Do you use VLC Media Player? Here are all the quick keyboard shortcuts you should know.
VLC Media Player is not only the best program for playing videos and music, but it’s also free and open source. One of the great things about VLC Media Player is that it supports so many different types of media files out of the box. If you use VLC Media Player, you should know all the keyboard shortcuts so that you can quickly control media, open menus, and navigate through the program.
Must-Know Essential VLC Media Player Keyboard Shortcuts for Windows
That’s why we’ve put together this article that contains all the Windows shortcuts you need to know for VLC Media Player.
Table of contents
Playback
Audio
Display
Playlists
Subtitles
Menus and Settings
Playback
| Play/pause | Space |
| Stop | S |
| Faster | + |
| Slower | – |
| Faster (fine) | ] |
| Slower (fine) | [ |
| Normal rate | = |
| Back 3 seconds | Shift + Left arrow |
| Forward 3 seconds | Shift + Right arrow |
| Back 10 seconds | Alt + Left arrow |
| Forward 10 seconds | Alt + Right arrow |
| Back 1 minute | Control + Left arrow |
| Forward 1 minute | Control + Right arrow |
| Back 5 minute | Control + Alt + Left arrow |
| Forward 5 minutes | Control + Alt + Right arrow |
| Next track | N |
| Previous track | P |
| Position/time | T |
| Normal/loop/repeat | L |
| Next frame | E |
| Disc menu | Shift + M |
| Previous title | Shift + O |
| Next title | Shift + B |
| Previous chapter | Shift + P |
| Next chapter | Shift + N |
| Quit | Shift + Q |
Audio
| Decrease audio delay | J |
| Cycle audio track | B |
| Cycle audio device | Shift + A |
| Increase volume | Ctrl + Up arrow |
| Decrease volume | Ctrl + Down arrow |
| Mute | M |
Display
| Show controller in fullscreen | I |
| Zoom | Z |
| Reset zoom | Shift+ Z |
| Toggle fullscreen | F |
| Leave fullscreen/close dialogue | Escape |
| Shrink the viewpoint | Page Up |
| Expand the viewpoint | Page Down |
| 1:4 quarter crop | Alt + 1 |
| 1:2 half crop | Alt + 2 |
| 1:1 original crop | Alt + 3 |
| 2:1 double crop | Alt + 4 |
| Cycle aspect ratio | A |
| Cycle cropping ratio | C |
| Toggle autoscaling | O |
| Increase scale factor | Alt + O |
| Decrease scale factor | Alt + Shift + O |
| Toggle deinterlacing | D |
| Cycle deinterlace modes | Shift + D |
Playlists
| Set playlist bookmark 1 – 10 | Ctrl + F1 – F10 |
| Play playlist bookmark 1 – 10 | F1 – F10 |
| Clear the playlist | Ctrl + W |
| Save playlist | Ctrl + Y |
Subtitles
| Reset subtitles scale | Ctrl + O |
| Scale down subtitles text | Ctrl + Mouse wheel up |
| Scale up subtitles text | Ctrl + Mouse wheel down |
| Increase subtitles delay | H |
| Decreases subtitles delay | G |
| Sync subtitles | Shift + H |
| Cycle subtitle track in reverse order | Alt + V |
| Cycle subtitle track | V |
| Toggle subtitles | Shift + V |
Menus and Settings
| Bookmarks | Ctrl + B |
| Open capture device | Ctrl + C |
| Open disc | Ctrl + D |
| Extended settings | Ctrl + E |
| Open folder | Ctrl + F |
| Hide/show menus | Ctrl + H |
| Media information | Ctrl + I |
| Codecs information | Ctrl + J |
| Hide/show playlist | Ctrl + L |
| Messages | Ctrl + M |
| Open network stream | Ctrl + N |
| Open file | Ctrl + O |
| Preferences | Ctrl + P |
| Convert/save | Ctrl + R |
| Streaming | Ctrl + S |
| Go to time | Ctrl + T |
| Paste location/MRL | Ctrl + V |
| VLM configurator | Ctrl + Shift + W |
| Audio menu | Alt + A |
| Help menu | Alt + H |
| View menu | Alt + I |
| Playback menu | Alt + L |
| Media menu | Alt + M |
| Tools menu | Alt + S |
| Subtitle menu | Alt + T |
| Snapshot | Shift + S |
| Record | Shift + R |
| Random | R |
| Select menu entry (DVD) | Enter |
| Navigate menus (DVD) | Arrow keys |
Alex Lim
Alex Lim is a certified IT Technical Support Architect with over 15 years of experience in designing, implementing, and troubleshooting complex IT systems and networks. He has worked for leading IT companies, such as Microsoft, IBM, and Cisco, providing technical support and solutions to clients across various industries and sectors. Alex has a bachelor’s degree in computer science from the National University of Singapore and a master’s degree in information security from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also the author of several best-selling books on IT technical support, such as The IT Technical Support Handbook and Troubleshooting IT Systems and Networks. Alex lives in Bandar, Johore, Malaysia with his wife and two chilrdren. You can reach him at [email protected] or follow him on Website | Twitter | Facebook
