Keyboard controls

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Kodi can be controlled with a keyboard using hotkeys. This page tells you what hotkey commands can be used, and where they can be used.

Default keyboard controls

The default keymap can be found at:

Github Logo.png Keyboard.xml Master
Key Global Video playback Music visualisation
0 (zero) Go between the two last channels (live TV channel) OR Go to "now" on EPG/TV guide.
A Audio delay control
B Live TV: Schedule recording timers Live TV: Schedule recording timers
C Contextual menu Playlist
D Move item down (Playlist editor & Favorites window)
Ctrl+ Shift+D Toggle debug logging Toggle debug logging Toggle debug logging
E Live TV EPG/TV guide Live TV EPG/TV guide
F Fast forward Fast forward Fast forward
H Live TV channels window Live TV channels window
I Information Page Information Page Information Page
J Live TV: Radio channels window Live TV: Radio channels window
K Live TV recordings window Live TV recordings window
L Next subtitle Lock preset
M
  • "Menu" (sidebar menu on the default skin)
  • Move (File manager)
Player controls (OSD) Player controls (OSD)
N Current playlist window
O Player process info
alt+O Video debug info
Ctrl+ Shift+O Player debug info
P Play selected item. If media is paused in the background, P will resume playback. Play Visualisation preset list
alt+ or Decrease/Increase Playback Speed - (0.8x - 1.5x speed)

Only works when Sync Playback to Display is enabled which will Disable Audio Passthrough

Q Queue
R Rewind Rewind
S Shutdown menu Shutdown menu Show preset
Ctrl+S Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot
T Toggle subtitles on and off
Ctrl+T Subtitle position control
U Move item up (Playlist editor & Favorites window)
V Teletext Visualisation settings
W Marked as watched / unwatched
X Stop Stop Stop
Y Switch/choose player. For example, can be used to switch between internal player or a UPnP target player. Switch/choose player Switch/choose player
Z Display info
Space
  • Pause/Play
  • Current playlist window (video & music listings)
  • Highlight (File manager)
Pause/Play Pause/Play
Left
  • Skip_steps backward.
    1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m...
  • Prev channel group (live TV)
Skip_steps backward.
1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m...
Right
  • Skip_steps forward.
    1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m...
  • Next channel group (live TV)
Skip_steps forward.
1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m...
Up
  • Skip_steps forward 10min OR Next chapter (videos)
  • Channel up (live TV)
Next track
Down
  • Step back 10min OR Prev chapter (videos)
  • Channel down (live TV)
Previous track
Ctrl+ Variable seek backwards Variable seek backwards
Ctrl+ Variable seek forward Variable seek forward
Ctrl+ Move subtitles up
Ctrl+ Move subtitles down
PageUp Page up Skip to next queued video or next chapter if no videos are queued. Increase rating
PageDown Page down Skip to previous queued video or previous chapter if no videos are queued. Decrease rating
 Enter return Select Player controls (OSD) Player controls (OSD)
← Backspace Back Back Back
Esc Previous menu OR Home screen Exit full screen
. period Skip forward Skip_steps forward.
1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m...
Skip_steps forward.
1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m...
, comma Skip backward Skip_steps backward.
1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m...
Skip_steps backward.
1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m...
' quote Small Skip_steps backwards 7 seconds
Tab  Fullscreen playback Fullscreen playback Fullscreen playback
PrintSrc Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot
F8 Mute Mute Mute
- minus Volume down Volume down Volume down
+ plus Volume up Volume up Volume up
= equals Volume up Volume up Volume up
\ backslash Toggle between fullscreen/windowed mode Toggle between fullscreen/windowed mode Toggle between fullscreen/windowed mode
[ left bracket Skip_steps forward 10min
] right bracket Skip_steps backward 10min
CTRL+END Exit Kodi (Only on Home Screen)
DEL Delete file (if enabled in settings) Remove from playlist (Playlist editor only) Remove from playlist (Playlist editor only)
Home Jump to the top of the menu (..)
[numbers] then Return Jump to that time in playback. (E.g,, 1+2+3+4+return will jump to 12 minutes and 34 seconds.) Jump to that time in playback. (E.g,, 1+2+3+4+return will jump to 12 minutes and 34 seconds.)
[numbers] then Jump backwards in that amount of time. (E.g,, 1+0+ will jump back 10 seconds.) Jump backwards in that amount of time. (E.g,, 1+0+ will jump back 10 seconds.)
[numbers] then Jump forward in that amount of time. (E.g,, 1+0+ will jump forward 10 seconds.) Jump forward in that amount of time. (E.g,, 1+0+ will jump forward 10 seconds.)
 Shift+LETTER Jump to that letter in a list

Mouse controls

Key Description
Left Click on item Select
Middle Click on item Queue to playlist
Right Click on item Context menu
Right Click on blank area Back
Mouse Wheel Up Up
Mouse Wheel Down Down

Picture slide show controls

Key Description
0 Zoom Normal (100%)
1 Zoom Level 1
2 Zoom Level 2
3 Zoom Level 3
4 Zoom Level 4
5 Zoom Level 5
6 Zoom Level 6
7 Zoom Level 7
8 Zoom Level 8
9 Zoom Level 9
R Rotate
T Info (EXif data)
. period Next picture
, comma Previous picture
+ plus Zoom in
- minus Zoom out

Platform specific controls

Windows, Live, and Linux

 Menu (Menu key): Contextual menu

Mac

 Cmd+Q to quit

 Cmd+H and  Cmd+M to hide/minimize to the dock

 Cmd+F to toggle fullscreen

 Cmd+S to take a screen shot

Customizing buttons through the GUI

Users can customize keymap for remotes in GUI by using the community Keymap Editor add-on.