| Undo | ⌘Z (Ctrl+Z) | Undoes the last change. |
| Redo | ⌘⇧Z (Ctrl+Shift+Z) | Redoes the last undone change. ⌘Y also works in the Brio preset. |
| Cut Layer | ⌘X (Ctrl+X) | Cuts the selected layers. |
| Copy Layer | ⌘C (Ctrl+C) | Copies the selected layers. |
| Paste Layer | ⌘V (Ctrl+V) | Pastes copied layers and selects them. If no layers were copied, SVG code on the system clipboard pastes as shape layers and an image pastes as an asset. |
| Duplicate Layer | ⌘D (Ctrl+D) | Duplicates the selected layers and selects the copies. |
| Split Layer | ⌘⇧D (Ctrl+Shift+D) | Splits the selected layers at the playhead (AE's Split Layer). Needs a selection. |
| Select All | ⌘A (Ctrl+A) | Selects every layer in the comp. |
| Deselect All | | Clears the layer selection. |
| Select | | Submenu, see below. |
| Copy Frame as Image | | Copies the current frame to the clipboard as an image. |
| Copy as SVG | | Copies the selected shape layers to the clipboard as SVG code. Needs a selection. |
| Paste Image as Asset | | Adds the image on the clipboard to the project as an asset. |
| Paste Vector as Layers | | Pastes SVG code from the clipboard as layers. |
| Increase UI Size | ⌘⌥= (Ctrl+Alt+=) | Scales the whole interface up. Remembered per machine. |
| Decrease UI Size | ⌘⌥- (Ctrl+Alt+-) | Scales the interface down. |
| Reset UI Size | ⌘⌥0 (Ctrl+Alt+0) | Returns to the default size. No shortcut in the After Effects preset. |
| Copy Easing | | Copies the easing of the keyframes selected in the Graph Editor. The Graph Editor (⇧G) must be open with keyframes selected. |
| Paste Easing | | Pastes copied easing onto the keyframes selected in the Graph Editor. |