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VLC Media Player Keyboard Shortcuts - Windows

Shortcut Description
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 seconds back
Alt + Right Arrow Jump 10 seconds 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
Enter Select menu entry (DVD)
Arrows Navigate menus (DVD)
Shift + M Disc menu
Shift + O Title previous
Shift + B Title next
Shift + P Chapter previous
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
B Cycle audio track
Shift + A Cycle audio device
V Cycle subtitle track
Shift + V Toggle subtitles
A Cycle aspect ratio
C Cycle cropping ratio
Shift + S Snapshot
Shift + R Record
Z Cycle zoom
Shift + Z Un-zoom
W Wallpaper
R Random
L Loop Normal/Loop/Repeat
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 + A Advanced controls
Ctrl + B Bookmarks
Ctrl + C Open capture device
Ctrl + D Open disc
Ctrl + E Extended settings
Ctrl + F Open Folder/Directory
Ctrl + N Open network stream
Ctrl + R Convert/Save
Ctrl + P Preferences

VLC Media Player Keyboard Shortcuts - Mac

Shortcut Description
⌘ + F Fullscreen
Esc Exit Fullscreen
Space Play/Pause
⌘ + = Increase Playback Speed
⌘ + - Decrease Playback Speed
⌘ + Right Arrow Next Track
⌘ + Left Arrow Previous Track
⌘ + . Stop
T Display Position
⌘ + ⌥ + Left Arrow Short Backward Jump
⌘ + ⌥ + Right Arrow Short Forward Jump
⌘ + Shift⇧ + Left Arrow Medium Backward Jump
⌘ + Shift⇧ + Right Arrow Medium Forward Jump
⌘ + ⌃ + Left Arrow Very Short Backward Jump
⌘ + ⌃ + Right Arrow Very Short Forward Jump
E Next Frame
Up Arrow Navigate Up
Down Arrow Navigate Down
Left Arrow Navigate Left
Right Arrow Navigate Right
⌃ + M Access the DVD Menu
⌃ + P Select Previous DVD Title
⌃ + N Select Next DVD Title
⌃ + U Select Previous DVD Chapter
⌃ + D Select Next DVD Chapter
⌘ + Q Quit VLC
⌘ + Up Arrow Volume Up
⌘ + Down Arrow Volume Down
⌘ + ⌥ + Down Arrow Mute the Volume
G Audio Delay Up
F Audio Delay Down
L Cycle between Audio Tracks
Shift⇧ + A Cycle between Audio Devices
J Subtitle Delay Up
H Subtitle Delay Down
Shift⇧ + H Subtitle Sync / Bookmark Audio Timestamp
⌘ + Mouse Wheel Up Scale Down Subtitle
⌘ + Mouse Wheel Down Scale Up Subtitle
A Cycle between Aspect Ratios
C Cycle between Video Crop Options
⌘ + F1 Set Playlist Bookmark 1
F1 Play Playlist Bookmark 1
X Cycle Next Program Service ID
Shift⇧ + X Cycle Previous Program Service ID
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