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VLC Media Player is an open-source free platform that supports playing videos of all formats. There are certain VLC Media Player keyboard shortcuts that you must know in order to make use of this platform efficiently.
VLC Media Player Keyboard Shortcuts For Windows
Here’s a complete list of the keyboard shortcuts for the VLC media player.
1. VLC Media Player Keyboard shortcuts for Playback
| Shortcut | Action | Shortcut | Action |
| Space | Play/Pause | S | Stop |
| + | Faster | – | Slower |
| ] | Faster (Fine) | [ | Slower (Fine) |
| = | Normal rate | Shift + Left Arrow | Back 3 seconds |
| Shift + Right Arrow | Forward 3 seconds | Alt + Left Arrow | Back 10 seconds |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Forward 10 seconds | Control + Left Arrow | Back 1 minute |
| Control + Right Arrow | Forward 1 minute | Control + Alt + Left Arrow | Back 5 minutes |
| Control + Alt + Right Arrow | Forward 5 minutes | N | Next track |
| P | Previous track | T | Position/ Time |
| L | Normal/Loop/Repeat | E | Next Frame |
| Shift + M | Disc Menu | Shift + O | Previous title |
| Shift + B | Next title | Shift + P | Previous chapter |
| Shift + N | Next chapter | Shift + Q | Quit |
2. VLC Media Player Keyboard Shortcuts for Audio
| Shortcut | Action | Shortcut | Action |
| J | Decrease audio delay | B | Cycle audio track |
| Shift + A | Cycle audio device | M | Mute |
| Ctrl + Up Arrow | Increase volume | Ctrl + Down Arrow | Decrease volume |
3. Display
| Shortcut | Action | Shortcut | Action |
| I | Shows the controller in fullscreen | Z | Zoom |
| Shift + Z | Reset Zoom | F | Toggle fullscreen |
| Escape | Leave fullscreen | Page + Up | Shrink the viewpoint |
| Page + Down | Expand the viewpoint | Alt + 1 | 1:4 Quarter crop |
| Alt + 2 | 1:2 half crop | Alt + 3 | 1:1 Original crop |
| Alt + 4 | 2:1 Double crop | A | Cycle aspect ratio |
| C | Cycle cropping ratio | O | Toggle autoscaling |
| Alt + O | Increase scale factor | Alt + Shift + O | Decrease scale factor |
| D | Toggle deinterlacing | Shift + D | Cycle deinterlace modes |
4. Playlists
| Shortcut | Action | Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + F1 – F10 | Set playlist bookmark 1-10 | F1 – F10 | Play playlist bookmark 1-10 |
| Ctrl + W | Clear the playlist | Ctrl + Y | Save playlist |
5. Subtitles
| Shortcut | Action | Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + 0 | Reset subtitles scale | Ctrl + Mouse wheel up | Scale down subtitles text |
| Ctrl + Mouse wheel down | Scale-up subtitles text | H | Increase subtitle delay |
| G | Decrease subtitle delay | Shift + H | Sync subtitles |
| Alt + V | Cycle subtitle track in reverse order | V | Cycle subtitle track |
6. Menu & Settings
| Shortcut | Action | Shortcut | Action |
| Ctrl + B | Bookmarks | Ctrl + C | Open capture device |
| Ctrl + D | Open disc | Ctrl + E | Extended settings |
| Ctrl + F | Open folder | Ctrl + H | Hide/Show menus |
| Ctrl + I | Media information | Ctrl + J | Codecs information |
| Ctrl + L | Hide/Show playlist | Ctrl + M | Messages |
| Ctrl + N | Open network stream | Ctrl + O | Open file |
| Ctrl + P | Preferences | Ctrl + R | Convert/Save |
| Ctrl + S | Streaming | Ctrl + T | Go to time |
| Ctrl + V | Paste location | Ctrl + Shift + W | VLM Configurator |
| Alt + A | Audio menu | Alt + H | Help menu |
| Alt + I | View menu | Alt + L | Playback menu |
| Alt + M | Media menu | Alt + S | Tools menu |
| Alt + T | Subtitle menu | Shift + S | Snapshot |
| Shift + R | Record | R | Random |
| Enter | Select menu entry | Arrow Keys | Navigate menus |
These shortcuts can make it easier and faster to navigate and control the playback of your media files in VLC Media Player.
How do you change a videos speed?
Right-click on the video clip in the timeline you’d like to speed up or slow down, then click on Show Clip Properties. The Clip Inspector panel will now be visible, look for the Clip Speed option. Adjust the Clip Speed setting to speed up or slow down the video clip.
How do I combine 3 VLC videos?
First, open VLC. Then click on the Media menu and select Open Multiple Files… from the dropdown menu. In the Open Media popup window, under the File tab, click on the +Add button to import the videos you want to merge.
