List of Keyboard Shortcuts for VLC Media Player
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
| Playback | |
| Space | Play/pause |
| S | Stop |
| + | Faster |
| – | Slower |
| ] | Faster (fine) |
| [ | Slower (fine) |
| = | Normal rate |
| Shift + Left arrow | Back 3 seconds |
| Shift + Right arrow | Forward 3 seconds |
| Alt + Left arrow | Back 10 seconds |
| Alt + Right arrow | Forward 10 seconds |
| Control + Left arrow | Back 1 minute |
| Control + Right arrow | Forward 1 minute |
| Control + Alt + Left arrow | Back 5 minutes |
| Control + Alt + Right arrow | Forward 5 minutes |
| N | Next track |
| P | Previous track |
| T | Position/time |
| L | Normal/loop/repeat |
| E | Next frame |
| Shift + M | Disc menu |
| Shift + O | Previous title |
| Shift + B | Next title |
| Shift + P | Previous chapter |
| Shift + N | Next chapter |
| Ctrl + Q | Quit |
| Audio | |
| J | Decrease audio delay |
| B | Cycle audio track |
| Shift + A | Cycle audio device |
| Ctrl + Up arrow | Increase volume |
| Ctrl + Down arrow | Decrease volume |
| M | Mute |
| Display | |
| I | Show controller in fullscreen |
| Z | Zoom |
| Shift + Z | Reset zoom |
| F | Toggle fullscreen |
| Escape | Leave fullscreen/close dialogue |
| Page Up | Shrink the viewpoint |
| Page Down | Expand the viewpoint |
| Alt + 1 | 1:4 quarter crop |
| Alt + 2 | 1:2 half crop |
| Alt + 3 | 1:1 original crop |
| Alt + 4 | 2:1 double crop |
| A | Cycle aspect ratio |
| C | Cycle cropping ratio |
| O | Toggle autoscaling |
| Alt + O | Increase scale factor |
| Alt + Shift + O | Decrease scale factor |
| D | Toggle deinterlacing |
| Shift + D | Cycle deinterlace modes |
| Playlists | |
| Ctrl + F1 – F10 | Set playlist bookmark 1 – 10 |
| F1 – F10 | Play playlist bookmark 1 – 10 |
| Ctrl + W | Clear the playlist |
| Ctrl + Y | Save playlist |
| Subtitles | |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset subtitles scale |
| Ctrl + Mouse wheel up | Scale down subtitles text |
| Ctrl + Mouse wheel down | Scale up subtitles text |
| H | Increase subtitle delay |
| G | Decrease subtitle delay |
| Shift + H | Sync subtitles |
| Alt + V | Cycle subtitle track in reverse order |
| V | Cycle subtitle track |
| Shift + V | Toggle subtitles |
| Menu and Settings | |
| Ctrl + B | Bookmarks |
| Ctrl + C | Open capture device |
| Ctrl + D | Open disc |
| Ctrl + E | Extended settings |
| Ctrl + F | Open folder |
| Ctrl + H | Hide/show menus |
| Ctrl + I | Media information |
| Ctrl + J | Codecs information |
| Ctrl + L | Hide/show playlist |
| Ctrl + M | Messages |
| Ctrl + N | Open network stream |
| Ctrl + O | Open file |
| Ctrl + P | Preferences |
| Ctrl + R | Convert/save |
| Ctrl + S | Streaming |
| Ctrl + T | Go to time |
| Ctrl + V | Paste location/MRL |
| Ctrl + Shift + W | VLM configurator |
| Alt + A | Audio menu |
| Alt + H | Help menu |
| Alt + I | View menu |
| Alt + L | Playback menu |
| Alt + M | Media menu |
| Alt + S | Tools menu |
| Alt + T | Subtitle menu |
| Shift + S | Snapshot |
| Shift + R | Record |
| R | Random |
| Enter | Select menu entry (DVD) |
| Arrow keys | Navigate menus (DVD) |
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