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The VLC media player is one of the most used media players in the world. It supports both audio and video and can be used for editing videos and audios.
Keyboard shortcuts are very important for the computer user as it helps the the computer user to work faster without having to go through long processes.
VLC media player application is built with keyboard shortcuts embed in it to help its users to navigate through the app faster and work with ease.
It is very important for users to learn how to use the keyboard shortcuts in order to navigate the app with ease and faster. Below is all the VLC media player keyboard shortcuts you should know:
| 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) |
