Hotkeys
Global| Ctrl+Shift+F1 | call Snow Player |
Playback
| Q, ESC, Alt+F4 | Exit |
| Z | Backtime |
| X | Stop |
| C, enter | Play |
| V, space | Pause |
| B | Fast forward |
| F, Shift+click | Fullscreen mode |
| R | Playback favorite radio |
| Right | Seek playback++ |
| Left | Seek playback-- |
| Up | Volume up |
| Down | Volume down |
Windows
| F1 | Help |
| F3 | Search title |
| F4 | Image viewer |
| F5 | Check for new messages |
| F6 | Plugins manager |
| F7 | CD Burner |
| F8 | Messenger |
| F9 | Minibrowser |
| F10 | Playlist |
| F11 | Video window |
| F12 | Console |
Menu
| Alt+A | About box |
| Ctrl+P | Options |
| Ctrl+O | Open playlist |
| Ctrl+S | Save playlist |
| Alt+L | Open file |
| Ctrl+L | Open streaming url |
| Ctrl+Shift+L | Open folder |
| Ctrl+Shift+R | Run current plugin |
| Ctrl+Shift+F5 | Check playlist integrity |
Playlist
| Del | Delete entry from playlist |
| Shift+Del | Erase file and then delete entry from playlist |
| Ctrl+Del | Clear playlist |
| Alt+3 | View/Edit extended file info, detect and download required decompressor |
Mouse controls
| Right click | Menu, QuickClick |
| Scroll up | Volume +5 |
| Scroll down | Volume -5 |
Multilanguage
Multilanguage helpVideo tutorials
Snow Player video tutorial made by downloadtube.comVideo tutorial "how to download snow player"
Snow player with MCR skin by MCR
Messenger
Snow Network messenger help
How to disable registration window?
Share your playlist
Windows Vista, Se7en and 2008 issues
In general, Snow player running normally while the Vista UAC is turned on, but some additional features are blocking by system.
This short manual tells how to enable 1-click recording under Vista/Seven.
Scripting and console
F12 key opens/closes player console, where you could type some commands to be executed. There are music management commands (like fav, add, fwd, position), player internal commands (skinfontcolor, skinfontname, mini, quit) some extra commands (sleep, message, sysinfo, delay), network commands (id, disconnect) and a bit more You could list all commands by typing help command in the console.
You can find list of all console commands here
Scripting gives you 101% control of Snow Player. Also you could easily create presentations, advanced highly customizable sleep timer, automate playback as you wish and so on...
Usual syntax:
command [value]
if no value presents, where it is needed, help on this command will be shown
if value contains spacebar char, you need to take value in the double quotes, e.g. add "d:\mp3 collection\my favorite song.mp3" or message "hello, snow world!"
Every startup Snow player checking if autoexec.script file placed in the same directory. When present, it will be executed automatically.
You could define your action to a special control button. Use define [command] in console to define a new action. For example, define "exec myscript.script" command will assign execution of your script to this button.
By default, lyrics command is assigned.
QuickClick menu
Edit menu.ini file into player directory to add/remove/modify QuickClick menu items.
[AddN]
Caption=DI.FM Trance [USA]
Command=playurl http://www.di.fm/mp3/trance.pls
Bitmap=quickclick\menu_difm.bmp
Visible=1
SubItem=0
HasSubItem=0
For example, "Shoutcast radios" set HasSubItem=1 parameter. If there are no valid bitmap present,
or argument has been omitted, a default snow icon will be used as an item icon.
Audio and video decoders
You could easily download latest video decoders. Choose Main menu » Help » Search codec..., download and install required codec pack.
Press Alt+3 to view (and edit, when possible) extended file information. Player will detect used compressor and allow you to search (and download) for appropriate decompressor.
Minimal system requirements
Windows (both x32/x64): 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008/Se7en
133+ MHz CPU
32+ Mb RAM
DirectX 3+ to playback audio
DirectX 7+ compatible videocard to playback video
DXVA driver for hardware decoding, else software decompression will be used
Quick start
Run player. Drag and drop your multimedia files to a main or playlist editor window. Playback will be started automatically.
Uninstallation
You do not need uninstaller for Snow player. Simply delete the program folder to uninstall.
Tips and tricks
Quick search
Press F3, type some letters of song filename, and if item is present, it highlights in playlist. You can use up and down arrows to move cursor to a next track and enter to play selected.Favorite URL
You can assign your favorite internet radio to a special skin button.Settings » Additional » Favorite radio URL
User-defined button
You can assign any console command to another special skin button.F12 (Console) » define "lyrics"
Web-installer/Updater/Tweaker
Since 0.98, Snow player comes with an updater.exe program. You can tune some player settings at each update, by installing the necessary checkboxes.Game flood
Edit your player.ini file into the player directory. Add the following 4 lines to a [Main] section, using next example:
CSUse=1
CSFormat=%h %t %n
CSHeader=say Music now:
CSFileName=C:\Counter-Strike 1.6\cstrike\snowplayer.cfg
for example, we have counter-strike installed in "c:\counter-strike 1.6\" directory
CSUse=1 enabling this subsystem.
CsFormat defines things to show: %h - text_before, it have been taken from CSHeader value; %t - current time; %n - track name.
CSFileName defines output file for counter-strike (it will be automatically created and managed).
Now, while playing Counter-Strike, type in your console: exec snowplayer.cfg (or bind t "exec snowplayer.cfg") to write what are you listening to a main game chat
You could easily apply this feature to any software, that allows scripting execution.
All half-life, quake, unreal and so much engines supports this.