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VLC - Frequently Used

f \| ⌘+f	Fullscreen
Space	Space
v \| s	Subtitles cycle/off
b \| l	Audio track cycle
Ctrl+Up / Ctrl+Down \| ⌘+Up / ⌘+Down	Volume
Ctrl+o \| ⌘+o	Open Single file(s)

VLC - Mouse actions

Double click	Fullscreen
Scroll	Volume or Position (see settings)
Right click	Local menu (play controls, audio/video)

VLC - Navigation

Ctrl+t \| ⌘+j	Goto \| jump to time
Shift+Left/Right \| ⌘+Ctrl+Left/Right	Very short jump – 3 secs
Alt+Left/Right \| ⌘+Alt+Left/Right	Short jump – 10 secs
Ctrl+Left/Right \| ⌘+Shift+Left/Right	Medium jump – 1 min
Ctrl+Alt+Left/Right \| ⌘+Alt+Shift+Left/Right	Long jump
e	Next frame
n \| ⌘+Right	Next in playlist
p \| ⌘+Left	Current from beginning/Previous in playlist

VLC - Browsing & Playback Adjustments

Ctrl+d \| ⌘+d	Open disc menu
Ctrl+f \| no equivalent	Open folder (browse folder menu)
Ctrl+r or Ctrl+s \| ⌘+Shift+o	Advanced open file
Ctrl+o \| ⌘+o	Open single file(s)
m \| ⌘+alt+Down	Mute and unmute audio
s \| ⌘+.	Stop movie
Esc	Exit full screen mode
+ \| ⌘+=	Faster
- \| ⌘-	Slower
= \| not set by default	Normal
a	Aspect ratio
c	Crop screen
g/h \| j/h	Increase or decrease subtitle delay
j/k \| g/f	Increase or decrease audio delay
z	Change zoom mode
Ctrl+1, Ctrl+2, Ctrl+3, Ctrl+4 \| no equivalent	Recent media (in Media - Recent media menu)
t	Show time
r \| ⌘+r	Random

Manage VLC

Ctrl+h \| no equivalent	Hide / unhide controls
Ctrl+p \| ⌘+,	Preferences/ interface settings
Ctrl+e \| ⌘+e	Adjustments and audio/video effects
Ctrl+b \| ⌘+b	Edit bookmarks
Ctrl+m \| ⌘+Shift+m	Open messages
Ctrl+n \| ⌘+n	Open network
Ctrl+c \| ⌘+r	Open capture device
Ctrl+l \| ⌘+Shift+p	Open playlist
Ctrl+y \| ⌘+s	Save playlist
Ctrl+i or Ctrl+j \| ⌘+i	Media information
Alt+a \| no equivalent	Open audio menu
Alt+h \| no equivalent	Open help menu
Alt+m \| no equivalent	Open media menu
Alt+p \| ⌘+Shift+p	Open playlist menu
Alt+t \| no equivalent	Open tool menu
Alt+v \| no equivalent	Open video menu
Alt+l \| no equivalent	Open playback menu
d \| no equivalent (right click in playlist and select Reveal in Finder)	Show movie path
F1 \| no equivalent	Show Help
F11 \| no equivalent	Window full-screen (not equal to pressing F)
Alt+f4, alt+q or ctrl+q \| ⌘+q	Quit VLC

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Languages: English

Published: 22nd January, 2012
Last Updated: 25th February, 2020
Rated: 5 out of 5 stars based on 16 ratings

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Comments

DaveChild, 10:12 23 Jan 12

Great cheat sheet Shaun! I'm always forgetting the shortcuts for the audio syncing.

David 12:50 22 Nov 12

Awesome cheatsheet. I stumbled upon another similar cheatsheet a few days back :
http://darktips.com/vlc-shortcuts-hotkey/
It looks more complete that this one.

Mike 07:43 29 Apr 13

You have stop listed as Command+P, when it is Command+.
You have slower listed as Command+. when it is Command+-

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