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Adobe After Effects

Open a project

CmdO

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

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In Adobe After Effects this is open a project. It applies here: projects.

Where it works: Projects

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdO`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlO`

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.

The same task in other apps

Open a file Audacity Ctrl + O
Open a file Blender Ctrl + O
Open an existing SQL script DBeaver F3
Open a project TikTok Effect House Cmd + O
Open workbook Microsoft Excel Ctrl + O
Open Google Docs Ctrl + O
Open Google Sheets Ctrl + O
Open Google Slides Ctrl + O
Open a document Inkscape Cmd + O
Open document LibreOffice Calc Ctrl + O
Open macOS Cmd + O
Open presentation Microsoft PowerPoint Ctrl + O

More Adobe After Effects shortcuts

Open the most recent project Cmd + Option + Shift + P
Create a new folder in the Project panel Cmd + Option + Shift + N
Open the project settings Cmd + Option + Shift + K
Find in the Project panel Cmd + F
Open preferences Cmd + Option + ;
Open or close the Project panel Cmd + 0
Open or close the Render Queue panel Cmd + Option + 0
Open or close the Tools panel Cmd + 1

See every Adobe After Effects shortcut

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