Keyboard Shortcuts
FreeTube features a variety of keyboard shortcuts that you can use while watching videos. The current list is available keyboard shortcuts are as follows:
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| Space Bar or K | Play / Pause video |
| J | Rewind 10 seconds / Rewind video based on current Video Playback Rate (Ex: Video Playback Rate 6x, rewinds 60 seconds of the video) |
| L | Forward 10 seconds / Fast-Forward video based on current Video Playback Rate (Ex: Video Playback Rate 4x, Fast-Forward 40 seconds of the video) |
| F | Enter / Exit Fullscreen |
| M | Mute / Unmute volume |
| C | Turn subtitles on / off |
| O | Decrease video speed based on Video Playback Rate Interval (Ex: Video Playback Rate Interval 0.1x, decreases video speed by 0.1x) |
| P | Increase video speed based on Video Playback Rate Interval (Ex: Video Playback Rate Interval 0.5x, increases video speed by 0.5x) |
| I | Enter / Exit Picture in Picture Mode |
| S | Enter / Exit Full Window Mode |
| T | Enter / Exit Theatre Mode |
| D | Show video statistics modal |
| U | Take a Screenshot of a video (Must be enabled under the Player Settings) |
| Up Arrow | Increase volume |
| Down Arrow | Decrease volume |
| Left Arrow | Rewind X seconds based on the Rewind Interval and current Video Playback Rate (Ex: 5 seconds Rewind Interval and Video Playback Rate 1x, rewinds video 5 seconds) |
| Right Arrow | Fast-Forward X seconds based on the Fast-Forward Interval and current Video Playback Rate (Ex: 5 seconds Fast-Forward Interval and Video Playback Rate 2x, fast-forwards video 10 seconds) |
| Command/Ctrl + Left Arrow | Jump to the previous chapter if chapter feature is enabled and also present in the video being watched |
| Command/Ctrl + Right Arrow | Jump to the next chapter if chapter feature is enabled and also present in the video being watched |
| 0-9 | Skip through video by percentage (Ex: 3 key to skip through 30% of a video) |
| Play or Pause | Play / Pause video |
| Previous or Next | Skips to the Previous / Next video in a playlist |
| , or . | While the video is paused, skip to the previous / next frame. |
Shortcuts related to searching:
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| Alt + D or Command/Ctrl + L | Focus on the search bar |
| SHIFT + Enter or SHIFT + Click on Search button | Search in a new window |
The Subscription, Trending, and Most Popular Pages have the following shortcuts:
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| R or F5 | Refresh video list |
Pages with a secondary search bar have the following shortcuts:
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| Command/Ctrl + F | Focus on the secondary search bar |
The FreeTube client can also be controlled with shortcuts you might already be familiar with:
| Key | Function |
|---|---|
| Command + Q (macOS)/Alt + f4 (Windows & Linux) | Quit FreeTube |
| Command/Ctrl + R | Reload FreeTube |
| Command/Ctrl + SHIFT + R | Force reload FreeTube (avoids caching) |
| Command/Ctrl + SHIFT + I | Toggle developer tools |
| Command/Ctrl + 0 | Reset zoom level/ui scale |
| Command/Ctrl + + or Command/Ctrl + = | Zoom in |
| Command/Ctrl + - | Zoom out |
| F11 | Toggle fullscreen |
| Command/Ctrl + W | Close window |
| Command/Ctrl + M | Minimize window |
| Command/Ctrl + N | Create a new window |
| Command/Ctrl + , | Navigate to Preferences |
| Command + Y (macOS)/Ctrl + H (Windows & Linux) | Navigate to History |
| Alt + Left Arrow | Go back one page |
| Alt + Right Arrow | Go forward one page |
If you’d like to see even more keyboard shortcuts, consider creating a feature request.