Keyboard controls
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Remote controls | Keyboard controls |
Default keyboard controls
The default keymap can be found at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/master/system/keymaps/keyboard.xml
Key | Global | Video playback | Music visualisation |
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0 (zero) | Go between the two last channels (live TV) | ||
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) | ||
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 | Info | Info | Info |
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 |
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Player controls (OSD) | Player controls (OSD) |
N | Current playlist window | ||
O | Codec info | Codec info | |
P | Play | Play | Visualisation preset list |
Q | Queue | ||
R |
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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 | Zoom/aspect ratio | ||
Space |
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Pause/Play | Pause/Play |
← | Left |
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Previous |
→ | Right |
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Next |
↑ | Up |
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Increase rating |
↓ | Down |
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Decrease rating |
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 | ||
PageDown | Page down | ||
↵ 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 | Step forward 30 seconds | Skip forward |
, comma | Skip backward | Step backward 30 seconds | Skip backward |
' quote | Small step backwards 7 seconds | ||
Tab ⇆ | Fullscreen playback | Fullscreen playback | Fullscreen playback |
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 between fullscreen/windowed mode | Toggle between fullscreen/windowed mode | Toggle between fullscreen/windowed mode |
[ left bracket | Step forward 10min | ||
] right bracket | Step 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 |
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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 |
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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
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
Main page: Add-on:Keymap Editor
Users can customize keymaps for remotes in GUI by using the community Keymap Editor add-on.