VLC Media Player - Keyboard Shortcuts

VLC Media Player Shortcuts

Keyboard shortcut	Action
P	Play movie from starting
N	Play next movie from playlist
S	Stop movie
F	Full screen
F11	Window full-screen
Double click	Full screen
Esc	Exit full screen mode
Space	Pause or play movie
M	Mute and unmute audio
V	Subtitles on/off
+	Play video Faster
-	Play video slower
=	Play video normal speed
A	Aspect ratio (Change size of the video)
C	Crop screen
T	Show time
G	Decrease subtitle delay
H	Increase subtitle delay
J	Decrease audio delay
K	Increase audio delay
Shift+Arrow Left/Arrow Right	Jump video very short (ie., 3 seconds)
Alt+Arrow Left/Arrow Right	Jump video Short (10 seconds)
Ctrl+Arrow Left/Arrow Right	Medium jump (1 minute)
Ctrl+Alt+Arrow Left/Arrow Right	Long jump
Shift+S	Take a Screenshot (Snapshot)
Ctrl+O	Open single file(s)
Ctrl+F	Open folder (browse folder menu)
Ctrl+D	Open disc menu
Ctrl+R/Ctrl+S	Advanced open file
Ctrl+Arrow Up/Ctrl+Arrow Down	Volume
Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, Ctrl+3, Ctrl+4	Recent media (in Media - Recent media menu)
Alt+F4 or Ctrl+Q	Quit VLC
F1	Show Help
Alt+M	Open media menu
Alt+L	Open playback menu
Alt+A	Open audio menu
Alt+V	Open video menu
Alt+T	Open tools menu
Alt+I	Open view menu
Alt+H	Open help menu
Ctrl+I	Media information
Ctrl+H	Hide / unhide controls
Ctrl+P	Preferences/ interface settings
Ctrl+E	Adjustments and audio/video effects
Ctrl+B	Edit bookmarks
Ctrl+M	Open messages
Ctrl+N	Open network
Ctrl+C	Open capture device
Ctrl+L	Open playlist
Ctrl+Y	Save playlist