QtHotkeys

This page is just a reminder of what the keyboard hotkeys are in the Qt4 Interface.

Command	Hotkey	Comment
F	toggle fullscreen
ESC	leave fullscreen/close dialogue
space	play/pause
+	faster
-	slower
N	next track
P	previous track
S	stop
T	position/time
Shift + Left Arrow	jump 5 seconds back
Shift + Right Arrow	jump 5 seconds forward
Alt + Left Arrow	jump 10 sec. back
Alt + Right Arrow	jump 10 sec. forward
Control + Left Arrow	jump 1 minute back
Control + Right Arrow	jump 1 minute forward
Control + Alt + Left Arrow	jump 5 minutes back
Control + Alt + Right Arrow	jump 5 minutes forward
E	next frame	1.0 and over
Enter	select menu entry (dvd)
Arrows	navigate menus (dvd)
Shift + M	disc menu
Shift + O	title prev
Shift + B	title next
Shift + P	chapter prev
Shift + N	chapter next
Ctrl + Q	Quit
M	mute
H	subdelay up
G	subdelay down
Shift + H	history forward
K	audiodelay up OR next subtitle-track (or none) (??????????????)
J	audiodelay down
B	cycle audio track
Shift + A	cycle audio device
Alt + V	video menu	English translation
V	subtitle track cycle
A	cycle aspect ratio
C	cycle cropping ratio
O	original video size	pads video by adding black borders
D	cycle deinterlace filters
I	interface show
Shift + S	snapshot
Shift + R	Record
Z	cycle zoom
W	wallpaper	only works with video output DirectX
Alt + R	crop / (+shift) uncrop top
Alt + D	crop / (+shift) uncrop left
Alt + C	crop / (+shift) uncrop bottom
Alt + F	crop / (+shift) uncrop right
R	random
L	loop
Ctrl + A	Advanced controls
Ctrl + B	Bookmarks
Ctrl + C	Open capture device
Ctrl + D	Open disc
Ctrl + E	Extended settings
Ctrl + F	Open Folder/Directory
Ctrl + H	hide/show menus	a.k.a Minimal view, like in Acrobat Reader
Ctrl + I	Media Information
Ctrl + J	Codecs Information
Ctrl + L	Hide/Show playlist
Ctrl + M	Messages
Ctrl + N	Open network stream
Ctrl + O	Open File
Ctrl + P	Preferences
Ctrl + R	Convert/Save
Ctrl + S	Streaming
Ctrl + T	Goto Time
Ctrl + U	Dock/Undock playlist
Ctrl + V	Paste Location/Paste MRL
Ctrl + Shift+W	VLM configurator
Ctrl + X	Load playlist
Ctrl + Y	Save playlist
Shift + G	history back
Alt + A	audio menu	English translation
Alt + H	help menu	English translation
Alt + L	playback menu	English translation
Alt + M	media menu	English translation
Alt + T	tools menu	English translation

See also

• Qt Interface
• How to set global hotkeys
• Hotkeys table
• Linux keyboard shortcuts
• Control VLC from an Android Phone

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