Mplayer hotkeys

The short list for mplayer’s most used hotkeys.

<- and –> Seek backward/forward 10 seconds.

up and down Seek forward/backward 1 minute.

pgup and pgd Seek forward/backward 10 minutes.

[ and ] Decrease/increase current playback speed by 10%

{ and } Halve/double current playback speed.

backspace Reset playback speed to normal.

< and > Go backward/forward in the playlist.

ENTER Go forward in the playlist, even over the end

HOME and END next/previous playtree entry in the parent list

p / SPACE Pause (pressing again unpauses).

. Step forward.

q / ESC Stop playing and quit.

+ and – Adjust audio delay by +/- 0.1 seconds.

/ and * Decrease/increase volume.

9 and 0 Decrease/increase volume.

( and ) Adjust audio balance in favor of left/right channel.

m Mute sound.

_ or # Cycle through the available video tracks.

f Toggle fullscreen (also see -fs).

w and e Decrease/increase pan-and-scan range.

o Toggle OSD states

d Toggle frame dropping states

v Toggle subtitle visibility.

j Cycle through the available subtitles.

y and g Step forward/backward in the subtitle list.

F Toggle displaying forced subtitles .

a Toggle subtitle alignment: top / middle / bottom.

x and z Adjust subtitle delay by +/- 0.1 seconds.

r and t Move subtitles up/down.

I Show filename on the OSD.

! and @ Seek to the beginning of the previous/next chapter.

D Activate/deactivate deinterlacer.