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Adobe After Effects

Undo

CmdZ

Mac Desktop app After Effects desktop, default shortcuts

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In Adobe After Effects this is undo. It applies here: anywhere.

Where it works: Anywhere

Every documented variant

Variants of this shortcut
System	Environment	Keys
Mac	Desktop app	`CmdZ`
Windows	Desktop app	`CtrlZ`

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

Undo the last action Airtable Cmd + Z
Undo the last action Audacity Ctrl + Z
Undo the last edit Bitwarden Cmd + Z
Undo Blender Ctrl + Z
Undo the last change Canva Cmd + Z
Undo the last action CapCut Ctrl + Z
Undo the last operation DBeaver Cmd + Z
Undo TikTok Effect House Cmd + Z
Undo Evernote Cmd + Z
Undo change Microsoft Excel Ctrl + Z
Undo change Mozilla Firefox Ctrl + Z
Undo the last change Google Calendar Z

More Adobe After Effects shortcuts

Redo Cmd + Shift + Z
Stop a running script Esc
Create a new project Cmd + Option + N
Open a project Cmd + O
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

See every Adobe After Effects shortcut

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