Vlc Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet – Efficient Tips And Tricks

VLC Media Player is a versatile and powerful tool for playing various media formats, and mastering its keyboard shortcuts can significantly enhance your playback experience. Here is a comprehensive guide to the most useful VLC keyboard shortcuts, organized for easy reference.

Basic Playback Controls

Play, Pause, and Stop

Spacebar or P: Toggles between playing and pausing the media. Press once to play, press again to pause.
S: Stops playback of the current media. Press to stop playback completely.
F: Switches between fullscreen and windowed mode. Press to enter fullscreen mode; press again to exit fullscreen.

Volume and Mute

Up Arrow and Down Arrow: Increases or decreases the volume. Press Up Arrow to increase volume; Down Arrow to decrease volume.
M: Toggles audio mute on/off. Press to mute audio; press again to unmute.

Right Arrow and Left Arrow: Seeks forward or backward in the media. Press Right Arrow to seek forward; Left Arrow to seek backward.
Shift + Right Arrow: Fast forwards the media.
Shift + Left Arrow: Rewinds the media.

Short Jumps

Shift + Arrow Left/Arrow Right: Very short jump (3 seconds).
Alt + Arrow Left/Arrow Right: Short jump (10 seconds).

Medium and Long Jumps

Ctrl + Arrow Left/Arrow Right: Medium jump (1 minute).
Ctrl + Alt + Arrow Left/Arrow Right: Long jump.

Subtitle and Audio Track Management

Subtitles

V or S: Toggles subtitles on/off.
G/H: Decrease or increase subtitle delay.
J/K: Decrease or increase audio delay.

Audio Tracks

B or L: Cycles through available audio tracks.

Aspect Ratio and Zoom

Aspect Ratio

A: Changes the aspect ratio of the video.

Zoom

Z: Changes the zoom mode.
Shift + Z: Resets the zoom to its original state.

Additional Controls and Features

Bookmarks and Messages

Ctrl + B: Edit bookmarks.
Ctrl + M: View messages.

Playlist and Media Management

Ctrl + L: Show/hide the playlist.
Ctrl + Y: Save the current playlist.
Ctrl + O: Open a single file or multiple files.

Preferences and Settings

Ctrl + P: Open preferences/interface settings.
Ctrl + E: Adjust audio/video effects.

Capture and Network

Ctrl + C: Open capture device.
Ctrl + N: Open network stream.

Help and Menus

Alt + A: Open audio menu.
Alt + H: Open help menu.
Alt + M: Open media menu.
Alt + P: Open playlist menu.
Alt + T: Open tool menu.
Alt + V: Open video menu.

Customizing and Accessing Shortcuts

Viewing Shortcuts

You can find all the available shortcuts in the “Hotkeys” section of your preferences menu in VLC.

Customizing Shortcuts

VLC allows you to customize the keyboard shortcuts to suit your preferences. This can be done through the preferences menu under the “Hotkeys” section.

By mastering these keyboard shortcuts, you can significantly enhance your efficiency and productivity while using VLC Media Player, making your media playback experience more enjoyable and streamlined.