VLC Keyboard Shortcuts
One of the finest open source media players is VLC - it's free, skinnable, can play most media files and can be controlled using just the keyboard, which is really handy for quick tweaks. Here are the most common keyboard shortcuts for VLC..
| Shortcut | Command |
| F or F11 | Full Screen (toggle) |
| Spacebar | Play/Pause |
| T | Time |
| S | Stop |
| Ctrl+Up/Ctrl+Down | Volume up/down |
| M | Mute |
| + / - / = | Play Faster/Slower/Normal |
| Ctrl Q | Quit |
| Shft+Left/Shft+Right | Jump very short (3 seconds) |
| Alt+Left/Alt+Right | Jump short (10 seconds) |
| Ctrl+Left/Ctrl+Right | Jump medium (1 minute) |
| Ctrl+Alt+Left/Ctrl+Alt+Right | Jump long (5 minutes) |
| Ctrl+Alt+S | Video Snapshot |
| P | Play (from beginning) |
| A | Aspect ratio (16:10; 16:9, 1:1, 221:100, 4:3, 5:4, default) |
| C | Crop screen (same ratios) |
| Z | Zoom mode |
| Ctrl P | Preferences |
| Ctrl H | Hide controls (toggle) |
| Ctrl E | Equaliser settings, etc. |
| Ctrl I | Information |
| J | Audio delay (-50ms every press) |
| K | Audio advance (+50ms every press) |
| I | Interface show/hide |
- Andy
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