.

Related

• Browsing and searching — using these controls in a navigation workflow.

• Sharing an animation — the share button workflow.

• Updating a version — the Update from AE workflow.

• Tracking file status — the status dot workflow.