Spotify has a keyboard shortcut for a lot of what you click every day. Here are 28 that work on Windows, grouped by what you’re trying to do.
We checked every one against Spotify Support: Spotify keyboard shortcuts on October 21, 2026.
Playback
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Space | Play or pause |
| M | Mute or unmute |
| Ctrl + S | Turn shuffle on or off |
| Ctrl + R | Change the repeat setting |
| Alt + Shift + B | Like or dislike the current song |
Search and Selection
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + K | Open search |
| Ctrl + L | Go to the Search page |
| Ctrl + F | Filter the current list |
| Ctrl + A | Select all |
| Alt + J | Open the context menu for the selected item |
Go To
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + Shift + H | Go to Home |
| Alt + Shift + 0 | Go to Your Library |
| Alt + Shift + 1 | Go to your playlists |
| Alt + Shift + 2 | Go to your podcasts |
| Alt + Shift + 3 | Go to your artists |
| Alt + Shift + 4 | Go to your albums |
| Alt + Shift + 5 | Go to your audiobooks |
| Alt + Shift + S | Go to Liked Songs |
| Alt + Shift + M | Go to Made For You |
| Alt + Shift + N | Go to New Releases |
| Alt + Shift + C | Go to Charts |
| Alt + Shift + Q | Go to the queue |
| Alt + Shift + J | Go to Now Playing |
Layout
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Alt + Shift + L | Show or hide the Your Library sidebar |
| Alt + Shift + R | Show or hide the Now Playing sidebar |
General
| Shortcut | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ctrl + / | Open Help (the keyboard shortcuts list) |
| Ctrl + , | Open Preferences (Settings) |
| Alt + Shift + F6 | Log out |
Good to know: These work in the Spotify desktop app and web player while Spotify is the active window. Mac uses Cmd instead of Ctrl.
Good to know: Spotify says its support page is not a complete list: press Ctrl + / inside Spotify to see every shortcut for your version.
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Want One Key to Do More?
Built-in shortcuts only work while Spotify is the active window, and you can’t add new ones. These tools let you pick your own hotkeys:
- Prompt Assistant: paste a playlist link and a short note into a chat or email with a hotkey you pick
- Second Keyboard Manager: set up a number keypad with one key for each Spotify action you use most
- Streamer Tools: more of our picks for people who run music while streaming
