Plex Keyboard Shortcuts Cheatsheet

Plex is a media management and streaming platform that’s available for free. You can simply take advantage of the shows and movies that are available online for free, or you can turn a decommissioned desktop computer into your very own Plex server since Plex is self-hostable. Furthermore, Plex is compatible with a wide variety of operating systems, so you can watch your favorite movies and television shows on your laptop, smartphone, or Smart TV.

Whether you are an experienced Plex user or just getting started, you may find navigating the menu options exhausting, or you may want to quickly change settings without using your computer mouse. Luckily, this list of Plex keyboard shortcuts can help you better navigate Plex on any Windows, macOS, or Linux device.

Windows	Linux	macOS	Function
Navigation
G then D	G then D	G then D	Navigate to Dashboard.
G then H	G then H	G then H	Navigate to Home.
G then J	G then J	G then J	Navigate to Manage Library Access.
G then S	G then S	G then S	Navigate to Settings.
G then U	G then U	G then U	Navigate to Plex Home.
Left Arrow	Left Arrow	Left Arrow	Navigate left.
Right Arrow	Right Arrow	Right Arrow	Navigate right.
Up Arrow	Up Arrow	Up Arrow	Navigate up.
Down Arrow	Down Arrow	Down Arrow	Navigate down.
Enter or Space	Enter or Space	Enter or Space	Select item.
Esc or Backspace	Esc or Backspace	Esc or Delete	Go back.
C	C	C	Open Context Menu.
H	H	H	Go to the home screen.
P	P	P	Start playback of the selected item.
Q	Q	Q	Perform the “add-to up next” action.
W	W	W	Toggle between played and unplayed status.
\	\	\	Toggle between Window and Fullscreen mode.
Shift + A…Z	Shift + A…Z	Shift + A…Z	Go to items beginning with the specific letter.
Win + Down arrow		Command + M	Minimize Plex.
Shift + F11		Command + Control + F	Enter/Exit fullscreen mode.
Alt + F4 or Control + Q		Control + Q	Quit the Plex app.
/	/	/	Go to Search.
Playback Shortcuts
B	B	B	Go back.
E	E	E	Edit metadeta.
F or \	F or \	F or \	Toggle to fullscreen mode.
H or Tab	H or Tab	H or Tab	Stop playback and return to the home screen.
I	I	I	Get playback info.
M	M	M	Open the on-screen menu.
O	O	O	View the progress bar.
P or Spacebar	P or Spacebar	P or Spacebar	Pause/play.
X	X	X	Stop playback.
Z	Z	Z	Cycle through aspect ratios and view modes.
Enter	Enter	Enter	Open the access menu.
Playback Control
Left arrow	Left arrow	Left arrow	Seek backward 10 seconds.
Right arrow	Right arrow	Right arrow	Seek forward 10 seconds.
Up Arrow	Up Arrow	Up Arrow	Jump forward 10 minutes.
Down arrow	Down arrow	Down arrow	Skip back 10 minutes.
Right Arrow + Period	Right Arrow + Period	Right Arrow + Period	Forward 30 seconds or go to the next track.
Left Arrow + Comma	Left Arrow + Comma	Left Arrow + Comma	Backward 30 seconds or go to the previous track.
Shift + Left arrow	Shift + Left arrow	Shift + Left arrow	Skip to the previous item.
Shift + Right arrow	Shift + Right arrow	Shift + Right arrow	Skip to the next item.
Home	Home	Home	Play the previous item in your queue.
End	End	End	Play the next item in your queue.
Audio
Up arrow	Up arrow	Up arrow	Increase the volume.
Down arrow	Down arrow	Down arrow	Decrease the volume.
A	A	A	Switch to the next audio track.
Ctrl + A	Ctrl + A	Command + A	Return to the previous audio track.
Alt + A	Alt + A	Opt + A	Increase audio delay.
Alt + Shift + A	Alt + Shift + A	Opt + Shift + A	Decrease audio delay.
Alt + S	Alt + S	Opt + S	Increase subtitle delay.
Alt + Shift + S	Alt + Shift + S	Opt + Shift + S	Decrease subtitle delay.
Subtitles
S	S	S	Enable or disable subtitles.
Ctrl + L	Ctrl + L	Command + L	Switch to the previous subtitle.
L	L	L	Switch to the next subtitles.
Others
Ctrl + Shift + R	Ctrl + Shift + R	Command + Shift + R	Reload the Plex app.
Ctrl + Shift + D	Ctrl + Shift + D	Command + Shift + D	Show debug information.
?	?	?	View all keyboard shortcuts.

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