01Why it exists
A plugin misbehaves, a cache needs clearing, memory's climbing — and the fix is always the same: quit, wait, relaunch, find the project, open it, wait for it to load back in. Every time, by hand.
Restart does the whole sequence in one click — quits the app, relaunches it, and reopens the project you were just in.
02How it works
Click Restart
From the panel, in either After Effects or Cinema 4D.
The app quits
Cleanly, saving first if there are unsaved changes.
It relaunches
Restart waits for the app to come back up.
Your project reopens
Right where you left it, automatically.
03Features
Free
That's it.
- One-click restart for After Effects
- One-click restart for Cinema 4D
- Reopens your saved project automatically
- No account, no license
04Details
- Compatibility
- After Effects & Cinema 4D 2023 to 2026
- Platform
- Windows and macOS
- License
- Free, no license required
- Install
- Signed ZXP, drop-in panel
- Download and run the ClutchRestart installer (signed ZXP).
- Launch After Effects or Cinema 4D. Find it under the app's Extensions menu as Clutch Restart.
- Click Restart whenever you need a clean relaunch.
- No license needed — Restart is free, full stop.