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I've always found VLC's UX very awkward. Very happy with mpv.io. On Windows, MPC-HC until it's been abandoned recently; Replaced it with MPC-QT, which is a mpc-hc-like UX but implemented using libmpv.

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I agree about the UX, but it's just so damn reliable.

Yeah, but it can't skip 5 seconds ahead. I mean, ostentatiously, it can, but with horrible lags and jerking. I can't watch a video where I don't have fast skip. MPlayer, a much worse player than VLC, had instant skip for all file formats. Youtube has instant skip. But VLC doesn't even use the forward/backward keys for skipping, it uses Alt-Cmd-Arrow or some arcane combo. Clearly they dropped the ball on skipping.

Playback -> Jump to Specific Time

What about that?

Pretty sure there's an option to change the skip method, and shortcut keys are definitely configurable.

Its a video player (well thats what it primarily gets used for). The vast majority of use cases are simple enough that the UI doesn't get in the way. (Though I do agree it hasn't got the best UI).

>The vast majority of use cases are simple enough that the UI doesn't get in the way.

I disagree. VLC gets on the way all the time. It is irritating to use. Even the most basic controls do not make sense.

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