Context refers to the currently focused widget.
| Shortcut | Context | Command |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+Shift+N | global | new |
| Ctrl+O | global | open |
| Ctrl+S | global | save |
| Ctrl+Shift+S | global | save-as |
| Ctrl+Q | global | quit |
| Ctrl+G | global | sub-select ask-number |
| Ctrl+Shift+G | global | sub-select ask-time |
| Alt+G | global | seek -p=ask |
| Ctrl+K | global | sub-select one-above |
| Ctrl+J | global | sub-select one-below |
| Ctrl+A | global | sub-select all |
| Ctrl+Shift+A | global | sub-select none |
| Alt+1 | global | play-region -s=a.s-500ms -e=a.s |
| Alt+2 | global | play-region -s=a.s -e=a.s+500ms |
| Alt+3 | global | play-region -s=a.e-500ms -e=a.e |
| Alt+4 | global | play-region -s=a.e -e=a.e+500ms |
| Ctrl+R | global | play-region -s=a.s -e=a.e |
| Ctrl+T | global | seek -p=cs.s -U |
| Ctrl+, | global | seek -p=-1f -P |
| Ctrl+. | global | seek -p=+1f -P |
| Ctrl+; | global | seek -p=cs.s -P |
| Ctrl+' | global | seek -p=cs.e -P |
| Ctrl+Shift+, | global | seek -p=-500ms -P |
| Ctrl+Shift+. | global | seek -p=+500ms -P |
| Ctrl+P | global | pause toggle |
| Ctrl+Z | global | undo |
| Ctrl+Y | global | redo |
| Ctrl+F | global | search |
| Ctrl+H | global | search-and-replace |
| Ctrl+Shift+Return | global | sub-insert --before |
| Ctrl+Return | global | sub-insert --after |
| Ctrl+Delete | global | sub-delete |
| Ctrl+Shift+1 | global | audio-set-sel -s=-500ms |
| Ctrl+Shift+2 | global | audio-set-sel -s=+500ms |
| Ctrl+Shift+3 | global | audio-set-sel -e=-500ms |
| Ctrl+Shift+4 | global | audio-set-sel -e=+500ms |
| Ctrl+1 | global | audio-set-sel -s=-1f |
| Ctrl+2 | global | audio-set-sel -s=+1f |
| Ctrl+3 | global | audio-set-sel -e=-1f |
| Ctrl+4 | global | audio-set-sel -e=+1f |
| Ctrl+B | global | audio-set-sel -s=cf |
| Ctrl+M | global | audio-set-sel -e=cf |
| Ctrl+N | global | audio-set-sel -s=cf -e=cf+dsd |
| Ctrl+[ | global | set-playback-speed '{}-0.1' |
| Ctrl+] | global | set-playback-speed '{}+0.1' |
| Ctrl+{ | global | set-playback-speed '{}-0.5' |
| Ctrl+} | global | set-playback-speed '{}+0.5' |
| F3 | global | search-repeat --below |
| Shift+F3 | global | search-repeat --above |
| Alt+A | global | focus-widget spectrogram |
| Alt+S | global | focus-widget subtitles-grid |
| Alt+D | global | focus-widget text-editor -s |
| Alt+Shift+D | global | focus-widget note-editor -s |
| Alt+C | global | focus-widget console-input -s |
| Alt+Shift+C | global | focus-widget console-window |
| Alt+X | global | sub-split -p=cf |
| Alt+J | global | sub-merge --concat |
| Alt+Up | global | sub-move --above |
| Alt+Down | global | sub-move --below |
| Alt+Return | global | file-properties |
| Ctrl+F5 | global | reload |
| Ctrl+F10 | global | reload-cmds |
| Shift+1 | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -s=-500ms |
| Shift+2 | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -s=+500ms |
| Shift+3 | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -e=-500ms |
| Shift+4 | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -e=+500ms |
| 1 | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -s=-1f |
| 2 | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -s=+1f |
| 3 | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -e=-1f |
| 4 | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -e=+1f |
| C | spectrogram | sub-set --start=a.s --end=a.e |
| K | spectrogram | sub-select one-above |
| J | spectrogram | sub-select one-below |
| Shift+Return | spectrogram | sub-insert --before |
| Return | spectrogram | sub-insert --after |
| R | spectrogram | play-region -s=a.s -e=a.e |
| T | spectrogram | seek -p=cs.s -U |
| P | spectrogram | pause toggle |
| A | spectrogram | audio-scroll-view -d=-0.05 |
| F | spectrogram | audio-scroll-view -d=0.05 |
| Ctrl+- | spectrogram | audio-zoom-view -d=1.1 |
| Ctrl+= | spectrogram | audio-zoom-view -d=0.9 |
| Ctrl++ | spectrogram | audio-zoom-view -d=0.9 |
| , | spectrogram | seek -p=-1f -P |
| . | spectrogram | seek -p=+1f -P |
| ; | spectrogram | seek -p=cs.s -P |
| ' | spectrogram | seek -p=cs.e -P |
| Ctrl+Shift+, | spectrogram | seek -p=-1500ms -P |
| Ctrl+Shift+. | spectrogram | seek -p=+1500ms -P |
| Shift+, | spectrogram | seek -p=-500ms -P |
| Shift+. | spectrogram | seek -p=+500ms -P |
| B | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -s=cf |
| M | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -e=cf |
| N | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -s=cf -e=cf+dsd |
| [ | spectrogram | set-playback-speed '{}-0.1' |
| ] | spectrogram | set-playback-speed '{}+0.1' |
| { | spectrogram | set-playback-speed '{}-0.5' |
| } | spectrogram | set-playback-speed '{}+0.5' |
| Alt+Left | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -s=ps.e |
| Alt+Right | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -e=ns.s |
| Alt+Shift+Left | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -s=-1kf |
| Alt+Shift+Right | spectrogram | audio-set-sel -e=+1kf |
| Ctrl+C | subtitles grid | sub-copy |
| Ctrl+V | subtitles grid | sub-paste --after |
| K | subtitles grid | sub-select one-above |
| J | subtitles grid | sub-select one-below |
| Shift+Return | subtitles grid | sub-insert --before |
| Return | subtitles grid | sub-insert --after |
| R | subtitles grid | play-region -s=a.s -e=a.e |
| T | subtitles grid | seek -p=cs.s -U |
| P | subtitles grid | pause toggle |
| Delete | subtitles grid | sub-delete |
| [ | subtitles grid | set-playback-speed '{}-0.1' |
| ] | subtitles grid | set-playback-speed '{}+0.1' |
| { | subtitles grid | set-playback-speed '{}-0.5' |
| } | subtitles grid | set-playback-speed '{}+0.5' |
Aliases: spectrogram-scroll-view
Scrolls the spectrogram horizontally by its width's percentage.
Usage: audio‑scroll‑view -d|--delta=…
-d,--delta: factor to shift the viewport by
Aliases: audio-set-selection, spectrogram-set-sel, spectrogram-set-selection
Sets the spectrogram selection.
Usage: audio‑set‑sel [-s|--start=…] [-e|--end=…] [--no-align]
-s,--start: new start of the selection-e,--end: new end of the selection--no-align: don't realign selection to video frames
Aliases: spectrogram-set-view
Sets the spectrogram viewport.
Usage: audio‑set‑view [-s|--start=…] [-e|--end=…] [--no-align]
-s,--start: new start of the viewport-e,--end: new end of the viewport--no-align: don't realign viewport to video frames
Aliases: spectrogram-zoom-view
Zooms the spectrogram in or out by the specified factor.
Usage: audio‑zoom‑view -d|--delta=…
-d,--delta: factor to zoom the viewport by
Switches to the next loaded audio stream.
Switches to the next loaded video stream.
Opens up the metadata editor dialog.
Focuses given widget.
Usage: focus‑widget target [-s|--select]
target: which widget to focus (can benote-editor,video-container,video-controller,video-volume,status,status-frame-label,status-audio-label,text-editor,style-editor,actor-editor,layer-editor,margin-left-editor,margin-right-editor,margin-vertical-editor,start-time-editor,end-time-editor,duration-editor,comment-checkbox,subtitles-grid,spectrogram,console-container,console-window,console-input)-s,--select: whether to select the text
Lists available commands.
Usage: help [cmd]
cmd: command name to get help for
Lists loaded audio streams in the console.
Lists loaded video streams in the console.
Loads an audio file for audio playback. Prompts user to choose where to load the file from if the path wasn't specified in the command arguments.
Usage: load‑audio [-p|--path=…]
-p,--path: path to load the audio from
Loads a video file for video playback. Prompts user to choose where to load the file from if the path wasn't specified in the command arguments.
Usage: load‑video [-p|--path=…]
-p,--path: path to load the video from
Aliases: styles-manager, style-manager
Opens up the style manager.
Mutes or unmutes the video audio.
Usage: mute operation
operation: whether to mute the audio (can be1,yes,y,on,enable,0,no,n,off,disable,toggle)
Opens a new file. Prompts user to save the current file if there are unsaved changes.
Does nothing.
Opens an existing subtitles file. Prompts user to save the current file if there are unsaved changes. Prompts user to choose where to load the file from if the path wasn't specified in the command arguments.
Usage: open [-p|--path=…]
-p,--path: path to load the subtitles from
Pauses or unpauses the video playback.
Usage: pause operation
operation: whether to pause the video (can be1,yes,y,on,enable,0,no,n,off,disable,toggle)
Seeks to region start and plays audio/video until region end.
Usage: play‑region [-s|--start=cf] [-e|--end=…]
-s,--start: start of region to play-e,--end: end of region to play
Quits the application. Prompts user to save the current file if there are unsaved changes.
Redoes last edit operation.
Rescans filesystem for commands.
Aliases: reload
Reloads the currently loaded subtitles file from disk. Prompts user to save the current file if there are unsaved changes. Resets undo stack.
Usage: reopen [-p|--path=…]
-p,--path: path to load the subtitles from
Saves the current subtitles to an ASS file. If the currently loaded subtitles weren't ever saved, prompts user to choose where to save the file to.
Saves the current subtitles to an ASS file. Prompts user to choose where to save the file to if the path wasn't specified in the command arguments.
Usage: save‑as [-p|--path=…]
-p,--path: optional path to save the subtitles to
Saves given subtitles to a WAV file. Prompts user to choose where to save the file to if the path wasn't specified in the command arguments.
Usage: save‑audio‑sample [-s|--start=a.s] [-e|--end=a.e] [-p|--path=…]
-s,--start: start of the audio sample-e,--end: end of the audio sample-p,--path: path to save the sample to
Makes a screenshot of given video frame. Prompts user to choose where to save the file to if the path wasn't specified in the command arguments.
Usage: save‑screenshot [--pts=cf] [-p|--path=…] [-i|--include-subs] [--width=…] [--height=…]
--pts: which frame to make screenshot of-p,--path: path to save the screenshot to-i,--include-subs: whether to "burn" the subtitles into the screenshot--width: width of the screenshot (by default, original video width)--height: height of the screenshot (by default, original video height)
Opens up the search dialog.
Opens up the search and replace dialog.
Aliases: search-again
Repeats last search operation.
Usage: search‑repeat [--above] [--below]
--above: search forward--below: search backward
Changes the video playback position to desired place.
Usage: seek -p|--pos=… [--precise] [-P|--pause] [-U|--unpause]
-p,--pos: where to seek--precise: whether to use precise seeking at the expense of performance-P,--pause: pause after seeking-U,--unpause: unpause after seeking
Sets a delay to the currently loaded audio stream. Positive delay values will cause the audio to play later, while negative ones will cause it to play earlier.
Usage: set‑audio‑delay delay
delay: amount to dealy the stream
Adjusts the video playback speed.
Usage: set‑playback‑speed expression
expression: expression to calculate new playback speed
Changes the GUI color theme.
Usage: set‑theme theme_name
theme_name: name of the theme to change to (can bedark,light,system-dark,system-light)
Adjusts the video volume.
Usage: set‑volume expression
expression: expression to calculate new volume
Switches to a different view layout.
Usage: show‑view view
view: which view to show (can befull,audio,video,subs)
Shows or hides given widget.
Usage: show‑widget target [-m|--mode=toggle]
target: target widget (can benote-editor,video-container,video-controller,video-volume,status,status-frame-label,status-audio-label,text-editor,style-editor,actor-editor,layer-editor,margin-left-editor,margin-right-editor,margin-vertical-editor,start-time-editor,end-time-editor,duration-editor,comment-checkbox,subtitles-grid,spectrogram,console-container,console-window,console-input)-m,--mode: whether to show or hide the widget (can beshow,hide,toggle)
Opens up the spell check dialog.
Aliases: sub-duplicate
Duplicates given subtitles. Duplicated subtitles are interleaved with the source subtitles.
Usage: sub‑clone [-t|--target=selected]
-t,--target: subtitles to clone
Copies given subtitles to clipboard.
Usage: sub‑copy [-t|--target=selected] [-s|--subject=all]
-t,--target: subtitles to paste into-s,--subject: subject to copy (can betext,notes,times,all)
Deletes given subtitles.
Usage: sub‑delete [-t|--target=selected]
-t,--target: subtitles to delete
Inserts one empty subtitle.
Usage: sub‑insert [-o|--origin=selected] [--no-align] [--before] [--after]
-o,--origin: where to insert the subtitle--no-align: don't realign the subtitle to video frames--before: insert before origin--after: insert after origin
Aliases: sub-join
Merges given subtitles together.
Usage: sub‑merge [-t|--target=selected] [--concat|--concatenate] [--separator=newline]
-t,--target: subtitles to merge--concat,--concatenate: merge the subtitles text and notes (otherwise keep only the first subtitle)--separator: separator to merge the text with (can benone,space,newline)
Aliases: sub-join-karaoke
Merges given subtitles adding karaoke timing tags inbetween.
Usage: sub‑merge‑karaoke [-t|--target=selected] [--invisible]
-t,--target: subtitles to merge--invisible: use alternative karaoke transformation
Moves given subtitles around.
Usage: sub‑move [-t|--target=selected] [--above] [--below] [--gui]
-t,--target: subtitles to move--above: move subtitles up--below: move subtitles down--gui: prompt user for placement position with a GUI dialog
Pastes subtitles from clipboard.
Usage: sub‑paste [-o|--origin=selected] [--before] [--after]
-o,--origin: where to paste the subtitles--before: paste before origin--after: paste after origin
Pastes text or times into the given subtitles.
Usage: sub‑paste‑into [-t|--target=selected] -s|--subject=…
-t,--target: subtitles to paste the subject into-s,--subject: subject to copy (can betext,notes,times)
Selects given subtitles.
Usage: sub‑select target
target: subtitles to select
Updates given subtitles parameters.
Usage: sub‑set [-t|--target=selected] [--text=…] [--note=…] [--actor=…] [--style=…] [--comment] [--no-comment] [--layer=…] [-s|--start=…] [-e|--end=…] [--no-align]
-t,--target: subtitles to change--text: new subtitles text--note: new subtitles note--actor: new subtitles actor--style: new subtitles style--comment: mark subtitles as a comment--no-comment: mark subtitles as a non-comment--layer: new subtitles layer-s,--start: new subtitles start-e,--end: new subtitles end--no-align: don't realign subtitles to video frames
Shifts given subtitles. Prompts user to provide amount to shift by.
Usage: sub‑shift [-t|--target=selected] [--no-align]
-t,--target: subtitles to shift--no-align: don't realign subtitles to video frames
Sorts all subtitles by their start time.
Usage: sub‑sort [-t|--target=selected] [-s|--style=start]
-t,--target: subtitles to process-s,--style: how to sort the subtitles (can bestart,end,actor,style,layer)
Splits given subtitles at specified time.
Usage: sub‑split [-t|--target=selected] [--no-align] [-p|--position=…]
-t,--target: subtitles to split--no-align: don't align split position to video frames-p,--position: position to split the subtitles at
Splits given subtitles according to the karaoke tags inside.
Usage: sub‑split‑karaoke [-t|--target=selected]
-t,--target: subtitles to split
Stretches given subtitles to fit between new timestamp range.
Usage: sub‑stretch [-t|--target=selected] [--no-align] -s|--start=… -e|--end=…
-t,--target: subtitles to stretch--no-align: don't realign subtitles to video frames-s,--start: starting subtitle new start timestamp-e,--end: ending subtitle new start timestamp
Switches to the chosen loaded audio stream.
Usage: switch‑audio index
index: index of the stream to switch to
Switches to the chosen loaded video stream.
Usage: switch‑video index
index: index of the stream to switch to
Undoes last edit operation.
Unloads currently loaded audio file.
Unloads currently loaded video file.
Pans the video to specific position.
Usage: video‑pan expr_x expr_y
expr_x: expr to calculate new pan x positionexpr_y: expr to calculate new pan y position
Zooms the video in or out by the specified factor.
Usage: video‑zoom expression
expression: expression to calculate new zoom