Keyboard controls
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Keymapping Note
Keymapping specific to your particular installation can be observed in Keyboard.xml in the System folder of your installation.
See also: Keyboard.xml
Common keyboard controls
A full list of keyboard controls can be found at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/Frodo/system/keymaps/keyboard.xml
Key | Global | Video playback | Music visualisation |
---|---|---|---|
A | Audio delay | ||
C | Contextual menu | ||
D | Move down (Playlist editor only) | Move down (Playlist editor only) | |
F | Fast forward | Fast forward | Fast forward |
I | Info | Info | Info |
L | Next subtitle | Lock preset | |
M | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) |
N | "Now playing" playlist | ||
O | Displays CPU usage & video diagnostic info |
Codec info | Codec/Visualisation info |
P | Play | Play | Visualisation preset list |
Q | Queue | ||
R | Rewind | Rewind | Rewind |
S | Shutdown menu | Show preset | |
T | Toggle subtitles on and off | ||
U | Move up (Playlist editor only) | Move up (Playlist editor only) | |
V | Teletext | Visualisation settings | |
W | Marked as watched / unwatched | ||
X | Stop | Stop | Stop |
Z | Zoom/aspect ratio | ||
Space | Pause/Play | Pause/Play | Pause/Play |
← | Left | Step back | Previous |
→ | Right | Step forward | Next |
↑ | Up | Big step forward | Increase rating |
↓ | Down | Big step back | Decrease rating |
PageUp | Page up | ||
PageDown | Page down | ||
↵ Enter return | Select | Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) |
← Backspace | Back | ||
Esc | Previous menu | Exit full screen | |
. period | Skip forward | Skip forward | Skip forward |
, comma | Skip backward | Skip backward | Skip backward |
' quote | Small step back (7sec) | ||
Tab ⇆ | Fullscreen mode | Fullscreen mode | Fullscreen mode |
PrintSrc | Screenshot | Screenshot | Screenshot |
- minus | Volume down | Volume down | Volume down |
+ plus | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up |
= equals | Volume up | Volume up | Volume up |
\ backslash | Toggle application windowed mode | Toggle application windowed mode | Toggle application windowed mode |
[ left bracket | Big step forward, or next chapter | ||
] right bracket | Big step backward, or previous chapter | ||
END | Exit XBMC (Only on Home Screen) v.11 Eden | ||
CTRL+END | Exit XBMC (Only on Home Screen) v.12 Frodo | ||
DEL | Delete file (if enabled in settings) | Remove from playlist (Playlist editor only) | Remove from playlist (Playlist editor only) |
⇧ 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
⊞ Win (Windows key): Contextual menu
C : 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 screenshots inside XBMC