Keyboard Shortcuts

Speed up your workflow with these keyboard shortcuts for VideoToGif.

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Global Shortcuts

These shortcuts work on any page within VideoToGif.

Open File Upload

Trigger file selection dialog

Ctrl + O

Navigate Home

Go to homepage

Alt + H

Open Editor

Navigate to video editor

Alt + E

Open History

View conversion history

Alt + Y

Toggle Dark Mode

Switch between light and dark themes

Alt + D

Show Shortcuts

Display this help page

?

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Video Editor Shortcuts

Available when editing videos in the Editor page.

Play / Pause Video

Toggle video playback

Space

Frame Forward

Move forward one frame

→

Frame Backward

Move backward one frame

←

Jump Forward 5 Seconds

Skip ahead in timeline

Shift + →

Jump Backward 5 Seconds

Skip back in timeline

Shift + ←

Set Start Marker

Mark trim start point

I

Set End Marker

Mark trim end point

O

Reset Trim

Clear trim markers

Ctrl + R

Zoom In Timeline

Increase timeline detail

+

Zoom Out Timeline

Decrease timeline detail

-

Add Text Overlay

Insert new text layer

T

Undo Last Action

Revert previous change

Ctrl + Z

Redo Action

Reapply undone change

Ctrl + Y

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Conversion Shortcuts

Speed up the conversion process.

Start Conversion

Begin GIF conversion

Ctrl + Enter

Cancel Conversion

Stop current conversion

Esc

Download Result

Save converted GIF

Ctrl + S

Open Presets

Quick access to saved presets

Ctrl + P

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Batch Processing Shortcuts

Manage multiple conversions efficiently.

Add Files to Queue

Select multiple files

Ctrl + O

Start Batch

Begin processing queue

Ctrl + Enter

Pause Batch

Temporarily stop processing

Ctrl + Space

Clear Queue

Remove all items from queue

Ctrl + Shift + Delete

Select All Items

Highlight all queue items

Ctrl + A

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History Management Shortcuts

Navigate and manage your conversion history.

Search History

Focus on search input

Ctrl + F

Clear History

Delete all history entries

Ctrl + Shift + Delete

Favorite Item

Toggle favorite on selected item

F

Delete Selected

Remove selected history entry

Delete

🍎 For Mac Users

Replace Ctrl with Cmd (⌘) for all shortcuts.

Example: Ctrl + O becomes Cmd + O (⌘ + O)

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💡 Pro Tips

✓Keyboard shortcuts work even when buttons are hidden or loading
✓Press ? anytime to view this shortcuts reference
✓Combine shortcuts for faster workflows (e.g., trim with I and O, then Ctrl+Enter to convert)
✓Shortcuts respect focus - they won't trigger if you're typing in a text field