| PC Controls | Functions | Notes |
| W | Walk/move left | Pressing the W button, you can move leftwards. |
| A | Walk/move forward | Pressing the A button you can move forward |
| S | Walk/move backwards | Pressing the S button you can move backward |
| D | Walk/move right | Pressing the A button you can move rightwards |
| Shift key | Sprint | Pressing the Shift button lets the character sprint |
| Left Control | Stealth mode | You can go on stealth mode by tapping Left Control |
| Q | Take cover | If you are being shot at, you can take cover by tapping Q |
| F | Enter/exit vehicle | If you want to steal a car or any other vehicle on GTA 5, tap F while you are close to the vehicle. Similarly, tapping F again lets you exit the vehicle. |
| Space | Jump/handbrake | If you are on your feet, tapping Space lets you jump. However, inside a car, the Space button activates the handbrake. |
| V | Change camera view | While you are on your feet or inside a vehicle, tapping the V change the game’s point of view. It can be changed from a first-person to a third-person perspective. |
| C | Quickly get a view behind | Tap the C button to quickly view what’s behind you. |
| R | Reload weapon | Tapping the R button reloads the weapon |
| Left mouse click | Fire weapon | You can click the left mouse click and fire at someone or something. |
| Right mouse click | Aim/ zoom | Clicking the right mouse click, you can aim the weapon. Also, press and hold the |
| Scroll the mouse wheel forward | Zoom in/ pick the next weapon | You can zoom in on your target to aim better. While on the weapon menu, you can pick the next weapon. |
| Scroll the mouse wheel backwards | Zoom out/pick the previous weapon | You can zoom out on your target to aim better. While on the weapon menu, you can pick a previous weapon. |
| Mouse scroll | Scroll between weapons | Scroll the mouse wheel to revolve the weapon menu and pick the one you like. |
| Tab | Weapon menu | Tapping the Tab button brings up the Weapon menu. |
| F1 | Start recording | Tapping the F1 button starts recording. Pressing the same button again will stop the ongoing recording. |
| F3 | Cancel recording | Tapping the F3 button cancels the recording. |
| F2 | Start Action Replay | Tap the F2 button to start an Action Replay. If you press the F1 button now, the Action Replay will be saved. |
| F3 | End Action Replay | Tap the F3 button to end the Action Replay. |
| Caps lock | Special ability | Tapping the caps lock enables the special activity |
| Left Alt | Character switch | You can select a different character by tapping the left alt button. |
| F5 | Choose Michael | You can play as Michael |
| F6 | Choose Franklin | You can play as Franklin |
| F7 | Choose Trevor | You can play as Trevor |
| F8 | Turn on GTA Online | You can play GTA multiplayer mode called GTA online. |