Zoom · Start or stop your video
Video
Windows · Linux
Alt+VMac
Cmd+Shift+VStarts and stops your camera. This one also needs focus on the Zoom window, so hitting it while working in another app can leave the camera running; make just this action global if that matters to you.
- Group
- Video
- Keys held
- 2
Zoom shortcuts are heard only while the Zoom window has focus — tick Enable Global Shortcut next to an action under Settings and Keyboard Shortcuts and that one works from any other window.
Reading the key names
- Keys joined by + are pressed together: Ctrl+Shift+P means hold Ctrl and Shift, then P.
- On a Mac, Cmd is ⌘, Option is ⌥ (labelled Alt on some keyboards), Control is ⌃ and Shift is ⇧.
- Windows Ctrl usually becomes Cmd on a Mac, but not always — this reference lists both combinations separately.
- With a Korean, Japanese or Chinese input method active, shortcuts built on letter keys may not fire. Switch to Latin input and try again.
- When a combination does nothing, another program has often claimed it as a global shortcut first.
Common questions
Q. What is the shortcut for Start or stop your video in Zoom?
Starts and stops your camera. This one also needs focus on the Zoom window, so hitting it while working in another app can leave the camera running; make just this action global if that matters to you. It is Alt+V on Windows and Cmd+Shift+V on a Mac.
Q. Is it the same on Windows and Mac?
No — Alt+V on Windows, Cmd+Shift+V on a Mac.
Q. How many keys is that?
2 pressed together. The combination sits under Video in Zoom.