Shortcuts Youtube Player for Windows

Windows

We present to your attention the shortcuts for the Youtube Player for Windows which is used on the operating system Windows, in this hotkeys description 26 of the most popular and important shortcuts are offered. You can also add your changes on our portal if you consider the data insufficiently complete or add a new program from the very beginning.

Gain Control of Youtube Video

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
/	Focus on Youtube Search Bar
Esc	Focus away from Search Bar
2x Alt+Tab	Focus on Video (focus away from Browser, then back)
Click on lower part of video (under the progress bar)	Focus on Video

Navigate Video

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
K or Space or Click	Play/ Pause Video (K does not need focus on video)
J/L	Jump backwards/ forward 10 seconds (regardless of focus)
Arrow Left/Arrow Right	Jump backwards/ forward 5 seconds
1…9	Jump to 10% to 90% of the video
add #t=10m to URL	Jump to 10 minutes into video (press Alt+D, then End, then type #t=10m). Add seconds as necessary
Home or 0 (zero)	Jump to the start of the video
End	Jump to the end of the video (if video not in playlist)
, (comma)	Go backwards a little bit when video is paused
. (dot)	Go forward a little bit when video is paused
Page Down/Page Up	Jump backwards/ forward 1 minute (only when the progress bar is focused)

Video Control

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
F or Double click	Full screen mode on/off
Esc	Leave full screen mode
M	Mute on/off
>/< (Shift+./Shift+,)	Increase/ decrease video speed in intervals 0.5 - 0.25 - normal - 1.25 - 1.5 - 2
C	Toggle Close Captioning
+/-	Increase / decrease CC font size (works in Chrome, not in Firefox)
B	Change CC Background color
Arrow Up/Arrow Down	Increase/ decrease volume by 5% (You must be focused on the video player, either by hitting Tab until you are focused or clicking on the video itself)
Right click	Open a menu
Move mouse or press otherwise unassigned key	show controls for a few seconds (in fullscreen mode show also the video's title)

Playlists

Windows	Description Edit Cancel Save & submit
Shift+P	Previous video in playlist
Shift+N or End	Next video in playlist

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Date of change: 25.01.2019

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*Some of the keys listed may not work in older versions of the program