Use Keyboard Shortcuts in VLC
Article by George Norman
On 28 Sep 2009
In a previous article we presented a step-by-step guide on how to install VLC. Now I would like to switch focus to something a bit more technical, mainly how to use keyboard shortcuts in the media player. Keyboard shortcuts will help you use VLC (VideoLAN Client) in a more efficient manner. So without any further ado, here they are:
Open file – Ctrl + O
Open advanced file – Ctrl + Shift + O
Open folder – Ctrl + F
Open disc – Ctrl + D
Open network stream – Ctrl + N
Open capture device – Ctrl + C
Open location from clipboard – Ctrl + V
Save playlist to file – Ctrl + Y
Convert/Save – Ctrl + R
Streaming – Ctrl + S
Quit – Ctrl + Q
Effects and filters – Ctrl + E
Media information - I
Codec information – Ctrl + J
Bookmarks – Ctrl + B
VLM Configuration – Ctrl + W
Messages – Ctrl + M
Preferences – Ctrl + P
Playlist – Ctrl + L
Minimal view - Ctrl + H
Fullscreen interface – F11
Help - F1
About – Shift + F1

VLC Hotkeys:

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F – Fullscreen
Esc – Leave fullscreen
Space – Play/Pause
Faster - + (plus sign)
Slower – - (minus sign)
Normal rate – =
Faster (fine) - ]
Slower (fine) - ]
Next – N
Previous – P
Stop – S
Position – T
Very short backwards jump – Shift + Left
Very short forward jump – shift + Right
Short backwards jump – Alt + Left
Short forward jump – Alt + Right
Medium backwards jump – Ctrl + Left
Medium forward jump – Ctrl + Right
Long backwards jump – Ctrl + Alt + Left
Long forward jump – Ctrl + Alt + Right
Next frame – E
Activate – Enter
Navigate up – Up
Navigate down – Down
Navigate left – Left
Navigate right – Right
Go to DVD menu – Shift + M
Previous DVD title – Shift + O
Next DVD title – Shift + B
Previous DVD chapter – Shift + P
Next DVD chapter – Shift + N
Quit – Ctrl + Q
Volume up – Ctrl + Up
Volume down – Ctrl + Down
Mute – M
Subtitle delay up – H
Subtitle delay down – G
Audio delay up – K
Audio delay down - J
Cycle audio track - B
Cycle audio devices – Shift + A
Cycle subtitle track – V
Source aspect ratio – A
Cycle video crop – C
Toggle autoscalling - O
Increase scale factor – Alt + O
Decrease scale factor – Alt + Shift + O
Deinterlace modes – D
Show interface – I
Hide interface – Shift + I
Take video snapshot – Shift + S
Go back in browsing history – Shift + G
Go forward in browsing history – Shift + H
Record – Shift + R
Dump Shift + D
Zoom – Z
Un-zoom – Shift + Z
Wallpaper mode in video output – W
Display OSD menu on top of video output – Alt + Shift + M
Do not display OSD menu on top of video output – Ctrl + Alt + M
Highlight widget in the right – Alt + shift + Right
Highlight widget in the left – Alt + shift + Left
Highlight widget on top – Alt + shift + Up
Highlight widget below – Alt + shift + Down
Select current widget – Alt + shift + Enter
Random – R
Set playlist bookmark 1 through 10 – Ctrl + F1 through F10
Ply playlist bookmark 1 through 10 – F1 through F10



Tags: VLC, VideoLAN Client, Media Player, Keyboard shortcuts
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