Keyboard shortcuts¶
The canonical shortcut reference for Saitenka. Press keys inside the mpv window (it must have focus). What each action does is described in Features; to rebind a key, see Configuration.
In-player keys¶
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Hover (mouse over a word) | Show the multi-dictionary tooltip |
| Mouse wheel (over the tooltip) | Scroll to the lower dictionary sections |
| Left-click the tooltip | Speak the hovered word |
| Alt+← | Jump to the previous subtitle line (sub-seek −1) |
| Alt+→ | Jump to the next subtitle line (sub-seek +1) |
| Alt+↓ | Replay the current subtitle line from its start (sub-seek 0) |
| z / Z | Sub-delay −0.1 s / +0.1 s (nudge timing for out-of-sync subs) |
| x | Reset sub-delay to 0 |
| a | Speak the hovered word (Japanese TTS) |
| c | Copy the hovered word + reading to the clipboard |
| Ctrl+M | Mine the hovered word → Anki card + preview (auto-plays the clip) |
| Shift+M | Bulk-mine every unknown word in the current line |
| t | Toggle the English translation of the current line |
| Alt+T | Switch the primary subtitle between Japanese-only and English-only |
| Alt+O | Hide/show Saitenka; hidden mode restores mpv's native subtitles and OSD |
| j / Shift+J | mpv: cycle primary subtitle tracks forward / backward |
| v / Alt+V | mpv: toggle primary / secondary native subtitle visibility |
| Ctrl+Shift+T | Retry enabled Japanese subtitle providers for the current media |
| Alt+P | Toggle whether opening a tooltip auto-pauses mpv |
| Alt+B | Bookmark the active cue for later review (no pause or seek) |
\ |
Toggle the whole-track subtitle and deferred-capture sidebar |
` (backquote) |
Toggle whole-track subtitle analysis and difficulty statistics |
| Alt+A | Toggle full and hover-only learning annotations |
| F1 | Toggle the compact in-player shortcut reference (Esc closes it) |
| Esc | Close the card preview (also the tooltip / shortcut reference) |
| p | Replay the last card preview + its audio (while a tooltip is open) |
Rebindable keys¶
A subset of the keys above are configurable in overlay.toml — set the config key to any mpv key
name. Defaults match the table above. See Configuration for the full file.
| Config key | Default | Action |
|---|---|---|
hover_pause_key |
Alt+p |
Toggle hover auto-pause |
overlay_toggle_key |
Alt+o |
Hide/show Saitenka |
subtitle_language_key |
Alt+t |
Switch primary subtitle between Japanese and English |
bookmark_key |
Alt+b |
Toggle the active cue in the deferred-capture backlog |
sidebar_key |
\ |
Toggle the sidebar |
analysis_key |
` |
Toggle whole-track subtitle analysis |
annotation_key |
Alt+a |
Toggle full and hover-only annotations |
help_key |
F1 |
Toggle the in-player shortcut reference |
subtitle_retry_key |
Ctrl+Shift+T |
Retry Japanese subtitle providers |
translate_key |
t |
Toggle the English translation |
sub_prev_key |
Alt+LEFT |
Previous subtitle line (sub-seek −1) |
sub_next_key |
Alt+RIGHT |
Next subtitle line (sub-seek +1) |
sub_replay_key |
Alt+DOWN |
Replay current subtitle line (sub-seek 0) |
[mine] key |
Ctrl+m |
Mine the hovered word |
[mine] all_key |
Shift+m |
Bulk-mine the current line |
[mine] preview_key |
p |
Replay the last card preview |
mpv passthrough & the F1 reference¶
Saitenka only intercepts the keys above; every other mpv binding still works — Space pauses,
F toggles fullscreen, ++←++ / ++→++ seek, and Q quits. The z / Z / x sub-delay nudges
are mpv's own defaults, passed straight through.
Press ++F1++ inside the player at any time for a compact on-screen reference showing the effective (post-rebind) shortcuts; ++Esc++ closes it.