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Adobe After Effects

Create a new mask

CtrlShiftN

Windows Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

To create a new mask in Adobe After Effects, press Ctrl + Shift + N. On a Mac, press Cmd + Shift + N instead.

Where it works: Layer selected

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Desktop app CmdShiftN
Windows Desktop app CtrlShiftN

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.

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