macOS guide

Follow the steps in order to install uwu2x on macOS.

1

Getting uwu2x

Download uwu2x Pro 8.5 extension here. The downloaded file should be in the Downloads folder. Extract it, and open the resulting folder.
2

Enable PlayerDebugMode

debug player mode example command
Close After Effects and run this command in the Terminal (you can open it by searching "Terminal" in Spotlight Search) :
defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.14 PlayerDebugMode 1 defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.13 PlayerDebugMode 1 defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.12 PlayerDebugMode 1 defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.11 PlayerDebugMode 1 defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.10 PlayerDebugMode 1 defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.9 PlayerDebugMode 1

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3

Bypass Gatekeeper

xattr example command
You need to tell Gatekeeper to not delete uwu2x files. Gatekeeper may delete them because they are not signed. To do it, type this command :
xattr -cr uwu2x-pro
4

Move uwu2x-pro to extensions folder

extensions folder
Move the uwu2x-pro folder to “/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions” or “~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions” if you are on a non-administrator session. If these paths do not exist, you can create one manually.
5

Create a render template

render template example
Make sure that you have a render template that outputs a video, like QuickTime format (or MP4 if you have AE 2024+). Follow this tutorial if you don’t know how to create one : https://youtu.be/X9ONcSdrL78. uwu2x will ask you to choose one.
6

Open uwu2x

open uwu2x
Finally, start After Effects, and click on Window > Extensions > uwu2x Pro.

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