Keyboard shortcuts
Trancy keyboard shortcuts for video learning: start Trancy, auto-pause, loop, switch modes, and adjust subtitles, with Mac and Windows keys side by side.
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.
Video and subtitle shortcuts
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
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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
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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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