Sounds.xml

As of Kodi v15 Isengard, this file is part of a class of UI sounds add-ons and contains the mapping of actions to sounds.

Note: Only .wav files are supported.

Global events

The <actions> tags enclose a section containing the global mapping of events to sounds.

To map an action to a sound, add a block like this between the <actions> tags,

<action>
  <name>left</name>
  <file>cursor.wav</file>
</action>

where <name> specifies the action to map a sound to and <file> the .wav file to play when the action occurs.

Valid values for the <name> tag can be found on the Action IDs page.

Window-specific events

Note: Custom skin files may be used, in which case window ids should be employed.

Window-specific event sound triggers can also be defined. To map a sound to a window, add a block like this betweens the <windows> tags,

<window>
  <name>infodialog</name>
  <activate>notify.wav</activate>
  <deactivate>out.wav</deactivate>
</window>

where <name> specifies the window to map a sound to and <activate> and <deactivate> are the events relating to that window which sounds are to be mapped to.

Valid values for these <name> tags can be found on the Window IDs page.

Defaults

Note: The current contents of this file are always accessible on GitHub

The default event sounds are packaged in the Official add-on repository as the add-on named resource.uisounds.kodi. As of Kodi v19 Matrix, the contents of its sounds.xml file are:

<sounds>
  <actions>
    <action>
      <name>left</name>
      <file>cursor.wav</file>
    </action>
    <action>
      <name>right</name>
      <file>cursor.wav</file>
    </action>
    <action>
      <name>up</name>
      <file>cursor.wav</file>
    </action>
    <action>
      <name>down</name>
      <file>cursor.wav</file>
    </action>
    <action>
      <name>select</name>
      <file>click.wav</file>
    </action>
    <action>
      <name>parentdir</name>
      <file>back.wav</file>
    </action>
    <action>
      <name>previousmenu</name>
      <file>back.wav</file>
    </action>
    <action>
      <name>screenshot</name>
      <file>shutter.wav</file>
    </action>
    <action>
      <name>error</name>
      <file>notify.wav</file>
    </action>
  </actions>

  <windows>
    <window>
      <name>notification</name>
      <activate>notify.wav</activate>
      <deactivate>out.wav</deactivate>
    </window>
    <window>
      <name>startup</name>
      <activate></activate>
    </window>
  </windows>
</sounds>