52 Shortcuts for VLC Media Player

Jump to: Most used, Mouse actions, Movie Navigation, Jump in playback, Manage VLC, Playlists, and Special Commands

1. Most used

F

Fullscreen

Space

Pause or play movie

S

Subtitles on/off

B

Audio track cycle

Ctrl+Arrow Up/Ctrl+Arrow Down

Volume

2. Mouse actions

Double click

Fullscreen

Scroll

Volume or Position (see settings)

Right click

Local menu (play controls, audio/video)

3. Movie Navigation

Ctrl+D

Open disc menu

Ctrl+F

Open folder (browse folder menu)

Ctrl+R/Ctrl+S

Advanced open file

Ctrl+O

Open single file(s)

M

Mute and unmute audio

P

Play movie (from the very beginning)

S

Stop movie

Esc

Exit full screen mode

[+]/-/=

Faster, slower, normal

A

Aspect ratio

C

Crop screen

G/H

Decrease subtitle delay / Increase subtitle delay

J/K

Decrease audio delay / Increase audio delay

Z

Change zoom mode

Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, Ctrl+3, Ctrl+4

Recent media (in Media - Recent media menu)

T

Show time

Ctrl+T

Goto time

E

Next Frame. Advance forward frame-by-frame

4. Jump in playback

Command+Ctrl+Arrow Left/Arrow Right

Very short jump (3 seconds) default

Command+Alt+Arrow Left/Arrow Right

Short jump (10 seconds) default

Command+Shift+Arrow Left/Arrow Right

Medium jump (1 minute) default

Command+Alt+Shift+Arrow Left/Arrow Right

Long jump (5 minutes) default

5. Manage VLC, Playlists, and Special Commands

Ctrl+H

Hide / unhide controls

Ctrl+P

Preferences/ interface settings

Ctrl+E

Adjustments and audio/video effects

Ctrl+B

Edit bookmarks

Ctrl+M

Open messages

Ctrl+N

Open network

Ctrl+C

Open captue device

Ctrl+L

Open playlist

Ctrl+Y

Save playlist

Ctrl+I/Ctrl+J

Media information

Alt+A

Open audio menu

Alt+H

Open help menu

Alt+M

Open media menu

Alt+P

Open playlist menu

Alt+T

Open tool menu

Alt+V

Open video menu

Alt+L

Open playback menu

D

Show movie path

N

Play next movie from playlist

F1

Show Help

F11

Window full-screen (not equal to pressing F)

Alt+F4, Alt+q or Ctrl+Q

Quit VLC

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VLC Media Player Shortcuts

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