VLC Keyboard Shortcuts
All 122 VLC keyboard shortcuts in one place, so you can play any media file faster
VLC is a media players application developed by VideoLAN. It lets users play any media file with a professional-grade toolset.
Keyboard shortcuts are essential for working efficiently in VLC. Memorizing even a handful of key combinations can cut hours from a weekly workflow.
Whether you run VLC on macOS, Windows, and Linux, this shortcut reference helps you work faster on any platform.
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122 shortcuts
17 categories
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General 4 shortcuts
Toggle fullscreen
F F F
Leave fullscreen/close dialogue
Esc Esc Esc
Play/pause
Space Space Space
Quit
N/A Ctrl +Q Ctrl +Q
Playback 21 shortcuts
Faster
+ + +
Slower
- - -
Normal rate
= = =
Faster (fine)
] ] ]
Slower (fine)
[ [ [
Next track
N N N
Previous track
P P P
Stop
S S S
Position/time
T T T
Jump 5 seconds back
Shift +Left Shift +Left Shift +Left
Jump 5 seconds forward
Shift +Right Shift +Right Shift +Right
Jump 10 sec. back
Opt +Left Alt +Left Alt +Left
Jump 10 sec. forward
Opt +Right Alt +Right Alt +Right
Jump 1 minute back
Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left Ctrl +Left
Jump 1 minute forward
Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right Ctrl +Right
Jump 5 minutes back
Ctrl +Opt +Left Ctrl +Alt +Left Ctrl +Alt +Left
Jump 5 minutes forward
Ctrl +Opt +Right Ctrl +Alt +Right Ctrl +Alt +Right
Next frame
E E E
Record
Shift +R Shift +R Shift +R
Random
R R R
Normal/loop/repeat
L L L
DVD Menu Navigation 7 shortcuts
Select menu entry (DVD)
Enter Enter Enter
Navigate menus (DVD)
Up +Down +Left +Right Up +Down +Left +Right Up +Down +Left +Right
Disc menu
Shift +M Shift +M Shift +M
Title prev
Shift +O Shift +O Shift +O
Title next
Shift +B Shift +B Shift +B
Chapter prev
Shift +P Shift +P Shift +P
Chapter next
Shift +N Shift +N Shift +N
Volume 3 shortcuts
Volume up
Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up Ctrl +Up
Volume down
Ctrl +Down Ctrl +Down Ctrl +Down
Mute
M M M
Subtitle and Audio 13 shortcuts
Subtitle delay up
H H H
Subtitle delay down
G G G
Subtitle sync / bookmark audio timestamp
Shift +H Shift +H Shift +H
Subtitle sync / bookmark subtitle timestamp
Shift +J Shift +J Shift +J
Subtitle sync / synchronize audio & subtitle timestamps
Shift +K Shift +K Shift +K
Subtitle sync / reset audio & subtitle synchronization
Ctrl +Shift +K Ctrl +Shift +K Ctrl +Shift +K
Audio delay up OR next subtitle-track (or none)
K K K
Audio delay down
J J J
Cycle audio track
B B B
Cycle audio device
Shift +A Shift +A Shift +A
Cycle subtitle track in reverse order
Opt +V Alt +V Alt +V
Cycle subtitle track
V V V
Toggle subtitles
Shift +V Shift +V Shift +V
Video 21 shortcuts
Cycle next program Service ID
X X X
Cycle previous program Service ID
Shift +X Shift +X Shift +X
Cycle aspect ratio
A A A
Cycle cropping ratio
C C C
toggle autoscaling
O O O
Increase scale factor
Opt +O Alt +O Alt +O
Decrease scale factor
Opt +Shift +O Alt +Shift +O Alt +Shift +O
Toggle deinterlacing
D D D
Cycle deinterlace modes
Shift +D Shift +D Shift +D
Show controller in fullscreen
I I I
Snapshot
Shift +S Shift +S Shift +S
Zoom
Z Z Z
Un-zoom
Shift +Z Shift +Z Shift +Z
Crop one pixel from the top of the video
Opt +R Alt +R Alt +R
Uncrop one pixel from the top of the video
Opt +Shift +R Alt +Shift +R Alt +Shift +R
Crop one pixel from the left of the video
Opt +D Alt +D Alt +D
Uncrop one pixel from the left of the video
Opt +Shift +D Alt +Shift +D Alt +Shift +D
Crop one pixel from the bottom of the video
Opt +C Alt +C Alt +C
Uncrop one pixel from the bottom of the video
Opt +Shift +C Alt +Shift +C Alt +Shift +C
Crop one pixel from the right of the video
Opt +F Alt +F Alt +F
Uncrop one pixel from the right of the video
Opt +Shift +F Alt +Shift +F Alt +Shift +F
View 6 shortcuts
Shrink the viewpoint of view (360 °)
PageUp PageUp PageUp
Expand the viewpoint of view (360 °)
PageDown PageDown PageDown
1:4 quarter
Opt +1 Alt +1 Alt +1
1:2 half
Opt +2 Alt +2 Alt +2
1:1 original
Opt +3 Alt +3 Alt +3
2:1 double
Opt +4 Alt +4 Alt +4
Playlist Bookmarks 20 shortcuts
Set playlist bookmark 1
Ctrl +F1 Ctrl +F1 Ctrl +F1
Set playlist bookmark 2
Ctrl +F2 Ctrl +F2 Ctrl +F2
Set playlist bookmark 3
Ctrl +F3 Ctrl +F3 Ctrl +F3
Set playlist bookmark 4
Ctrl +F4 Ctrl +F4 Ctrl +F4
Set playlist bookmark 5
Ctrl +F5 Ctrl +F5 Ctrl +F5
Set playlist bookmark 6
Ctrl +F6 Ctrl +F6 Ctrl +F6
Set playlist bookmark 7
Ctrl +F7 Ctrl +F7 Ctrl +F7
Set playlist bookmark 8
Ctrl +F8 Ctrl +F8 Ctrl +F8
Set playlist bookmark 9
Ctrl +F9 Ctrl +F9 Ctrl +F9
Set playlist bookmark 10
Ctrl +F10 Ctrl +F10 Ctrl +F10
Play playlist bookmark 1
F1 F1 F1
Play playlist bookmark 2
F2 F2 F2
Play playlist bookmark 3
F3 F3 F3
Play playlist bookmark 4
F4 F4 F4
Play playlist bookmark 5
F5 F5 F5
Play playlist bookmark 6
F6 F6 F6
Play playlist bookmark 7
F7 F7 F7
Play playlist bookmark 8
F8 F8 F8
Play playlist bookmark 9
F9 F9 F9
Play playlist bookmark 10
F10 F10 F10
Playlist 1 shortcut
Clear the playlist
Ctrl +W Ctrl +W Ctrl +W
Subtitles 3 shortcuts
Reset subtitles scale
Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0 Ctrl +0
Scale down subtitles text
Ctrl +Mouse wheel down Ctrl +Mouse wheel down Ctrl +Mouse wheel down
Scale up subtitles text
Ctrl +Mouse wheel up Ctrl +Mouse wheel up Ctrl +Mouse wheel up
File 6 shortcuts
Open capture device
Ctrl +C Ctrl +C Ctrl +C
Open disc
Ctrl +D Ctrl +D Ctrl +D
Open Folder/Directory
Ctrl +F Ctrl +F Ctrl +F
Open File
Ctrl +O Ctrl +O Ctrl +O
Convert/Save
Ctrl +R Ctrl +R Ctrl +R
Save playlist
Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y Ctrl +Y
Edit 1 shortcut
Paste Location/Paste MRL
Ctrl +V Ctrl +V Ctrl +V
Playback (Menu) 1 shortcut
Playback menu
Opt +L Alt +L Alt +L
View (Menu) 3 shortcuts
View menu
Opt +I Alt +I Alt +I
Hide/show menus
Ctrl +H Ctrl +H Ctrl +H
Hide/Show playlist
Ctrl +L Ctrl +L Ctrl +L
Tools (Menu) 6 shortcuts
Tools menu
Opt +S Alt +S Alt +S
Extended settings
Ctrl +E Ctrl +E Ctrl +E
Preferences
Ctrl +P Ctrl +P Ctrl +P
Goto Time
Ctrl +T Ctrl +T Ctrl +T
Stream
Ctrl +S Ctrl +S Ctrl +S
Subtitle Menu
Opt +T Alt +T Alt +T
Media (Menu) 5 shortcuts
Media menu
Opt +M Alt +M Alt +M
Media Information
Ctrl +I Ctrl +I Ctrl +I
Codecs Information
Ctrl +J Ctrl +J Ctrl +J
Messages
Ctrl +M Ctrl +M Ctrl +M
Open network stream
Ctrl +N Ctrl +N Ctrl +N
Help (Menu) 1 shortcut
Help menu
Opt +H Alt +H Alt +H
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