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Adobe After Effects

Choose and cycle the Brush, Clone Stamp and Eraser tools

CmdB

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

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In Adobe After Effects, Ctrl + B will choose and cycle the Brush, Clone Stamp and Eraser tools. On a Mac, press Cmd + B instead.

Where it works: Tools

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdB`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlB`

Where this comes from

Keyboard shortcuts in After Effects

Documentation checked on 2026-09-14. That is a documentation review, not a test run inside the application.

More Adobe After Effects shortcuts

Choose and cycle the Puppet tools Cmd + P
Create a new composition Cmd + N
Open the composition settings Cmd + K
Set the work area beginning to the current time B
Set the work area end to the current time N
Set the work area to the selected layers Cmd + Option + B
Open the composition mini flowchart Tab
Trim the composition to the work area Cmd + Shift + X

See every Adobe After Effects shortcut

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