Video Player

What is the ShareX video player?

The ShareX video player lets you review local video files with playback, seeking, frame stepping, volume and full-screen controls.

Open it from Tools -> Video -> Video player.

Open a video

Select Open or press Ctrl + O and choose a video file. You can also drag a video file into the player window. Playback starts automatically after the file loads.

The file picker lists common video extensions, including MP4, MKV, WebM, MOV, AVI, M4V and WMV. Playback support depends on the video and audio codecs available in Windows.

Playback controls

• Click the video or use Play / Pause to pause or resume playback.
• Drag the seek slider to move to another point in the video. The time display shows the current position and total duration.
• Use Previous frame and Next frame to inspect individual frames.
• Adjust the volume slider or use Mute / Unmute to control audio.
• Use Fullscreen to expand the player, then press Esc to return to the window.

The controls hide after a few seconds of inactivity during playback. Move the pointer over the player or use the keyboard to show them again.

Keyboard shortcuts

Keybind	Action
Ctrl + O	Open a video file
Space	Play or pause
Left Arrow / Right Arrow	Seek backward or forward by five seconds
Up Arrow / Down Arrow	Increase or decrease volume by five percentage points
M	Mute or unmute
F11 / Alt + Enter	Toggle full-screen playback
Esc	Exit full-screen playback

Playback compatibility

The player uses Windows media playback and does not require FFmpeg. If an audio codec is unavailable, ShareX can try playing the supported video stream without audio. An unsupported video codec can prevent the file from opening.

Use Video converter to convert a file to another format or codec. To save a shorter clip, use Video trimmer.