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I love mpv player for it's modern minimalist look, easy moving along a video simply with mouse scroll and robust rendering of .mp4 videos.

However I could not figure out how to change playback speed as I can do easily in vlc playback menu. I simply can not see any GUI option to do so. Nor could I find a relevant configuration trick in the wiki.

So appreciate your hints if there is a hidden button or a config tweak to define a shortcut key to do so. I'm using mpv on Ubuntu 18.04.

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Are there shortcut keys to change the playback speed in mpv?

You need to refer to the manual:

The reference manual lists all the options and configuration options mpv understands, key bindings, scripting, and other customizations.

Use the following keys:

[ and ] Decrease/increase current playback speed by 10%.

{ and } Halve/double current playback speed.

Backspace Reset playback speed to normal.

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DavidPostill
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On a non-english keyboard it may be keyboard shortcut right Alt+bracket key.

For example: right Alt+{ or right Alt+[

To speed-up mpv playback: }]

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