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VLC media player is arguably the number player worldwide, it’s an open source cross-platform software which works on Windows, Mac, Android and iOS devices. As fluid as the app is, it could get frustrating having to switch and click your mouse every time if you do not know the VLC keyboard shortcuts to use at the right time.
- In the article below, Network Administrator will introduce you 22 useful VLC shortcuts on both Windows and macOS. If VLC Media Player is not installed on your computer, you can download VLC Media Player to your computer and install it. Download VLC Media Player for Windows here. Download VLC Media Player for Mac here. Full screen mode.
- One such app that packs in some really handy keyboard shortcuts is VLC Media Player. The application is the go-to solution when it comes to watching videos for many and if you are one of the lot, here are 22 useful VLC keyboard shortcuts for Windows and macOS you should use: 1. Windows: F macOS: Command+F.
I wanted to use VLC as my default media player for all the video files on my mac. That said, let’s set VLC as the default app. I use VLC simply because it is more intuitive than Quick Time Player, supports file types such as MKV, and gives you total control of the video playback from the keyboard.
Not only can VLC serve as a volume booster app on smartphones and computers,it’s also easy to use the app in adding subtitles and adjusting its delays. Having said that, it will save you a lot of time if you know the best VLC keyboard shortcuts if you use the software regularly for your media.
All Important VLC Keyboard Shortcuts
Listed below are the most important keyboard shortcuts you should know when using VLC media player.
Space Bar to Pause and Play
All keyboards have that wide space bar whether you are a Windows or Mac user. In which is probably the most used function on VLC player, tapping the space bar can be used to pause and play your media at any time. That will save you a lot of stress instead of moving the mouse all the time.
S for Subtitle
This is another important shortcut. If you are playing a movie with subtitle (see how to add subtitles to videos) and you want to toggle it on or off, just tap “S” on your keyboard. Very easy.
F/Command+F for Full Screen and Audio Delay
There are times when you are watching videos on your computer with VLC player, you may have slightly adjusted its frame with your mouse if you do not want it to cover the whole screen. To make it full screen again, you just need to tap “F” on your keyboard. On Mac, it’s “Command key” with “F”, but pressing “F’ alone will decrease audio delay by a millisecond and pressing “G” will increase it.
Change Aspect Ratio with A
Aspect ratio is the width to height frame of the video player on your screen, there are predefined ratios on VLC. To try out different angles and sizes, just press the button “A”.
T to Show Time Remaining
When you are watching videos on your computer with VLC player, if it’s not in full screen mode, you could just look down to see the elapsed time and time remaining for the movies or video to be completed. This is not possible in full screen mode as you will have to move your mouse down across the surface of the screen. To flash the time remaining in full screen mode, just press button “T’ on your keyboard and it appears across the right-hand corner of your screen.
Mute with M
You want to mute and unmute videos on VLC with your keyboard, just press the button “M”.
CTRL+UP Arrow/Command+Arrow for Volume
This is. One of the most important VLC keyboard shortcuts. To increase your volume, on Windows press the CTRL key with the Up-Arrow key until you get a desired audio volume. On Mac, press Command Key with up Arrow Key.
To decrease volume, follow the same process but use the Down Arrow key this time.
Z to Zoom In and Out
Pressing the button “Z” on your keyboard will give you the available Zoom options with VLC player. The options are: Double, Quarter, Half and Original.
Fast Forward by 10Secs
If you are watching a video and you want to fast it forward by 10secs, on Windows press “ALT+LEFT Arrow” or “ALT+ RIGHT Arrow” to alternated forward or backward by 10sec. On Mac OS, press “Comman+Option+LEFT Arrow” or “Command+Option+RIGHT Arrow”.
Fast Forward by A Minute
This is also one of the important VLC keyboard shortcuts.
To jump videos ahead or backward by a minute, on Windows press “CTRL+LEFT Arrow” or “CTRL+RIGHT Arrow”. On Mac OS, press “Command+Shift+LEFT or RIGHT Arrow”
Fast Forward by 5 Minutes
If you want to fast forward for a longer time, the maximum available with VLC keyboard shortcuts is 5 minutes, otherwise you will have to use the mouse to seek the bar ahead.
On Windows press “CTRL+ALT+LEFT/RIGHT Arrow key”. On Mac OS, press “Command+Option+LEFT/RIGHT Arrow Key”
CTRL/Command+E to Adjust Video/Audio Effects
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While a media is playing you can adjust the audio or video effects by pressing “CTRL+E” for Windows and “Command+E” on Mac OS. This will bring out the audio equalizer and Video effects menu.
Play Videos Faster or Slower
If you are” crazy” and you enjoy watching videos fasting than the normal play or slower than the normal playback, this is for you. On windows keep on pressing “+” to go faster and “–“ to go back slow. On Mac, just press the “Command” key with these buttons.
N/P for Next and Previous Playlist
If you dragged many media to VLC player then it will create a playlist in ascending order. To play next, press button “N’ or “P” to play previous on the playlist.
Decrease and Increase Subtitle Delay
Last but not the least the VLC keyboard shortcuts list is the one to delay and increase subtitle speed. Just press button “H” to increase and “J” to delay.
Vlc Shortcut Key
This page is just a reminder of what the keyboard hotkeys are in the Qt4 Interface.
Action | Hotkey | Comment |
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F | Toggle fullscreen | |
ESC | Leave fullscreen/close dialogue | |
space | Play/pause | |
+ | Faster | |
- | Slower | |
= | Normal rate | |
] | Faster (fine) | |
[ | Slower (fine) | |
N | Next track | |
P | Previous track | |
S | Stop | |
T | Position/time | |
Shift + Left Arrow | Jump 5 seconds back | |
Shift + Right Arrow | Jump 5 seconds forward | |
Alt + Left Arrow | Jump 10 sec. back | |
Alt + Right Arrow | Jump 10 sec. forward | |
Control + Left Arrow | Jump 1 minute back | |
Control + Right Arrow | Jump 1 minute forward | |
Control + Alt + Left Arrow | Jump 5 minutes back | |
Control + Alt + Right Arrow | Jump 5 minutes forward | |
E | Next frame | 1.0 and over |
Enter | Select menu entry (DVD) | |
Arrows | Navigate menus (DVD) | |
Shift + M | Disc menu | |
Shift + O | Title prev | |
Shift + B | Title next | |
Shift + P | Chapter prev | |
Shift + N | Chapter next | |
Ctrl + Q | Quit | |
Ctrl + Up Arrow | Volume up | |
Ctrl + Down Arrow | Volume down | |
M | Mute | |
H | Subtitle delay up | |
G | Subtitle delay down | |
Shift + H | ||
Shift + J | Subtitle sync / bookmark subtitle timestamp | |
Shift + K | Subtitle sync / synchronize audio & subtitle timestamps | |
Ctrl + Shift + K | Subtitle sync / reset audio & subtitle synchronization | |
K | Audio delay up OR next subtitle-track (or none) (??????????????) | |
J | Audio delay down | |
B | Cycle audio track | |
Shift + A | Cycle audio device | |
Alt + V | ||
V | Cycle subtitle track | |
Shift + V | Toggle subtitles | |
X | Cycle next program Service ID | |
Shift + X | Cycle previous program Service ID | |
A | Cycle aspect ratio | |
C | Cycle cropping ratio | |
O | ||
Alt + O | Increase scale factor | |
Alt + Shift + O | Decrease scale factor | |
D | ||
Shift + D | Cycle deinterlace modes | |
I | ||
Shift + S | Snapshot | |
Shift + R | Record | |
Z | ||
Shift + Z | Un-zoom | |
W | Wallpaper | only works with video output DirectX |
Alt + R | Crop one pixel from the top of the video | |
Alt + Shift + R | Uncrop one pixel from the top of the video | |
Alt + D | Crop one pixel from the left of the video | |
Alt + Shift + D | Uncrop one pixel from the left of the video | |
Alt + C | Crop one pixel from the bottom of the video | |
Alt + Shift + C | Uncrop one pixel from the bottom of the video | |
Alt + F | Crop one pixel from the right of the video | |
Alt + Shift + F | Uncrop one pixel from the right of the video | |
R | Random | |
L | ||
Page Up | Shrink the viewpoint of view (360 °) | |
Page Down | Expand the viewpoint of view (360 °) | |
Alt + 1 | 1:4 quarter | |
Alt + 2 | 1:2 half | |
Alt + 3 | 1:1 original | |
Alt + 4 | 2:1 double | |
Ctrl + F1 | Set playlist bookmark 1 | |
Ctrl + F2 | Set playlist bookmark 2 | |
Ctrl + F3 | Set playlist bookmark 3 | |
Ctrl + F4 | Set playlist bookmark 4 | |
Ctrl + F5 | Set playlist bookmark 5 | |
Ctrl + F6 | Set playlist bookmark 6 | |
Ctrl + F7 | Set playlist bookmark 7 | |
Ctrl + F8 | Set playlist bookmark 8 | |
Ctrl + F9 | Set playlist bookmark 9 | |
Ctrl + F10 | Set playlist bookmark 10 | |
F1 | Play playlist bookmark 1 | |
F2 | Play playlist bookmark 2 | |
F3 | Play playlist bookmark 3 | |
F4 | Play playlist bookmark 4 | |
F5 | Play playlist bookmark 5 | |
F6 | Play playlist bookmark 6 | |
F7 | Play playlist bookmark 7 | |
F8 | Play playlist bookmark 8 | |
F9 | Play playlist bookmark 9 | |
F10 | Play playlist bookmark 10 | |
Ctrl + W | Clear the playlist | |
Ctrl + 0 | Reset subtitles scale | |
Ctrl + Mouse wheel up | Scale down subtitles text | |
Ctrl + Mouse wheel down | Scale up subtitles text | |
Ctrl + B | Bookmarks | |
Ctrl + C | Open capture device | |
Ctrl + D | Open disc | |
Ctrl + E | Extended settings | |
Ctrl + F | Open Folder/Directory | |
Ctrl + H | Hide/show menus | a.k.a Minimal view, like in Acrobat Reader |
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 | Goto Time | |
Ctrl + V | Paste Location/Paste MRL | |
Ctrl + Shift + W | VLM configurator | |
Ctrl + Y | Save playlist | |
Shift + G | History back[Please check this] | |
Alt + A | Audio menu | English translation |
Alt + H | Help menu | English translation |
Alt + I | View menu | English translation |
Alt + L | Playback menu | English translation |
Alt + M | Media menu | English translation |
Alt + S | Tools menu | English translation |
Alt + T | English translation |
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