22 shortcuts to VLC for Windows and Mac

In addition to Windows Media Player, KM Player, VLC Media Player is also a good music player, watching videos. To use and manipulate VLC Media Player faster and easier you can use shortcuts. In the article below, Network Administrator will introduce you 22 useful VLC shortcuts on both Windows and macOS .

If VLC Media Player is not installed on your computer, you can download VLC Media Player to your computer and install it.

1. Download VLC Media Player for Windows here.
2. Download VLC Media Player for Mac here.

1. Full screen mode

When watching a favorite video on VLC, it is best to open it in full screen mode to facilitate watching videos. And the fastest way to open full screen mode on VLC is to use the shortcut.

1. On Windows : Keys F.
2. On macOS : Command + F.

2. Exit full screen mode

If you want to exit full screen mode on VLC, you can use the Esc key.

1. On Windows : Esc key.
2. On Mac : Esc key.

3. Pause / play

Suppose in case you if you want to pause the video playback on VLC to do something, you can use the Spacebar key in the fastest way.

And to continue playing the video press the Spacebar key again.

1. On Windows : Spacebar key.
2. On Mac : Spacebar key.

4. Turn on / off the subtitle

Subtitles in each video help viewers understand the content mentioned in each video.

To enable or disable subtitles on VLC using the shortcut, use the key:

1. On Windows : V. key
2. On macOS : S key.

5. Back / forward

VLC allows you to quickly forward or rewind using the shortcut. This means you don't have to use the mouse to repeat the clips on the video you want.

In addition, VLC also provides many shortcuts to forward or back to the speed you can customize. Short speed is 3 seconds, average 10 seconds and longer speed can be up to 1 minute.

1. On Windows: Shortcut Ctrl + Left / Right (short), or Alt + Left / Right (medium) and Shift + Left / Right (long).
2. On macOS : Command + Ctrl + Left / Right (short), Command + Option + Left / Right (medium), Command + Shift + Left / Right (long).

6. Adjust the volume

To adjust the volume on VLC, you can use keyboard shortcuts:

1. On Windows : Ctrl + up / down arrow.
2. On macOS : Command + up / down arrows.

7. Mute

1. On Windows : M key.
2. On macOS X : Command + Option + Down.

8. Open a file

You can use keyboard shortcuts to quickly access the Open media window. Here you can browse other media files on your computer to play on VLC media player.

1. On Windows : Ctrl + O.
2. On macOS : Command + O.

9. Change Aspect Ratio (frame rate)

1. On Windows : A key.
2. On macOS : A key

10. Subtitle delay

It may be difficult to ensure that the subtitles are synchronized with the video, and that system synchronization is difficult to test. However, you can use keyboard shortcuts to increase or decrease subtitle latency and see the results in real time.

1. On Windows : To increase the subtitle delay using the G key, reduce the delay using the H key.
2. On macOS : To increase subtitle delay using H key, reduce latency using J. key.

11. Manage audio delay (audio)

Similar to subtitles, audio (audio) synchronization with video can cause some problems. However, you can also use keyboard shortcuts to increase or decrease the latency to sync audio.

1. On Windows : Increase latency using the J key, reduce the use of the K. key.
2. On macOS : Increase latency using F key, decrease using G.

12. Move each frame one by one

1. On Windows : E key.
2. On macOS : E key.

13. Hide options on VLC

If you want to hide the customizations on the VLC player, you can use keyboard shortcuts:

1. On Windows : Ctrl + H.
2. On macOS : Command + H.

14. Access Preferences

1. On Windows : Ctrl + P.
2. On macOS : Command + P.

15. Bookmark manager

VLC allows users to bookmark a video at a specific playback time so you can continue watching the video at the time that you turned off. To access and fully use this feature you must access the Bookmark manager to switch between media files.

1. On Windows : Ctrl + B.
2. On macOS : Command + B.

16. Open and save the Playlist

1. On Windows :

Open Playlist : Ctrl + L.

Save Playlist : Ctrl + Y.

1. On macOS :

Open Playlist : Command + L.

Save Playlist : Command + Y.

17. Open the next track or go back to the previous track on the list

1. On Windows:

Open the next track : N key.

Return to the previous track : P. key

1. On macOS :

Open the next track : Command + right arrow.

Return to the previous track : Command + left arrow.

18. Change Zoom Mode

1. On Windows : Z key.
2. On macOS : Z key.

19. Access the Effects menu and Filters menu

1. On Windows : Ctrl + E.
2. On macOS : Command + E.

20. See Palyback time

1. On Windows : T. Key.
2. On macOS : T. Key.

21. Screen capture

VLC Media Player allows users to take videp screen shots that they view.

1. On Windows : Shift + S.
2. On macOS : Shift + S.

22. Change Playback speed

1. On Windows :

Increase : "+" key.

Decrease : "-" key.

1. On macOS :

Increase : Command and "+" mark.

Decrease : Command and "-".

Refer to some of the following articles:

1. Shortcuts to start Windows 10 in Hibernate mode or quickly turn off

1. Summary of the list of common shortcuts on Mac OS X

1. 32 Facebook shortcuts help you work faster

Wish you have moments of fun!