VLC Media Player Shortcuts and Hotkeys

VLC Media player shortcuts are highly beneficial for saving some of your time. We can perform numerous actions without needing to move the mouse and click on the menu buttons. The hotkeys are great for quick video playback actions. Simply, hit the shortcut combination keys and see the results immediately.

VLC Media Player Shortcuts for Microsoft Windows

File Operations

CTRL + O : Open a single  file CTRL + SHIFT + O : Open multiple files CTRL + F : Open folder CTRL + D : Open disk CTRL + N : Open network stream CTRL + C : Open capture device CTRL + V : Open location copied in the clipboard CTRL + R : Convert and save file CTRL + S : Stream your media locally or on the internet

Program Operations

CTRL + Q or ALT + F4 or ALT + Q : Quit CTRL + E : Open the adjustment and effects menu CTRL + SHIFT + W : VLM Configuration CTRL + M : Open the message screen CTRL + P : Open the preferences menu F1 : Help SHIFT + F1 : About

Playing Operations

SPACE : Play and Pause a file N : Next Track P : Previous Track F or F11 or Mouse Double Click : Full screen mode on and off CTRL + H : Switch minimal interface on and off T : Show current and remaining time information CTRL + T : Go to a specific time of a playing media P : Go and play from the start of a file S : Stop movie Esc : Full screen exit E : Switch to next frame L : Loop off, one or all R : Random on and off

Subtitles

G : Decrease subtitle delay H : Increase subtitle delay V : Cycle through subtitles

Playing Speed

[ : Decrease playing speed ] : Increase playing speed = : Normal playing speed

Quick Forward and Backward

SHIFT + RIGHT ARROW : 3 seconds forward SHIFT + LEFT ARROW : 3 seconds backward ALT + RIGHT ARROW : 10 seconds forward ALT + LEFT ARROW : 10 seconds backward CTRL + RIGHT ARROW : 1 minute forward CTRL + LEFT ARROW : 1 minute backward

Video Display Options

A: Cycle aspect ratio C : Cycle through crop display area Z : Cycle through zoom mode D : Deinterlace On and Off O : Switch to original size of the video W : Wallpaper mode on (with DirectX output)

Sound and Audio Operations

CTRL + UP ARROW or Mouse Scroll Up : Volume Up CTRL + DOWN ARROW or Mouse Scroll Down : Volume Down J : Decrease audio delay K : Increase audio delay B : Cycle through available audio tracks M : Mute sound on and off Shift + A : Cycle through audio devices

Media Information

CTRL + I : View and edit media information like title, artist, album CTRL + J : View codec information like your media dimensions, audio and video codecs

Playlist Operations

CTRL + L : Switch to playlist or back to media CTRL + Y : Save current playlist to a file CTRL + B : Create, delete and clear bookmarks menu.

Disc Operations

Shift + B : Next title Shift + O : Previous title Shift + N : Next chapter Shift + P : Previous chapter Shift + M : Disk Menu Shift + H : History forward Shift + G : History back

Miscellaneous

Shift + R : Start and stop recording Shift + S : Take snapshot ALT + C : Crop from bottom ALT+ SHIFT + C : Uncrop from bottom ALT + D : Crop from left ALT + SHIFT + D : Uncrop from left ALT + F : Crop from right ALT + SHIFT + F : Uncrop from right ALT + R : Crop from top ALT + SHIFT + R : Uncrop from top

File Menu Operations

ALT + M : Open media menu ALT + L : Open playback menu ALT + A : Open audio menu ALT + V : Open video menu ALT + S : Open subtitle menu ALT + O : Open tools menu ALT + I : Open view menu ALT + H : Open help menu

* Hit the subsequent underlined character of menu item name after opening menu items using the above file menu operation shortcuts. This will open the sub-menu. If the same character is underlined for several sub-menu items, hit those characters multiple times to navigate to the correct one. Then hit enter to open it.

* You can also learn how to edit these shortcuts to fit your preferences.

VLC Media Player Shortcuts for Apple Mac

Playback Operations

⌘ + F: Fullscreen Esc: Exit Fullscreen Space: Play/Pause ⌘ + =: Increase Playback Speed ⌘ + -: Decrease Playback Speed ⌘ + Right Arrow: Next Track ⌘ + Left Arrow: Previous Track ⌘ + . : Stop T: Display Position ⌘ + ⌥ + Left Arrow: Short Backward Jump ⌘ + ⌥ + Right Arrow: Short Forward Jump ⌘ + Shift⇧ + Left Arrow: Medium Backward Jump ⌘ + Shift⇧ + Right Arrow: Medium Forward Jump ⌘ + ⌃ + Left Arrow: Very Short Backward Jump ⌘ + ⌃ + Right Arrow: Very Short Forward Jump E: Next Frame

Navigation and Program Operations

Up Arrow: Navigate Up Down Arrow: Navigate Down Left Arrow: Navigate Left Right Arrow: Navigate Right ⌃ + M: Access the DVD Menu ⌃ + P: Select Previous DVD Title ⌃ + N: Select Next DVD Title ⌃ + U: Select Previous DVD Chapter ⌃ + D: Select Next DVD Chapter ⌘ + Q: Quit VLC

Sound and Audio Operations

⌘ + Up Arrow: Volume Up ⌘ + Down Arrow: Volume Down ⌘ + ⌥ + DownArrow: Mute the Volume G: Audio Delay Up F: Audio Delay Down L: Cycle between two or more audio tracks Shift⇧ + A: Cycle between audio devices

Subtitle Operations

J: Subtitle Delay Up H: Subtitle Delay Down Shift⇧ + H: Subtitle Sync or Bookmark Audio Timestamp Shift⇧ + J: Subtitle Sync or Bookmark Subtitle Timestamp Shift⇧ + K: Subtitle Sync or Reset Audio and Subtitle Synchronization S: Cycle between subtitle tracks ⌥ + S: Cycle between subtitle tracks in reverse order Shift⇧ + S: Toggle Subtitles on or off ⌘ + 0: Reset Subtitle Text Scale ⌘ + Mouse Wheel Up: Scale Down Subtitle ⌘ + Mouse Wheel Down: Scale Up Subtitle

Playback Operations

⌘ + Z: Random Shift⇧ + L: Toggle between normal, looped, and repeat the single track/playlist playback

Video Display Operations

A: Cycle between different aspect ratios C: Cycle between different video crop options O: Toggle Autoscaling ⌥ + O: Increase Scale Factor Shift⇧ + ⌥ + O: Decrease Scale Factor D: Deinterlacing on and off Shift⇧ + D: Cycle between deinterlacing modes L: Show Controller when a video is fullscreen ⌘ + ⌥ + S: Take a Snapshot ⌘ + Shift⇧+ R: Begin and Stop Recording Z: Zoom Shift⇧ + Z: Zoom Out (Unzoom) ⌘ + 0: Set the video size to half of the original ⌘ + 1: Set the video dimensions to the original ⌘ + 2: Set the video dimensions to double of the original

Crop Video During Playback

⌥ + I: Crop one pixel from the top of the video ⌥ + Shift⇧ + I: Uncrop one pixel from the top of the video ⌥ + J: Crop one pixel from the left of the video ⌥ + Shift⇧ + J: Uncrop one pixel from the left of the video ⌥ + K: Crop one pixel from the bottom of the video ⌥ + Shift⇧ + K: Uncrop one pixel from the bottom of the video ⌥ + L: Crop one pixel from the right of the video ⌥ + Shift⇧ + L: Uncrop one pixel from the right of the video

Playlist Bookmark Operations

⌘ + F1: Set Playlist Bookmark 1 ⌘ + F2: Set Playlist Bookmark 2 ⌘ + F3: Set Playlist Bookmark 3 ⌘ + F4: Set Playlist Bookmark 4 ⌘ + F5: Set Playlist Bookmark 5 ⌘ + F6: Set Playlist Bookmark 6 ⌘ + F7: Set Playlist Bookmark 7 ⌘ + F8: Set Playlist Bookmark 8

F1: Play Playlist Bookmark 1 F2: Play Playlist Bookmark 2 F3: Play Playlist Bookmark 3 F4: Play Playlist Bookmark 4 F5: Play Playlist Bookmark 5 F6: Play Playlist Bookmark 6 F7: Play Playlist Bookmark 7 F8: Play Playlist Bookmark 8

Miscellaneous Operations

X: Cycle Next Program Service ID Shift⇧ + X: Cycle Previous Program Service ID