After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts

esc

F1

Maximize The
~ Panel The
Cursor Is Currently
Hovering
Above
`

caps lock

Effect Control
Panel After
F3 Selection

Info Panel

Tools Panel

Mini-Flowchart View

tab

F2

Deselect
All Layers

Character Panel

Paragraph Panel

Effects
Property Group
Show Only
Expressions

Reveal Rotation

Reveal Opacity
Type Tools
Effects Control
Panel

Pan Behind Tool

New Solid Layer
Change settings
for AE native
objects
New NULL
Layer

Scale Property
Save

Effects &
Preset Panel

Scroll To Current
Time In
Timeline Panel

Zoom Tool

F7

shift

F6

Audio Panel

Rotation Tool

F5

Preview Panel

Mask & Shape

Tools

Anchor Property
Deselect All Layers
Select All
Visible Keyframes
& Properties

F4

Show Mask
Feather Property

F
Remember
Footage
Interpretation
Precompose
Selected
Layers

Pen Tools
Group Selected
Shapes
Ungroup
Shapes

Set Work Area

Beginning

F10

Brushes Panel

Project Panel
Render Queue

Reveal Properties
With Keyframes
Show Only
Modified
Properties

Import File
Invert Selected
Mask

Previous Keyframe
Set Comp To
Full Resolution
Change Comp
Resolution

Set Work Area End

New Comp
New Mask
New Project
New Folder

Open Project

F9

Paint Panel

Hand Tool

Selection Tool

F8

Show Mask
Property
Show All Mask
Properties
Open Mask
Shape
Dialog Box

<

F12

Zoom Out

Zoom In

Show Audio
Levels Property

Zoom Out
Comp

Zoom In
Comp

mac

option

Single Key
Double Tap
Shift
Command
Alt
Command + Shift
Command + Alt
Command + Option / Alt + Shift
Repeat

enter

?
shift

/
Prev Frame
10 frames back

page up

alt
ctrl

backspace

>

Delete Footage
Without Warning

Reveal Position
Property
Puppet Tools
Recent
Project

O
Next Keyframe
Open Comp
Settings
Project
Settings

F11

command

windows

command

Single Key
Double Tap
Shift
Control
Alt
Control + Shift
Control + Alt
Control + Alt + Shift
Repeat

Beginning of Comp,
Layer, Footage

home

Next Frame
10 frames forward

page down

end

After Effects
Keyboard Shortcuts
Purge All

Set Markers
On Layers

num
lock

Show Alpha
Channel

4
Show
Channel R

Show
Channel G

2
RAM Preview

mac

+
Show
Channel B

3
.

Preview
Audio From
Current Time
Preview
del Audio

Single Key
Double Tap
Shift
Command
Alt
Command + Shift
Command + Alt
Command + Option / Alt + Shift
Repeat

enter

windows

Single Key
Double Tap
Shift
Control
Alt
Control + Shift
Control + Alt
Control + Alt + Shift
Repeat