Skip to next track in folder?

[jclv]

I want to use VLC as a simple audio player where I can open up a music track in a folder and then have the "next track" button simply play the next file in the folder. Is this possible? I don't want to have to create a playlist or anything like that. I just want the "next track" button to go to the next alphabetical track in the folder I'm working in.

[mederi]

This is not supported by VLC. I could imagine this helper/feature in VLC as a Ctrl+N/Ctrl+P hotkys and Ctrl+click Next [>>|] button/Ctrl+click Previous [|<<] button or something like that to find a next/previous media file in the same directory and add it into cleared (or not cleared - an option?) VLC playlist.
You can try Add Similar, the VLC Extension: https://forum.videolan.org/viewtopic.ph ... 72#p337649

[jclv]

Thanks for the info. I see from that thread that KMPlayer functions that way by default. I downloaded it and it's working well for my purpose (after following instructions to block the annoying ads). I wonder if this still might be a good thing to add to a future release of VLC. People might have folders with lots of video or music files that they'd like to skip through without having to create a playlist.

[mederi]

You can try PotPlayer instead of KMPlayer. It is a good example how the feature should work (Preferences F5 > Playback: [v] Load previous/next files in play folder). MPC has the feature, too (Ctrl+PageUp/PageDown).
You could file this feature request at https://trac.videolan.org/vlc