mpv hotkeys

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The keys work in the player window, not in the panel of the program: mpv is a separate program; the panel only sends it commands and takes positions from it.

The list is taken from the player itself: it is the input-bindings answer of the build of 14 August 2026 with the configuration from config\mpv, not a page copied from the internet. What is written here is what the player answers to in this build.

What you cut with

A dozen keys that do all the work. The rest is optional.

Key	What it does
`Space`	play / pause
`,` `.`	step exactly one frame back and forward
`←` `→`	seek 5 seconds
`Shift+←` `Shift+→`	exactly one second back and forward
`Shift+↓` `Shift+↑`	exactly five seconds
`↓` `↑`	one minute back and forward
`Home`	to the start of the file
`l`	set point A; a second press sets point B; the piece between them plays in a loop
`Ctrl+l`	clear points A and B
`b`	play backwards
`n`	return to forward playback
`[` `]`	slower / faster by 10 %; at speed 0.25 every syllable is heard
`Backspace`	back to normal speed
`s`	screenshot of the frame next to the source file (`FileName-shot-1.png`)

l is the cut itself: set A and B, listen to the loop, and if a point is wrong, move it with , and . and press l again. Then in the panel Take A and B moves both points into the last row of fields, and + clears A and B for the next piece. In SPLIT the point is moved by Take A, and only if it lies past the previous ones.

The difference between ← and Shift+← matters: the plain seek jumps 5 seconds and shows the nearest frame, while Shift is exact, one second precisely, and lands on the frame. To find a cut point you need the second one.

b and n are added by this build. In a plain mpv, b turns debanding on and off (deband); here it is redefined.

Everything else

Below are all 197 bindings of this build, by section. Where a command speaks for itself, there is a description; where it does not, there is the mpv command as it is, and it can be typed in the player console (`).

Seeking and time

Key	What it does	mpv command
`!`	to the neighboring chapter	`add chapter -1`
`,`	one frame back	`frame-back-step`
`.`	one frame forward	`frame-step`
`@`	to the neighboring chapter	`add chapter 1`
`Ctrl+←`	to the neighboring subtitle line	`no-osd sub-seek -1`
`Ctrl+→`	to the neighboring subtitle line	`no-osd sub-seek 1`
`↓`	one minute back	`seek -60`
`Forward (media key)`	one minute forward	`seek 60`
`g-c`	choose from a list	`script-binding select/select-chapter`
`Home`	to the start of the file	`seek 0 absolute`
`←`	5 s back	`seek -5`
`Page Down`	to the neighboring chapter	`add chapter -1`
`Page Up`	to the neighboring chapter	`add chapter 1`
`Rewind (media key)`	one minute back	`seek -60`
`→`	5 s forward	`seek 5`
`Shift+Backspace`	return to where you were before the seek	`revert-seek`
`Shift+Ctrl+Backspace`	remember the place to return to	`revert-seek mark`
`Shift+↓`	exactly 5 s back	`no-osd seek -5 exact`
`Shift+←`	exactly 1 s back	`no-osd seek -1 exact`
`Shift+Page Down`	10 min back	`seek -600`
`Shift+Page Up`	10 min forward	`seek 600`
`Shift+→`	exactly 1 s forward	`no-osd seek 1 exact`
`Shift+↑`	exactly 5 s forward	`no-osd seek 5 exact`
`↑`	one minute forward	`seek 60`
`Wheel left`	10 s back	`seek -10`
`Wheel right`	10 s forward	`seek 10`

Playback and speed

Key	What it does	mpv command
`[`	speed × 1/1.1	`multiply speed 1/1.1`
`]`	speed × 1.1	`multiply speed 1.1`
`b`	play backwards	`set play-direction backward ; set pause no`
`Backspace`	normal speed	`set speed 1`
`Window close`	quit	`quit`
`Ctrl+c`	quit	`quit 4`
`Ctrl+l`	clear points A and B	`set ab-loop-a no ; set ab-loop-b no`
`Ctrl+w`	quit	`quit`
`L`	loop the file	`cycle-values loop-file inf no`
`l`	set point A, then B: a loop between them	`ab-loop`
`n`	play forward	`set play-direction forward ; set pause no`
`p`	play / pause	`cycle pause`
`Pause (media key)`	play / pause	`cycle pause`
`Pause (media key)`	pause	`set pause yes`
`Play (media key)`	play / pause	`cycle pause`
`Play (media key)`	play	`set pause no`
`Play/Pause (media key)`	play / pause	`cycle pause`
`Power (media key)`	quit	`quit`
`Q`	quit and remember the place	`quit-watch-later`
`q`	quit	`quit`
`Space`	play / pause	`cycle pause`
`Stop (media key)`	quit	`quit`
`{`	speed × 0.5	`multiply speed 0.5`
`}`	speed × 2.0	`multiply speed 2.0`

Sound

Key	What it does	mpv command
`*`	volume 2	`add volume 2`
`/`	volume -2	`add volume -2`
`0`	volume 2	`add volume 2`
`9`	volume -2	`add volume -2`
`Ctrl++`	shift the sound by 0.1 s	`add audio-delay 0.1`
`Ctrl+-`	shift the sound by -0.1 s	`add audio-delay -0.1`
`Ctrl+Numpad plus`	shift the sound by 0.1 s	`add audio-delay 0.1`
`Ctrl+Numpad minus`	shift the sound by -0.1 s	`add audio-delay -0.1`
`g-a`	choose from a list	`script-binding select/select-aid`
`g-d`	—	`script-binding select/select-audio-device`
`Numpad slash`	volume -2	`add volume -2`
`Numpad asterisk`	volume 2	`add volume 2`
`m`	sound on/off	`cycle mute`
`Mute (media key)`	sound on/off	`cycle mute`
`#`	next audio track	`cycle audio`
`Volume down (media key)`	volume -2	`add volume -2`
`Volume up (media key)`	volume 2	`add volume 2`

Subtitles

Key	What it does	mpv command
`Alt+v`	—	`cycle secondary-sub-visibility`
`F`	subtitle size -0.1	`add sub-scale -0.1`
`G`	subtitle size 0.1	`add sub-scale 0.1`
`g-L`	—	`script-binding select/select-secondary-subtitle-line`
`g-l`	—	`script-binding select/select-subtitle-line`
`g-S`	—	`script-binding select/select-secondary-sid`
`g-s`	choose from a list	`script-binding select/select-sid`
`J`	—	`cycle sub down`
`j`	next subtitles	`cycle sub`
`R`	—	`add sub-pos +1`
`r`	subtitles up/down	`add sub-pos -1`
`Shift+Ctrl+←`	—	`sub-step -1`
`Shift+Ctrl+→`	—	`sub-step 1`
`t`	—	`add sub-pos +1`
`u`	toggle sub-ass-override	`cycle-values sub-ass-override "force" "scale"`
`V`	—	`cycle sub-ass-use-video-data`
`v`	show/hide subtitles	`cycle sub-visibility`
`x`	shift the subtitles by 0.1 s	`add sub-delay 0.1`
`Z`	shift the subtitles by 0.1 s	`add sub-delay 0.1`
`z`	shift the subtitles by -0.1 s	`add sub-delay -0.1`

Picture

Key	What it does	mpv command
`1`	contrast -1	`add contrast -1`
`2`	contrast 1	`add contrast 1`
`3`	brightness -1	`add brightness -1`
`4`	brightness 1	`add brightness 1`
`5`	gamma -1	`add gamma -1`
`6`	gamma 1	`add gamma 1`
`7`	saturation -1	`add saturation -1`
`8`	saturation 1	`add saturation 1`
`_`	next video track	`cycle video`
`A`	toggle video-aspect-override	`cycle-values video-aspect-override "16:9" "4:3" "2.35:1" "no"`
`Alt++`	zoom in / out	`add video-zoom 0.1`
`Alt+-`	zoom in / out	`add video-zoom -0.1`
`Alt+Backspace`	reset the zoom and the position	`set video-zoom 0; no-osd set panscan 0; no-osd set video-pan-x 0; no-osd set video-pan-y 0; no-osd set video-align-x 0; no-osd set video-align-y 0`
`Alt+↓`	move the picture vertically	`add video-pan-y -0.1`
`Alt+KP1`	—	`repeatable add video-rotate -1`
`Alt+KP3`	—	`repeatable add video-rotate 1`
`Alt+KP5`	video-rotate = 0	`set video-rotate 0`
`Alt+Numpad plus`	zoom in / out	`add video-zoom 0.1`
`Alt+Numpad minus`	zoom in / out	`add video-zoom -0.1`
`Alt+←`	move the picture horizontally	`add video-pan-x 0.1`
`Alt+→`	move the picture horizontally	`add video-pan-x -0.1`
`Alt+↑`	move the picture vertically	`add video-pan-y 0.1`
`Ctrl+h`	toggle hwdec	`cycle-values hwdec no auto`
`Ctrl+KP1`	—	`add video-pan-x -0.01; add video-pan-y 0.01`
`Ctrl+KP2`	move the picture vertically	`add video-pan-y 0.01`
`Ctrl+KP3`	—	`add video-pan-x 0.01; add video-pan-y 0.01`
`Ctrl+KP4`	move the picture horizontally	`add video-pan-x -0.01`
`Ctrl+KP5`	—	`set video-pan-x 0.00; set video-pan-y 0.00`
`Ctrl+KP6`	move the picture horizontally	`add video-pan-x 0.01`
`Ctrl+KP7`	—	`add video-pan-x -0.01; add video-pan-y -0.01`
`Ctrl+KP8`	move the picture vertically	`add video-pan-y -0.01`
`Ctrl+KP9`	—	`add video-pan-x 0.01; add video-pan-y -0.01`
`Ctrl+KP_BEGIN`	—	`set video-align-x 0.00; set video-align-y 0.00`
`Ctrl+KP_DOWN`	video-align-y: 0.01	`add video-align-y 0.01`
`Ctrl+KP_END`	—	`add video-align-x -0.01; add video-align-y 0.01`
`Ctrl+KP_HOME`	—	`add video-align-x -0.01; add video-align-y -0.01`
`Ctrl+KP_LEFT`	video-align-x: -0.01	`add video-align-x -0.01`
`Ctrl+KP_PGDWN`	—	`add video-align-x 0.01; add video-align-y 0.01`
`Ctrl+KP_PGUP`	—	`add video-align-x 0.01; add video-align-y -0.01`
`Ctrl+KP_RIGHT`	video-align-x: 0.01	`add video-align-x 0.01`
`Ctrl+KP_UP`	video-align-y: -0.01	`add video-align-y -0.01`
`d`	deinterlacing	`cycle deinterlace`
`e`	—	`add panscan +0.1`
`g-v`	choose from a list	`script-binding select/select-vid`
`KP1`	zoom in / out	`add video-zoom -0.01`
`KP2`	video-scale-y: -0.01	`add video-scale-y -0.01`
`KP4`	video-scale-x: -0.01	`add video-scale-x -0.01`
`KP5`	—	`set video-scale-x 1.00; set video-scale-y 1; set video-zoom 0`
`KP6`	video-scale-x: 0.01	`add video-scale-x 0.01`
`KP8`	video-scale-y: 0.01	`add video-scale-y 0.01`
`KP9`	zoom in / out	`add video-zoom 0.01`
`S`	screenshot of the clean frame, without subtitles	`screenshot video`
`W`	—	`add panscan +0.1`
`w`	crop the margins at the edges	`add panscan -0.1`
`ZOOMIN`	zoom in / out	`add video-zoom 0.1`
`ZOOMOUT`	zoom in / out	`add video-zoom -0.1`

Window, screen and screenshots

Key	What it does	mpv command
`Alt+0`	window-scale = 0.5	`set window-scale 0.5`
`Alt+1`	window-scale = 1	`set window-scale 1`
`Alt+2`	window-scale = 2	`set window-scale 2`
`Alt+s`	—	`screenshot each-frame`
`Ctrl+r`	—	`set file-local-options/start ${=time-pos}; playlist-play-index current yes; show-text "Reloading current file..."`
`Ctrl+s`	screenshot of the window as it is	`screenshot window`
`Ctrl+v`	—	`update-clipboard text; loadfile ${clipboard/text} append-play; show-text '+ ${clipboard/text}'`
`Esc`	fullscreen = no	`set fullscreen no`
`f`	fullscreen	`cycle fullscreen`
`F8`	—	`show-text ${playlist}`
`F9`	—	`show-text ${track-list}`
`Double click`	fullscreen	`cycle fullscreen`
`O`	—	`no-osd cycle-values osd-level 3 1`
`o`	show the time bar	`show-progress`
`P`	show the time bar	`show-progress`
`s`	screenshot of the frame with subtitles	`screenshot`
`Shift+End`	—	`no-osd set playlist-pos-1 ${playlist-count}`
`Shift+Home`	—	`no-osd set playlist-pos 0`
`T`	on top of other windows	`cycle ontop`

Files and the list

Key	What it does	mpv command
`<`	previous file in the list	`playlist-prev`
`>`	next file in the list	`playlist-next`
`Enter`	next file in the list	`playlist-next`
`g-p`	choose from a list	`script-binding select/select-playlist`
`Mouse back button`	previous file in the list	`playlist-prev`
`Mouse forward button`	next file in the list	`playlist-next`
`Next (media key)`	next file in the list	`playlist-next`
`Previous (media key)`	previous file in the list	`playlist-prev`

Key	What it does	mpv command
`?`	—	`script-binding stats/display-page-4-toggle`
```	—	`script-binding commands/open`
`Ctrl+Left button`	drag the picture with the mouse	`script-binding positioning/drag-to-pan`
`Ctrl+p`	menu	`script-binding select/menu`
`Ctrl+Wheel down`	—	`script-binding positioning/cursor-centric-zoom -0.1`
`Ctrl+Wheel up`	—	`script-binding positioning/cursor-centric-zoom 0.1`
`Delete`	on-screen controller	`script-binding osc/visibility`
`E`	—	`cycle edition`
`g-b`	choose from a list	`script-binding select/select-binding`
`g-e`	choose from a list	`script-binding select/select-edition`
`g-h`	—	`script-binding select/select-watch-history`
`g-m`	menu	`script-binding select/menu`
`g-r`	—	`script-binding select/show-properties`
`g-t`	choose from a list	`script-binding select/select-track`
`g-w`	—	`script-binding select/select-watch-later`
`I`	information about the file and playback	`script-binding stats/display-stats-toggle`
`i`	information about the file and playback	`script-binding stats/display-stats`
`Left button`	on-screen controller	`script-binding osc/__keybinding11`
`Middle button`	on-screen controller	`script-binding osc/__keybinding6`
`Right button`	on-screen controller	`script-binding osc/__keybinding7`
`MENU`	—	`script-binding select/context-menu`
`MOUSE_LEAVE`	on-screen controller	`script-binding osc/__keybinding4`
`MOUSE_MOVE`	on-screen controller	`script-binding osc/__keybinding3`
`Shift+F10`	—	`script-binding select/context-menu`
`Shift+Left button`	on-screen controller	`script-binding osc/__keybinding8`
`Wheel down`	on-screen controller	`script-binding osc/__keybinding10`
`Wheel up`	on-screen controller	`script-binding osc/__keybinding9`

If a key does not work

The player window must be active: a click on it returns the focus.
While the A/B loop is set, playback does not go past point B; clear it with Ctrl+l.
The full reference of mpv itself lies next to the player: Tools\mpv\bin\doc\manual.pdf; the installer puts it there.