Keyboard Shortcuts For VLC Media Player - Complete List

As well as using your mouse to operate VLC media player, you can also use your keyboard to perform specific functions. Here is the complete list of keyboard shortcuts for VLC media player which you may find useful.

General Shortcut Keys

T : Show time Played/time left

CTRL + Q : Quit program

CTRL + P : Playlist

CTRL + M : Messages

CTRL + I : Stream and Media info

CTRL + A : Open capture device

CTRL + W : Streaming and Transport Wizard

CTRL + X / CTRL + Q : Exit

CTRL + V : VLM control

CTRL + G : Extended GUI

CTRL + B : Bookmarks

CTRL + S : Preferences

F : Fullscreen

+ : Play faster

- : Play slower

Video Playback Shortcut Keys

Space : Play/pause

S : Stop

N : Next entry in playlist

F : Full screen

CTRL + O : Quick open file

CTRL + O : Open directory

CTRL + D : Open disk

CTRL + N : Open network stream

N : Next item

P : Previous item

SHIFT + Left Arrow : Very Short Backwards jump

SHIFT + Right Arrow : Very Short Forward jump

ALT + Left arrow : Backwards jump

ALT + Right arrow : Forward jump

CTRL + Left arrow : Medium backwards jump

CTRL + Right arrow : Medium forward jump

ALT + CTRL + Left arrow : Long backwards jump

ALT + CTRL + Right Arrow : Long Forward jump

Enter : Active

DVD PlayBack

CTRL + M : Go to DVD menu

CTRL + P : Selected previous DVD title

CTRL + F : Selected next DVD title

CTRL + U : Selected previous DVD chapter

CTRL + D : Selected Next DVD Chapter

Audio PlayBack

M : Mute On/Off

CTRL + Up arrow : Turn Volume up

CTRL + Down arrow : Turn Volume Down

CTRL + Up arrow : Volume Up

CTRL + Down arrow : Volume Down

CTRL + H : Subtitle Delay Up

CTRL + J : Subtitle Delay Down

SPACE : Play / Pause

S : Stop

T : Position

N : Next Item

P : Previous Item

F : Fullscreen

M : Mute

SHIFT + Rightt Arrow : Forward 3 seconds

SHIFT + Left Arrow : Backward 3 seconds

ALT + Right Arrow : Forward 10 seconds

ALT + Left Arrow : Backward 10 seconds

CTRL + Q : Quit

CTRL + Up Arrow : Volume up

CTRL + Down Arrow : Volume down

CTRL + Right Arrow : Forward 1 minute

CTRL + Left 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

Also See: Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows - Complete List