Always show remaining time in VLC

Question

Is there a way to automatically show the remaining time of a track instead of the complete duration in VLC? I added a second counter, inverted it to show the remaining time, but the next time I started VLC, it showed the length of the track again, so I would have to click it every time I start VLC. Is there an automatic way to do this?

Answer 1

You don't need to add a counter. You only need to single-click the time at the end of the progress bar and it will change to show remaining time.

Answer 2

Catalina OSX version required two steps to toggle between displaying a stopwatch or s countdown time:

1. Click the the time display with the mouse
2. Click the slider bar

It would be easier + preferable (and less confusing) if the second step was not required.

Answer 3

I don't know if this is a new feature, but you can (now?) add the confusingly named element "Time", which is exactly what I wanted: The remaining and the total time together.

It can be found at Tools->Customize interface, where it can be added to the two lines of the main toolbar, to the time toolbar, the advanced widget and the fullscreen controls. I personally replaced the "Total/remaining time" element with it, but it can go anywhere.