See every gigabyte.
Memory usage and disk cache, monitored live from inside After Effects.
- Memory usage
- Disk cache monitoring
02 A normal day in After Effects
Memory in use3.1 GB
12%
- opening client_final_v7.aep
- RAM preview · 240 frames cached
- disk cache · 41.2 GB
- undo levels · full
- disk cache · 87.4 GB
- “why is everything so slow?”
Your cache is quietly eating your drive.
not anymore.AE PURG3 is a lightweight utility that monitors and manages After Effects cache, so your machine stays clean, fast and under control. No more digging through Preferences mid-deadline.
03 Available now · 4 layers
One click. Gone.
Clean the cache instantly, without hunting through menus or restarting your session.
- One-click cache cleaning
Set it. Forget it.
Pick a limit and AE PURG3 cleans automatically when the cache reaches it.
- Automatic cleanup
- Clean at X GB
Keep what matters.
Choose exactly which caches go, and see how much space you got back.
- RAM
- Disk
- Undo
- Snapshot
- Image
- Space freed report
Stylized interface · sample values
04 The satisfying part
PURGE
cache 87.4 GB
Clean. Fast.
Under control.
05 Selective cache cleaning
You choose what goes.
RAM, disk, undo, snapshot and image cache each get their own control. Purge your disk cache and keep your undo history. Try it:
Selected to purge
84.4GB
Interactive demo · sample values
06 Automatic cache cleanup
Clean when it hits 64 GB.
Set a ceiling once. AE PURG3 watches the cache while you work and clears it the moment it crosses the line.
Live cache · simulated0.0GBlimit 64 GB
01 · Threshold
Your limit, your rules.
Pick the number of gigabytes that makes sense for your drive.
02 · Background
Runs while you work.
Monitoring keeps going while you animate. No popups, no interruptions.
03 · Lightweight
Stays out of the way.
A small utility that never competes with your renders.
07 In progress
Version 0.5.1 is just the start.
Unused footage detection
Find the footage sitting in your project doing nothing.
Automatic project reports
A clear snapshot of what's inside every project.
Custom thresholds
Fine-tune when and how each cache gets cleaned.
Project health analysis
Spot what's slowing a project down before it costs you a night.
More tools
More features are being actively developed.
08 Specs
The short version.
09 Get it
Add it to your queue.
| Render | # | Comp name | Status | Output |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AE_PURG3_v0.5.1_WIN | Queued | A cleaner After Effects |