Keyboard shortcuts
Every Vidler shortcut in one place, for recording, watching, commenting, editing and your library, and how to change them.
Shortcuts let you record, watch and edit without the mouse. They never fire while you're typing. On Windows and Linux, ⌘ is Ctrl and ⌥ is Alt.
See them in the app
- Open the Help menu (the question mark at the top right) and choose Keyboard shortcuts, or press
?on most pages, your library included. - On a video's page,
?shows the player's shortcuts. - Settings → Shortcuts lists every shortcut with a search box.
Recording
These work while you record, even when you're in another tab.
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
Alt+Shift+V | Open the recorder (in the app, or from the Chrome extension) |
Alt+Shift+S | Start, or stop and save |
Alt+Shift+K | Pause or resume |
Alt+Shift+H | Hide or show the controls |
On a Mac, use Option instead of Alt. During the countdown, Space starts at once and Esc cancels.
You can also give keys to Mute or unmute microphone, Retake the last part, Start over, Discard the recording, Turn the camera on or off, Confetti and Rewind. They start unassigned. Set them in Settings → Recording → Shortcuts. Each one needs Ctrl, Alt or Cmd. The extension's shortcuts are changed in Chrome at chrome://extensions/shortcuts.
Watching a video
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
Space or K | Play or pause |
J or L | Back or forward 10 seconds |
← or → | Back or forward 5 seconds |
M | Mute or unmute |
F | Full screen |
C | Comment at the current moment |
W | Save to Watch later, or take it off (signed in) |
Everywhere
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
⌘K | Search videos and run commands |
/ | Search |
? | Show all shortcuts |
Library
These act on the video card that has focus. Press Tab to reach the videos, then use the arrow keys.
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Arrow keys | Move between videos |
Enter | Open the video |
X or Space | Select or unselect a video |
Shift and an arrow key | Extend the selection |
⌘A | Select every loaded video |
. | Open the video's menu |
Delete | Delete the video (Vidler asks first) |
Esc | Clear the selection |
Comments post with ⌘Enter. The editor has its own shortcuts for trimming and cutting, listed under Editor in Settings → Shortcuts.
Turn off one-key shortcuts
Shortcuts that are a single key, like K, C or /, can get in the way of speech input or a screen reader. Go to Settings → Shortcuts and turn off Use one-key shortcuts. Shortcuts with ⌘, Ctrl or Alt keep working.