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Adobe After Effects

Open the most recent project

CmdOptionShiftP

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

Practice this

In Adobe After Effects, Ctrl + Alt + Shift + P will open the most recent project. On a Mac, press Cmd + Option + Shift + P instead.

Where it works: Projects

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System Environment Keys
Mac Desktop app CmdOptionShiftP
Windows Desktop app CtrlAltShiftP

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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