Instead of using the mouse to navigate through the interface, you can use PotPlayer shortcuts. Through this, you can get a lot more from it.
List of PotPlayer keyboard Shortcuts
Below is the list of all the PotPlayer shortcuts that you can use in the software.
Function keys Shortcuts
| Action | PotPlayer Shortcuts |
|---|---|
| About Potplayer | F1 |
| Browse Folder | F2 |
| Open | F3 |
| Close | F4 |
| Preference | F5 |
| Playlist On or Off | F6 |
| Equalizer Settings | F7 |
| File Navigator | F12 |
Standard Control Shortcuts
| Action | PotPlayer Shortcut keys |
|---|---|
| Play the Previous File | Page Up key |
| Play Next File | Page Down key |
| Volume Up | Up Arrow key |
| Volume Down | Down Arrow key |
| 5 Seconds Backward | Left Arrow key |
| 5 Seconds Forward | Right Arrow key |
| Move to Starting Point | Backspace |
| AB Repeat Timing | [ |
| AB Repeat On or Off | \ |
| Audio Sync 0.05 Second Slower | Shift + < |
| Audio Sync 0.05 Second Faster | Shift + > |
| Fullscreen | Enter |
| Skip Playback on or off | Shift + ‘ |
| Audio Recording | Shift + G |
| Noise On or Off | Shift + D |
| Scene Explorer | Shift + S |
| Audio Filter On or Off | Shift + A |
| Voice Processing Filter On or Off | Shift + X |
| Crystallization On or Off | Shift + C |
| Voice Filter On or Off | Shift + V |
| Normalized On or Off | Shift + N |
| Mirror Image On or Off | Ctrl + Z |
| Skip Setup | ‘ |
| Subtitle Sync 0.5 Second Slower | < |
| Subtitle Sync 0.5 Second Faster | > |
| Subtitle Sync Default | / |
| Play or Pause | Spacebar |
| Image Properties Reset | Q |
| Speed Faster | C |
| Speed Slower | X |
| Brightness Decrease 1% | W |
| Brightness Increased 1% | E |
| Contrast Decrease 1% | R |
| Contrast Increase 1% | T |
| Saturation Decrease 1% | Y |
| Saturation Increase 1% | U |
| Colour Decrease 1% | I |
| Colour Increase 1% | O |
| Add Bookmark | P |
| Audio Stream Option | A |
| PixelShader Option | S |
| Move the Previous Frame | D |
| Move Next Frame | F |
| Move into Position | G |
| View Bookmark | H |
| Video Aspect Ratio Option | J |
| Snapshot or capture Option | K |
| Select Subtitle | L |
| Resize Pixel Shader On or Off | Shift + P |
| Filter Control Condition | Ctrl + X |
| Copy Snapshot | Ctrl + C |
| Flip Input Picture On or Off | Ctrl + V |
| Blur On or Off | Ctrl + B |
| Denoise 3D On or Off | Ctrl + N |
| Temporary Denoise On or Off | Ctrl + M |
| Image Level Control On or Off | Ctrl + I |
| Turn to Camera Device | Ctrl + J |
| Remove Color Blocks On or Off | Ctrl + H |
| Play DVD | Ctrl + D |
| Continuos Image Capture | Ctrl + G |
| Filter Settings | Ctrl + F |
Numeric Shortcuts
| Action | PotPlayer Shortcut keys |
|---|---|
| Screen Size: 0,5 | 1 |
| Screen Size: 1 | 2 |
| Screen Size: 1.5xx | 3 |
| Screen Size: 2x | 4 |
| Screen Size: Maximum | 5 |
| Screen Size: Maximum Size or Current Size | 6 |
| Screen Size: Maximum Size | 7 |
| Audio | 8 |
| Original Video Size | 9 |
| Screen Size Editing | 0 |
By using these shortcuts, you can perform various tasks more easily. One interesting feature of PotPlayer is that it plays any kind of video file.
