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You can edit settings for VLC by clicking in the Settings menu and selecting Preferences (or by pressing Ctrl+S).
{{See also|Vlc MacOS VLC Preferences|VSG:ResetPrefs}}
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You can edit settings for VLC by navigating to the menu toolbar, selecting Tools, and selecting Preferences (or by pressing <kbd>Ctrl+P</kbd>).
* To save your preferences, click Save.
* To save your preferences, click Save.
* To show more options, check the Advanced box.
* To show more options, switch the ''Show settings'' radio button to ''All''.
 


=== Configuration File ===
=== Configuration File ===
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The preferences stated in the options are stored in a configuration file. There is one configuration file per user, stored at:
The preferences stated in the options are stored in a configuration file. There is one configuration file per user, stored at:
* ''Unix, Linux and BSD:'' <code>~/.config/vlc/vlcrc</code> since 0.9. Before it was: <code>~/.vlc/vlcrc</code>
* ''Unix, Linux and BSD:'' <code>~/.config/vlc/vlcrc</code> since 0.9. Before it was: <code>~/.vlc/vlcrc</code>
* ''Mac OS X:'' <code>~/Library/Preferences/org.videolan.vlc/vlcrc</code>
* ''macOS:'' <code>~/Library/Preferences/org.videolan.vlc/vlcrc</code>
* ''Windows:'' <code>%appdata%\vlc\vlcrc</code> is generic and is expanded to:
* ''Windows:'' <code>%appdata%\vlc\vlcrc</code> is generic and is expanded to:
** ''Windows 95/98/ME:'' <code>C:\Windows\Application Data\vlc\vlcrc</code>
** ''Windows 95/98/ME:'' <code>C:\Windows\Application Data\vlc\vlcrc</code>
** ''Windows NT/2000/XP:'' <code>C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\vlc\vlcrc</code>
** ''Windows NT/2000/XP:'' <code>C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\vlc\vlcrc</code>
** ''Windows Vista/2003 Server:'' <code>C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlcrc</code>
** ''Windows Vista/7/8/10:'' <code>C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlcrc</code>
** ''Windows 7:'' <code>C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlcrc</code>
* ''BeOS:'' <code>config/settings/vlcrc</code>
* When used from the command line, sometimes there are unintended conflicts with settings in the config file; to ignore the config file, use: <code>--ignore-config</code>
* When used from the command line, sometimes there are unintended conflicts with settings in the config file; to ignore the config file, use: <code>--ignore-config</code>


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Latest revision as of 08:14, 15 March 2019

You can edit settings for VLC by navigating to the menu toolbar, selecting Tools, and selecting Preferences (or by pressing Ctrl+P).

  • To save your preferences, click Save.
  • To show more options, switch the Show settings radio button to All.

Configuration File

The preferences stated in the options are stored in a configuration file. There is one configuration file per user, stored at:

  • Unix, Linux and BSD: ~/.config/vlc/vlcrc since 0.9. Before it was: ~/.vlc/vlcrc
  • macOS: ~/Library/Preferences/org.videolan.vlc/vlcrc
  • Windows: %appdata%\vlc\vlcrc is generic and is expanded to:
    • Windows 95/98/ME: C:\Windows\Application Data\vlc\vlcrc
    • Windows NT/2000/XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<username>\Application Data\vlc\vlcrc
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlcrc
  • When used from the command line, sometimes there are unintended conflicts with settings in the config file; to ignore the config file, use: --ignore-config

Your Preferences

To view/change your Wiki preferences go here.