Keyboard controls
Template:Keyboard navigation Template:XBMC wiki toc Keymapping specific to your particular installation can be observed in Keyboard.xml in the System folder of your installation.
Common keyboard controls
A full list of keyboard controls can be found at https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/blob/Eden/system/keymaps/keyboard.xml
| 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 | Display 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 | Codec info | |
| V | 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 | ||
| ⇧ Shift+LETTER | Jump to that letter in a list |
Mouse controls
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| 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
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