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# Keyboard shortcuts

{% hint style="info" %}
Trancy's keyboard shortcuts let you control bilingual-subtitle video learning without reaching for the mouse: start Trancy, replay or auto-pause a sentence, switch modes, and resize subtitles straight from the keyboard. On Mac use the Command (⌘) and Option (⌥) keys; on Windows use Control (Ctrl) and Alt.
{% endhint %}

### Video and subtitle shortcuts

| Action                              | Shortcut (Mac / Windows) | Context                                      |
| ----------------------------------- | ------------------------ | -------------------------------------------- |
| Start / turn on Trancy              | Cmd+E / Ctrl+E           | On any supported page                        |
| Auto-pause after each sentence      | J                        | Video playback                               |
| Loop / repeat current sentence      | R                        | Video playback                               |
| Quit / close Trancy                 | Esc                      | Video playback (verify)                      |
| Play / pause                        | Space                    | Video playback (verify)                      |
| Next sentence                       | Right arrow              | Video playback (verify)                      |
| Previous sentence                   | Left arrow               | Video playback (verify)                      |
| Rewind 2 seconds                    | Up arrow                 | Video playback (verify)                      |
| Switch to Theater / Read mode       | M                        | Video playback (verify)                      |
| Enter Practice mode                 | P                        | Video playback (verify)                      |
| Show the shortcut list              | ?                        | Video playback (verify)                      |
| Open Collection                     | C                        | Video playback (verify)                      |
| Toggle full screen                  | Option+W / Alt+W         | Video playback (verify)                      |
| Toggle full screen (second binding) | Option+F / Alt+F         | Verify - image shows two full-screen entries |
| Enlarge subtitle font               | =                        | Subtitle display (verify)                    |
| Increase subtitle width             | ]                        | Subtitle display (verify)                    |
| Shrink subtitle font                | -                        | Subtitle display (verify)                    |
| Decrease subtitle width             | \[                       | Subtitle display (verify)                    |
| Toggle keyboard sound               | Option+X / Alt+X         | Display toggle (verify)                      |
| Show / hide the video               | Option+V / Alt+V         | Display toggle (verify)                      |
| Show / hide the translation         | Option+Z / Alt+Z         | Display toggle (verify)                      |
| Show / hide Tips                    | Option+C / Alt+C         | Display toggle (verify)                      |
| Show / hide words                   | Option+A / Alt+A         | Display toggle (verify)                      |
| Toggle subtitle segmentation        | \|                       | Subtitle display (verify)                    |

These shortcuts are configurable. Open the Trancy shortcut settings to see your current bindings and reassign any key; on Safari, custom keyboard shortcuts are supported as well.

EDITOR TODO: Most of these bindings were transcribed from a 2-year-old screenshot of the in-product shortcut settings and could not be re-verified live. Only a few are confirmed from official sources: Cmd/Ctrl+E to start (current settings UI), J for auto-pause (changelog V5.0.0), R for loop playback (changelog V7.8.0), and the existence of A/S/D shortcuts in Practice mode plus a translation-backfill shortcut (changelog V7.6.0). Rows marked "(verify)" need confirmation against the live extension, and the two identically labelled "full screen" entries (Alt+W and Alt+F) likely differ (e.g., full screen vs. wide screen) - confirm the exact label for each.

*Last updated: June 5, 2026.*


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