MPV Keyboard Shortcuts: Our Ultimate List
Master Your MPV Keyboard Shortcuts Today!
MPV Keyboard Shortcuts are beneficial in controlling your media player and make playing media files easier and more enjoyable. With this ultimate list of MPV keyboard shortcuts, you can find the most frequently used command combinations that give you efficient control over your media player in an understandable format.
This comprehensive list covers different control aspects, including navigation, playback settings, and video settings, and should help you master the MPV media player in no time. Follow this list to see the complete list of the shortcuts.
Complete List of MPV keyboard shortcuts.
1. Time Seeking
| Left arrow | Go backwards by 5 seconds |
| Right arrow | Go forward by 5 seconds |
| Down arrow | Seek backward by 1 minute |
| Up arrow | Seek forward by 1 minute |
| ctrl + Left arrow | Go backward to the previous subtitle |
| ctrl + Right arrow | Go forward to the next subtitle |
| shift + pg up | Seek forward 10 minutes |
| shift + pg dn | Seek backward 10 minutes |
| pg up | Go to the beginning of the next chapter |
| pg dn | Go to the beginning of the previous chapter |
2. Playback Controls
| [ | Slow down media playback by 10% |
| ] | Speed up media playback by 10% |
| shift + [ | Reduce playback speed by 50% |
| shift + ] | Raise playback speed by 50% |
| L | Set the current position as a playback loop |
| shift + L | Set an infinite loop between two marked points |
| backspace | Take a screenshot of the video frame without subtitles |
| / or 9 | Turn down the media volume by 1 point |
| * or 0 | Raise the media volume by 1 point |
| M | Mute media sound |
| shift + ` | Navigate between the available media video |
| shift + S | Take a screenshot of the current player window |
| S | Take a screenshot of video frame without subtitles |
| shift + 3 | Navigate between the available media audio |
| ctrl + S | Take screenshot of the current player window |
| ctrl + | Increase audio delay by 100 ms |
| ctrl – | Decrease audio delay by 100 ms |
3. Subtitle Handling
| V | Toggle subtitle On or Off |
| shift + J | Choose the previous available subtitle file |
| J | Choose the next available subtitle file |
| ctrl + shift + Left | Synchronize timing to the next subtitle |
| ctrl + shift + Right | Synchronize timing to next subtitle |
| T | Move subtitles down |
| R | Move subtitles up |
| X | Decrease the subtitle delay |
| Z | Increase the subtitle delay |
| shift+ G | Increase the subtitle font by 10% |
| shift + F | Decrease the subtitle font by 10% |
| U | Switch the active subtitle to a compatible SubStation Alpha format |
4. Player handling MPV keyboard shortcuts
| > | Skip to the next file on the playlist |
| < | Set the player on top of other windows |
| ` | Pause the file and show the previous frame |
| . | Pause the file and display the next frame |
| P or Space | Pause/play function |
| F | Activate full-screen mode |
| Esc | Deactivate full-screen mode |
| T | Show the current progress bar. |
| O or shift + P | Show current progress bar. |
| I or shift + I | Show file technical details on the screen |
| Q | Stop media and exit the player |
| shift + Q | Stop media, save playback position, then exit the player |
5. Picture handling MPV keyboard shortcuts
| D | Toggle the real-time video deinterlacer |
| shift + A | Move the picture window upwards |
| 1 | Decrease video contrast |
| 2 | Increase video contrast |
| 3 | Decrease video brightness |
| 4 | Increase video brightness |
| 5 | Decrease video gamma |
| 6 | Increase video gamma |
| 7 | Decrease video saturation |
| 8 | Increase video saturation |
| ctrl + H | Activate Hardware Decoding Support |
| shift + W | Increase the media picture cropping |
| W | Decrease the media picture cropping |
| Alt + Up Arrow | Move the picture window downwards |
| Alt + Down Arrow | Move the picture window to the left |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Move the picture window to the right |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Restore the original position and zoom the picture |
| Alt + | Zoom into the media |
| Alt – | Zoom out of the media |
| Alt + backspace | Restore the original position and zoom of the picture |
In the final analysis, mastering MPV keyboard shortcuts can help you become a more efficient and well-rounded multimedia player. With little practice and patience, you can quickly become an expert at using these shortcuts to streamline your media playback.
These shortcuts can help you conveniently access advanced playback controls, take screenshots, and navigate faster—all from the comfort of your keyboard. With this ultimate list of MPV keyboard shortcuts, you can now customize your MPV experience and have more control over your media playback.
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