Keyboard controls
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Keymapping specific to your particular installation can be observed in Keyboard.xml in the System folder of your installation.
Common platform-independent keymapping
Key | Global | Video playback | Music visualisation |
---|---|---|---|
A | Audio offset | ||
C | Contextual menu | ||
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 | |
P | Play | Play | Visualisation preset list |
Q | Queue | ||
R | Rewind | Rewind | Rewind |
S | Shutdown menu | Show preset | |
T | Toggle subtitles on and off | Codec Info | |
V | Visualisation settings | ||
W | Marked as watched | ||
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 |
Global common 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 |
Platform specific keymapping
Windows, Live, and Linux keymapping
⊞ Win (Windows application): Context menu
Mac keymapping
⌘ Cmd+Q to close
⌘ Cmd+H and ⌘ Cmd+M to iconize
⌘ Cmd+F to toggle fullscreen
⌘ Cmd+S to take screenshots inside XBMC