After Effects

After Effects

Adobe After Effects is a great digital visual effects and motion graphics software used for creating animations, compositing, and adding special effects to videos and films.

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  • Windows Shortcuts
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  • General

  • ⌘ N

    New Project

  • ⌘ O

    Open Project

  • ⌘ S

    Save Project

  • ⌘ Z

    Undo

  • ⌘ ⇧ Z

    Redo

  • Space

    Play/Stop Preview

  • 0 (numeric keypad)

    RAM Preview

  • Timeline Navigation

  • Home

    Go to Beginning

  • End

    Go to End

  • J

    Back in Time

  • K

    Stop

  • L

    Forward in Time

  • , (comma)

    Previous Frame

  • . (period)

    Next Frame

  • Layer Operations

  • ⌘ Y

    New Solid

  • ⌘ T

    Transform Properties

  • ⌘ D

    Duplicate

  • ⌘ ⇧ D

    Split Layer

  • F

    Mask Feather

  • M

    Mask Properties

  • P

    Position

  • R

    Rotation

  • S

    Scale

  • T

    Opacity

  • Workspace

  • \

    Maximize Panel

  • Tab

    Show/Hide All Panels

  • ⌘`

    Cycle Through Workspaces

  • F4

    Toggle Switches/Modes Panel

  • Effects & Presets

  • ⌘ ⇧ E

    Effects Panel

  • E

    Effects Properties

  • FF

    Show All Effects Properties

  • ⌘ ⌥ E

    Add to Render Queue

  • Tools

  • V

    Selection Tool

  • H

    Hand Tool

  • Z

    Zoom Tool

  • Q

    Rotation Tool

  • W

    Rectangle Tool

  • G

    Pen Tool

  • C

    Camera Tool

  • View Options

  • / (numeric keypad)

    Show Alpha Channel

  • ⌘ R

    Show Rulers

  • ⌘ ;

    Show Grid

  • ⌘ '

    Show Guides

  • General

  • CTRL N

    New Project

  • CTRL O

    Open Project

  • CTRL S

    Save Project

  • CTRL Z

    Undo

  • CTRL ⇧ Z

    Redo

  • Space

    Play/Stop Preview

  • 0 (numeric keypad)

    RAM Preview

  • Timeline Navigation

  • Home

    Go to Beginning

  • End

    Go to End

  • J

    Back in Time

  • K

    Stop

  • L

    Forward in Time

  • , (comma)

    Previous Frame

  • . (period)

    Next Frame

  • Layer Operations

  • CTRL Y

    New Solid

  • CTRL T

    Transform Properties

  • CTRL D

    Duplicate

  • CTRL ⇧ D

    Split Layer

  • F

    Mask Feather

  • M

    Mask Properties

  • P

    Position

  • R

    Rotation

  • S

    Scale

  • T

    Opacity

  • Workspace

  • \

    Maximize Panel

  • Tab

    Show/Hide All Panels

  • CTRL `

    Cycle Through Workspaces

  • F4

    Toggle Switches/Modes Panel

  • Effects & Presets

  • CTRL ⇧ E

    Effects Panel

  • E

    Effects Properties

  • FF

    Show All Effects Properties

  • CTRL ALT E

    Add to Render Queue

  • Tools

  • V

    Selection Tool

  • H

    Hand Tool

  • Z

    Zoom Tool

  • Q

    Rotation Tool

  • W

    Rectangle Tool

  • G

    Pen Tool

  • C

    Camera Tool

  • View Options

  • / (numeric keypad)

    Show Alpha Channel

  • CTRL R

    Show Rulers

  • CTRL ;

    Show Grid

  • CTRL '

    Show Guides

After Effects keyboard Design Shortcuts

After Effects keyboard shortcuts for Mac and Windows is a comprehensive collection of essential command combinations that streamline the video editing and animation workflow. The shortcuts are organized into clear categories including general commands, timeline navigation, layer operations, workspace management, effects & presets, tools, and view options. These shortcuts help designers and editors work more efficiently by providing quick access to commonly used features through simple keystrokes, eliminating the need to navigate through menus manually.

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