Is there a way to display the elapsed time & the remaining time in VLC ?

**linuxyogi** · June 2nd, 2020

Is there a way to display the elapsed time & the remaining time of a video in VLC ?

I can do that easily with Smplayer by pressing the "O" button.

**mc4man** · June 2nd, 2020

I doubt it..
At least here all players show elapsed and total inc. vlc.

As far as smplayer O shows elapsed. at second hit on O adds total and percentage if using mpv, only total if using mplayer

**Holger_Gehrke** · June 3rd, 2020

Actually, if you click on the total time at the end of the progress bar in vlc it switches to remaining time (actually it displays current minus total, a negative time rising towards 0:00:00). And mpv used without smplayer (can't check whether it works the same with smplayer, don't have it installed) will show a progress bar with elapsed time and total time if you put the mouse pointer in the lowest part of the window and the total time can also be switched to remaining time by clicking on it.

Holger

**linuxyogi** · June 4th, 2020

Thanks to both for the replies.

I am looking for something like this (please see attachment)

osd.png
(Click to enlarge)

The pic above is using Smplayer/mpv. I want to achieve the same thing with VLC.

**mc4man** · June 4th, 2020

Originally Posted by Holger_Gehrke

Actually, if you click on the total time at the end of the progress bar in vlc it switches to remaining time (actually it displays current minus total, a negative time rising towards 0:00:00). And mpv used without smplayer (can't check whether it works the same with smplayer, don't have it installed) will show a progress bar with elapsed time and total time if you put the mouse pointer in the lowest part of the window and the total time can also be switched to remaining time by clicking on it.

Holger

You're right, thought I'd tried that, guess not..

**mc4man** · June 4th, 2020

Originally Posted by linuxyogi

Thanks to both for the replies.

I am looking for something like this (please see attachment)

osd.png
(Click to enlarge)

The pic above is using Smplayer/mpv. I want to achieve the same thing with VLC.

Here smplayer/mpv shows
elapsed time/total time/percentage played. (which is what you show, not "remaining time"..