Keyboard controls
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 Remote controls |
Keyboard controls
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Kodi can be controlled with a keyboard using hotkeys. This page tells you what hotkey commands can be used, and where they can be used.
Default keyboard controls
The default keymap can be found at:
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Keyboard.xml Master |
| Key | Global | Video playback | Music visualisation |
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| 0 (zero) | Go between the two last channels (live TV channel) OR Go to "now" on EPG/TV guide. | ||
| 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) | ||
| Ctrl+⇧ Shift+D | Toggle debug logging | Toggle debug logging | Toggle debug logging |
| 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 | Information Page | Information Page | Information Page |
| 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 | Player process info | ||
| alt+O | Video debug info | ||
| Ctrl+⇧ Shift+O | Player debug info | ||
| P | Play selected item. If media is paused in the background, P will resume playback. | Play | Visualisation preset list |
| alt+← or → | Decrease/Increase Playback Speed - (0.8x - 1.5x speed)
Only works when Sync Playback to Display is enabled which will Disable Audio Passthrough |
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| 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 | Display info | ||
| Space |
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Pause/Play | Pause/Play |
| ← | Left |
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Skip_steps backward. 1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m... |
| → | Right |
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Skip_steps forward. 1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m... |
| ↑ | Up |
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Next track |
| ↓ | Down |
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Previous track |
| Ctrl+← | Variable seek backwards | Variable seek backwards | |
| Ctrl+→ | Variable seek forward | Variable seek forward | |
| Ctrl+↑ | Move subtitles up |
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| Ctrl+↓ | Move subtitles down |
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| PageUp | Page up | Skip to next queued video or next chapter if no videos are queued. | Increase rating |
| PageDown | Page down | Skip to previous queued video or previous chapter if no videos are queued. | Decrease rating |
| ↵ 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 | Skip_steps forward. 1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m... |
Skip_steps forward. 1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m... |
| , comma | Skip backward | Skip_steps backward. 1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m... |
Skip_steps backward. 1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m... |
| ' quote | Small Skip_steps backwards 7 seconds | ||
| Tab ⇆ | Fullscreen playback | Fullscreen playback | Fullscreen playback |
| PrintSrc | Screenshot | Screenshot | Screenshot |
| F8 | Mute | Mute | Mute |
| - 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 | Skip_steps forward 10min | ||
| ] right bracket | Skip_steps 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
≣ Menu (Menu 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 keymap for remotes in GUI by using the community Keymap Editor add-on.