VLC Player Keyboard Shortcuts



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VLC is a very versatile media player that can play anything you throw on it, but very so often you really won’t be able to figure out the controls. If you didn’t know, you can get a lot of things done on VLC Player just by using keyboard shortcuts.

Here goes a list of keyboard shortcuts for VLC player:

Space Play/Pause
s Stop
+ Play faster
- Play Slower
t Position
n Next Item
p Previous Item
f Fullscreen
m Mute
Shift+Rt Arrow Forward 3 seconds
Shift+Lt Arrow Backward 3 seconds
Alt+Rt Arrow Forward 10 seconds
Alt+Lt Arrow Backward 10 seconds
Ctrl+q Quit
Ctrl+Up Arrow Volume up
Ctrl+Dn Arrow Volume down
Ctrl+Rt Arrow Forward 1 minute
Ctrl+Lt Arrow Backward 1 minute

Ctrl+r Record
Alt+Ctrl+S Video Snapshot
Ctrl+m DVD Menu
Ctrl+p Select Previous DVD Title
Ctrl+n Select Next DVD Title

Ctrl+B Bookmarks
Ctrl+P Playlist
Ctrl+I Stream, Media Info
Ctrl+S Preferences
Ctrl+G Extended GUI

For your note, all these shortcuts are customizable. You can play with them in the Edit >> Preferences Dialog.

40 Comments

  1. I have used VLC player for playing most of the videos and FLV files but never tried many of the shortcuts.

  2. agy says:

    are there any shortcuts for the subtitles ??? to increase or descrease the subtitle delay. u know to get the subtitles in sync with the video

  3. Bru says:

    yes there are shortcuts for subtitles G & H, and for audio delay J & K..

  4. beats by dre says:

    I have used VLC player for playing most of the videos and FLV files but never tried many of the shortcuts.

  5. sam says:

    please let me know the reson that my shortcut

    Alt+Ctrl+S

    for snapshot doesnt work???

  6. Ash says:

    WHY IS THERE NO REAPEAT SHORTCUT!

    My mouse is broke so I rely on keyboard shortcuts for everything, Why is there no repeat shortcut.

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  9. Godfrey says:

    Does VLC have a button or key for continous or endless play? If i want it to play non-stop, what key or button do i use?
    E.g. Am downloading something and dont want the computer to go to sleep, due to the download, how do i enale VLC to play non-stop?

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