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Settings

This section details the settings in the various settings pages.

For information on where settings and other usage data are saved read Kodi data folder

Accessing The System Settings Menu

The System Settings icon is the middle icon and is located in the top left of the Home Screen when using the default skin Estuary. Other skins may use a different method to access the settings screen, such as a Home Menu item, or via the Shutdown menu.

Settings

The main Settings Window Kodi v18 and v19.

Click on the relevant icon in the image to navigate to the wiki page.

Settings Level

The "Settings level" will change the number of Settings options visible. The higher the level, the more options shown.

There are four settings levels - Basic, Standard (default), Advanced, Expert. Scroll down to the setting level to change levels.

This setting also affects the settings page of add-ons.

Advanced settings

Main page: advancedsettings.xml

The advancedsettings.xml file, which does not exist by default, can be created by a user in their userdata folder.

This file is used for advanced settings and options that do not have GUI controls inside of Kodi. Some settings are experimental or very rarely set, so they can only be used via the advancedsettings.xml file. The file is simply a plain text file and can be edited by various text editors, so long as the name is "advancedsettings.xml". These advanced settings can be used to tweak various things such as episode naming patterns, special network ports, special behaviors, and more.

It is also possible to move GUI Settings into advancedsettings.xml which removes them from these Settings pages.

See: Convert Settings

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-{{mininav|[[General topics]]}}
+{{mininav}}
-<section begin="intro" />This section covers Kodi's various settings and where to find them.<section end="intro" />
+<section begin="intro" />{{big|This section details the settings in the various settings pages.}}<section end="intro" />
-__TOC__
-== Settings levels ==
+For information on where settings and other usage data are saved read '''''[[Kodi data folder]]'''''
-[[File:Confluence - settings level.jpg|400px|right]]
-There are tiered settings levels. Each mode unlocks more settings, and is available by selecting the "Settings level" button, which will also display the currently used level.
+__NOTOC__
-{{-}}
+<section begin="settings access" />
+==Accessing The System Settings Menu==
+The System Settings icon is the middle icon and is located in the top left of the Home Screen when using the default skin Estuary. Other skins may use a different method to access the settings screen, such as a Home Menu item, or via the Shutdown menu.
+<gallery mode="packed" widths="300px" heights="180px">
+File:Estuary home settings icon.png
+</gallery>
+<section end="settings access" />
 == Settings ==
+The main Settings Window {{Kodi}} v18 and v19.
-Select the Kodi version you are using from the options below to see the Settings options available.
+Click on the relevant icon in the image to navigate to the wiki page.
-{{collapse top|Click [Expand] to see the Settings for Kodi version 17 - note this is a Work In Progress}}
+<section begin="Settings" />
+<imagemap>
+Image:SettingsOverview-leia.png|800px|center
+rect 125 100 386 264 [[File_manager]]
+rect 408 100 670 264 [[Add-on_manager]]
+rect 694 100 956 264 [[Settings/System_information]]
+rect 977 100 1236 264 [[Event_Log]]
+rect 125 348 386 510 [[Settings/Player]]
+rect 408 348 670 510 [[Settings/Media]]
+rect 694 348 956 510 [[Settings/Live_TV]]
+rect 977 348 1236 510 [[Settings/Services]]
+rect 125 534 385 698 [[Settings/Games]]
+rect 408 534 670 698 [[Settings/Interface]]
+rect 694 534 956 698 [[Settings/Profiles]]
+rect 977 534 1236 698 [[Settings/System]]
+</imagemap>
+<section end="Settings" />
-{{-}}
-{{Index two column
- | image 1 = Video.png
- | link 1 = Settings/Player
- | link name 1 = Player
- | image 2 = Video.png
- | link 2 = Settings/Media
- | link name 2 = Media
- | image 3 = Television.png
- | link 3 = Settings/Live TV
- | link name 3 = Live TV
- | image 4 = Crystal Project Network Connection Manager.png
- | link 4 = Settings/Services
- | link name 4 = Services
- | image 5 = Crystal Clear app kcoloredit.png
- | link 5 = Settings/Interface
- | link name 5 = Interface
- | image 6 = Gnome-system-run.png
- | link 6 = Settings/System_v16
- | link name 6 = System
-}}
-{{collapse bottom}}
-{{collapse top|Click [Expand] to see the Settings for Kodi versions up to version 16}}
+== Settings Level ==
-[[File:System settings.png|400px|right]]
+The "Settings level" will change the number of Settings options visible. The higher the level, the more options shown.
-Most of Kodi's global settings can be configured via the GUI (Graphical User Interface) under Settings (labeled "System" under the default skin, Confluence).
+There are four settings levels - Basic, Standard (default), Advanced, Expert. Scroll down to the setting level to change levels.
-Choosing Settings from the Home Screen opens the Settings Window. In this window, you are able to configure Kodi's options:
+This setting also affects the settings page of add-ons.
-{{-}}
+<gallery mode="packed" widths="700px" heights="394px">
-{{Index two column
+File:SettingsSettingsLevel-leia.png
- | image 1 = Crystal Clear app kcoloredit.png
+</gallery>
- | link 1 = Settings/Appearance
- | link name 1 = Appearance
- | image 2 = Video.png
- | link 2 = Settings/Videos
- | link name 2 = Videos
- | image 3 = Television.png
- | link 3 = Settings/Live TV
- | link name 3 = Live TV
- | image 4 = Nuvola apps kscd.png
- | link 4 = Settings/Music
- | link name 4 = Music
- | image 5 = Gnome-emblem-photos.png
- | link 5 = Settings/Pictures
- | link name 5 = Pictures
- | image 6 = Crystal Project kweather.png
- | link 6 = Weather
- | image 7 = Nuvola apps kthememgr.png
- | link 7 = Add-on manager
- | image 8 = Crystal Project Network Connection Manager.png
- | link 8 = Settings/Services_v16
- | link name 8 = Services
- | image 9 = Gnome-system-run.png
- | link 9 = Settings/System
- | link name 9 = System
-}}
-{{collapse bottom}}
-== Additional settings ==
-{{Index two column
- | image 1 = Oxygen480-actions-media-playback-start.png
- | link 1 = Video playback
- | link name 1 = Video OSD settings
- | description 1 = Some video playback settings can (currently) only be accessed while playing a video back and accessing the on-screen-display. For more info see [[Video playback]]. These include subtitle and audio track selection, zoom (aspect ratio) options, and more.
- | link 2 = Media sources
- | description 2 = [[Media sources]] and [[scrapers]] control what files are listed in Kodi and what is scanned into the library. These settings can also control what information is pulled from the internet.
- | image 3 = Nuvola apps kthememgr.png
- | link 3 = Add-ons#Add-on settings
- | link name 3 = Add-on settings
- | description 3 = {{#lst:Add-ons|settings}}
- | image 4 = Gdm.png
- | link 4 = Profiles
-}}
 == Advanced settings ==
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 {{#lst:advancedsettings.xml|intro}}
-== Resetting Kodi settings to default ==
-{{see also|userdata}}
-Delete your [[userdata]] folder and the parent "Kodi" folder (sometimes named ".Kodi") to remove all Kodi settings and library databases. Deleting some individual files/folders in the [[userdata]] folder will also selectively reset those files to a default state.
-== Other settings related pages ==
+It is also possible to move GUI Settings into advancedsettings.xml which removes them from these Settings pages.
-* [[Audio]]
+See: '''[[Advancedsettings.xml#guisettings.xml_Setting_Conversion|Convert Settings]]'''
-== See also ==
-* [[Backup]]
-{{Updated|16}}
-[[Category:Settings|*]]
+{{updated|20}}
-[[Category:Manual]]
+[[Category:Settings]]
-[[Category:General topics]]
-[[Category:Index]]