Play Music in Winamp
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| X | Play song, make sure main window is active by pressing alt+w twice | |
| V | Stop song | |
| Ctrl+V | Stop song with fadeout | |
| C | Pause and unpause song | |
| B/Z | Jump to next or previous song | |
| J | Jump to file | |
| Shift+L | Open directory to play from | |
| L | Open file, use tab, shift+tab and arrow keys to navigate | |
| Ctrl+L | Open URL to play from | |
| R | Toggle repeat (note changed icon) | |
| S | Toggle shuffle (note changed icon) | |
| Arrow Left/Arrow Right | Rewind or fast forward 5 seconds | |
| Arrow Up/Arrow Down | Turn volume up or down | |
| Ctrl+T | Show remaining time elapsed or left for current song | |
| Ctrl+J | Jump to time in current song | |
| Shift+V | Stop after song finished (would be nice if you could see that somewhere) | |
| Alt+3 | Tag editor | |
| J/ , on numeric keypad | Open jump-to-file Box |
Manage Winamp Window(s)
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+W | Toggle main wwindow | |
| Alt+L | Show or hide media library window | |
| Alt+V | Show or hide video window | |
| Alt+X | Show or hide browser window | |
| Alt+G | Show or hide graphic equalizer window | |
| Alt+C | Show or hide skin setting menu | |
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Show or hide Visualization window | |
| Ctrl+Tab | Cycle through different windows (seems to be worthless), use alt+w twice to get to main player window, alt+l to get to media library etc. | |
| Ctrl+W | Toggle winshade mode (minimize) | |
| Ctrl+A | Toggle always on top | |
| Ctrl+Alt+N | Open new winamp window / Create another instance of Winamp |
Access Menus and Features
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Alt+F | Open file menu | |
| Alt+P | Open play menu | |
| Alt+O | Open options menu | |
| Alt+I | Open view menu menu | |
| Ctrl+P | Open preference menu, press esc to leave | |
| Alt+S | Open Skin selection menu in preferences | |
| Alt+K | Configure Current Visualization Plug-In | |
| Ctrl+Shift+K | Start/Stop current Visualization Plug-In | |
| Ctrl+K | Open Visualization Tab of Preferences | |
| F1 | Open |
Manage Playlists
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Ctrl+N | New (clear) playlist | |
| Ctrl+O | Open (load) playlist | |
| Ctrl+S | Save playlist | |
| Alt+3 | View or edit track info | |
| Ctrl+E | Edit selected track filename | |
| Ctrl+A | Select all | |
| Ctrl+I | Invert selection | |
| Delete | Remove selected files from playlist | |
| Ctrl+Delete | Crop playlist | |
| Alt+Arrow Down/Alt+Arrow Up | Move selected files down / move selected files up | |
| Arrow Down/Arrow Up | Move cursor down / move cursor up | |
| Enter | Play Selected file | |
| End/Home | Jump to end / jump to start of list | |
| Alt+Delete | Remove dead (non-existent) files | |
| Ctrl+Shift+1 | Sort playlist by title | |
| Ctrl+Shift+2 | Sort playlist by file name | |
| Ctrl+Shift+3 | Sort playlist by file path and name | |
| Ctrl+R | Reverse playlist | |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Randomize playlist |
Shortcuts for Winamp Equalizer
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 to 0 | Increase EQ bands | |
| q to p | Decrease EQ bands | |
| ` | Increase EQ preamp | |
| Tab | Decrease EQ preamp | |
| S | Open presets menu | |
| Ctrl+S | Load preset | |
| A | Toggle EQ aauto-loading | |
| Ctrl+F4 | Close (hide) graphical equalizer |
Numeric Keyboard Shortcuts
| Windows | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 on numeric keypad | Play, restart, update | |
| 0 on numeric keypad | Open/play file | |
| 6/4 on numeric keypad | Next track / previous track | |
| 3/1 on numeric keypad | Jump 10 songs forward / jump 10 songs back | |
| 7/9 on numeric keypad | Rewind 5 seconds / Fast-forward 5 seconds | |
| 8/2 on numeric keypad | Turn volume up / turn volume down | |
| Ctrl+0 on numeric keypad | Open/play location |
