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Install

Windows

Copy vlc-delete.lua to %appdata%\vlc\lua\extensions\ and restart the VLC Media Player.

Installation script (requires Windows 10 / curl)

mkdir %appdata%\vlc\lua\extensions\
curl -# -o %appdata%\vlc\lua\extensions\vlc-delete.lua https://raw.githubusercontent.com/surrim/vlc-delete/master/vlc-delete.lua

Linux

Copy the vlc-delete.lua file to ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/ and restart the VLC Media Player.

Installation script

mkdir -p ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/
curl -# -o ~/.local/share/vlc/lua/extensions/vlc-delete.lua https://raw.githubusercontent.com/surrim/vlc-delete/master/vlc-delete.lua

Installation script for Flatpak

mkdir -p ~/.var/app/org.videolan.VLC/data/vlc/lua/extensions/
curl -# -o ~/.var/app/org.videolan.VLC/data/vlc/lua/extensions/vlc-delete.lua https://raw.githubusercontent.com/surrim/vlc-delete/master/vlc-delete.lua

Note: If trash-cli is installed videos will be moved to the recycle bin instead of removing them directly.

Usage

When playing a video you can click on ViewRemove current file from playlist and disk. Then the video will be removed and the next one is played.

Known bugs and issues

  • There is no fixed shortcut key; it depends on the menu language.
    For instance in English: Press and hold Alt to activate the hotkey navigation, then press i (Vi̲ew), then r (R̲emove current file from playlist and disk). I haven't found a solution to implement a fixed key; probably it's not supported by the VLC Media Player.
    Hotkeys animation
    • For AutoHotKey v2 and English menus, you can use the following script.
#Requires AutoHotkey v2.0

#HotIf WinActive("ahk_exe vlc.exe")
^Delete:: {
    Send("{Blind}{Ctrl up}{Delete up}")
    Send("{Blind}{Alt down}{i down}{i up}{r down}{r up}{Alt up}")
}
#HotIf

Thanks for contributing DanKaplanSES and abramter

  • Windows: UNC paths like \SERVER\Share\File.mp4 are not working.
    As a workaround, you could use net use P: "\uncpath" in the Windows terminal and open the file with a regular path. Thanks for contributing Taomyn and freeload101
  • Windows: Video can't be deleted if the file name contains emojis.
    Thanks for contributing Jonas1312

If you create a new issue please include your VLC Version number and operating system. Otherwise it's hard to reproduce.
The biggest help would be to contribute some Lua Code.

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