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VLC is a great multimedia player. It helps in playing a majority of media files present on the internet. It does offer a variety of features for the same, but have ever wondered, what if you know the shortcuts for some common tasks? Having a knowledge of various shortcuts of VLC would surely make your entertainment better.
The best part of VLC shortcuts is, there are mainly one key binds for a majority of tasks. The list goes like this.
Function | macOS | Windows / Linux |
---|---|---|
Fullscreen | Cmd +f | f |
Exit fullscreen | Esc | Esc |
Play/pause | Spacebar | Spacebar |
Pause only | Not set by default | Media pause |
Play only | Not set by default | Media play |
Faster | Cmd + = | + |
Slower | Cmd + – | – |
Normal rate | Not set by default | = |
Faster (fine | Not set by default | ] |
Slower (fine) | Not set by default | [ |
Next | Cmd + -> | n |
Previous | Cmd + <- | p |
Stop | Cmd | s |
Position | t | t |
Very short backwards jump | Cmd + Ctrl + <- | Shift + <- |
Very short forward jump | Cmd + Ctrl + -> | Shift + -> |
Short backwards jump | Cmd + Opt + <- | Alt + <- |
Short forward jump | Cmd + Opt + -> | Alt + -> |
Medium backwards jump | Cmd + Shift + <- | Ctrl + <- |
Medium forward jump | Cmd + Shift + -> | Ctrl + -> |
Long backwards jump | Cmd + Shift + Opt + <- | Ctrl + Alt + <- |
Long forward jump | Cmd + Shift + Opt + -> | Ctrl + Alt + -> |
Next frame | e | e |
Activate | Enter | Enter |
Navigate up | Up | Up |
Navigate down | Down | Down |
Navigate left | <- | <- |
Navigate right | -> | -> |
Go to the DVD menu | Ctrl + m | Shift + m |
Select previous DVD title | Ctrl + p | Shift + o |
Select next DVD title | Ctrl + n | Shift + b |
Select previous DVD chapter | Ctrl + u | Shift + p |
Select next DVD chapter | Ctrl + d | Shift + n |
Quit | Cmd + q | Ctrl + q |
Volume up | Cmd + Up | Ctrl + Up |
Volume down | Cmd + Down | Ctrl + Down |
Mute | Cmd + Opt + Down | m |
Subtitle delay up | j | h |
Subtitle delay down | h | g |
Subtitle sync/bookmark audio timestamp | Shift + h | Shift + h |
Subtitle sync/bookmark subtitle timestamp | Shift + j | Shift + j |
Subtitle sync/synchronize audio & subtitle timestamps | Shift + k | Shift + k |
Subtitle sync/reset audio & subtitle synchronization | Cmd + Shift + k | Ctrl + Shift + k |
Audio delay up | g | k |
Audio delay down | f | j |
Cycle audio track | l | b |
Cycle through audio devices | Shift + a | Shift + a |
Cycle subtitle track in reverse order | Opt + s | Alt + v |
Cycle subtitle track | s | v |
Toggle subtitles | Shift + s | Shift + v |
Cycle next program Service IDx | x | x |
Cycle previous program Service ID | Shift + x | Shift + x |
Cycle source aspect ratio | a | a |
Cycle video crop | c | c |
Toggle autoscaling | o | o |
Increase scale factor | Opt + o | Alt + o |
Decrease scale factor | Opt + Shift + o | Alt + Shift + o |
Toggle deinterlacing | d | d |
Cycle deinterlace modes | Shift + d | Shift + d |
Show controller in fullscreen | i | i |
Context menu | Menu | Menu |
Take video snapshot | Cmd + Opt + s | Shift + s |
Record | Cmd + Shift + r | Shift + r |
Zoom | z | z |
Un-zoom | Shift + z | Shift + z |
Toggle Wallpaper mode in video output | Not set by default | w |
Crop one pixel from the top of the video | Opt + i | Alt + r |
Uncrop one pixel from the top of the video | Opt + Shift + i | Alt + Shift + r |
Crop one pixel from the left of the video | Opt + j | Alt + d |
Uncrop one pixel from the left of the video | Opt + Shift + j | Alt + Shift + d |
Crop one pixel from the bottom of the video | Opt + k | Alt + c |
Uncrop one pixel from the bottom of the video | Opt + Shift + k | Alt + Shift + c |
Crop one pixel from the right of the video | Opt + l | Alt + f |
Uncrop one pixel from the right of the video | Opt + Shift + l | Alt + Shift + f |
Random | Cmd + z | r |
Normal/Loop/Repeat | Shift + l | l |
Shrink the viewpoint field of view (360) | Not set by default | Page Up |
Expand the viewpoint field of view (360) | Not set by default | Page Down |
1:4 quarter | Not set by default | Alt + 1 |
1:2 half | Cmd + 0 | Alt + 2 |
1:1 original | Cmd + 1 | Alt + 3 |
2:1 double | Cmd + 2 | Alt + 4 |
Set playlist bookmark 1 | Cmd + F1 | Ctrl + F1 |
Set playlist bookmark 2 | Cmd + F2 | Ctrl + F2 |
Set playlist bookmark 3 | Cmd + F3 | Ctrl + F3 |
Set playlist bookmark 4 | Cmd + F4 | Ctrl + F4 |
Set playlist bookmark 5 | Cmd + F5 | Ctrl + F5 |
Set playlist bookmark 6 | Cmd + F6 | Ctrl + F6 |
Set playlist bookmark 7 | Cmd + F7 | Ctrl + F7 |
Set playlist bookmark 8 | Cmd + F8 | Ctrl + F8 |
Set playlist bookmark 9 | Not set by default | Ctrl + F9 |
Set playlist bookmark 10 | Not set by default | Ctrl + F10 |
Play playlist bookmark 1 | F1 | F1 |
Play playlist bookmark 2 | F2 | F2 |
Play playlist bookmark 3 | F3 | F3 |
Play playlist bookmark 4 | F4 | F4 |
Play playlist bookmark 5 | F5 | F5 |
Play playlist bookmark 6 | F6 | F6 |
Play playlist bookmark 7 | F7 | F7 |
Play playlist bookmark 8 | F8 | F8 |
Play playlist bookmark 9 | Not set by default | F9 |
Play playlist bookmark 10 | Not set by default | F10 |
Clear the playlist | Not set by default | Ctrl + w |
Reset subtitles text scale | Cmd + 0 | Ctrl + 0 |
Scale down subtitles text | Cmd + Scroll up | Ctrl + Scroll up |
Scale-up subtitles text | Cmd + Scroll down | Ctrl + Scroll down |
This is the list of shortcuts for the majority of tasks that you can do in VLC. Hope this will help you out.
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