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Kodi (XMBC) Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

Keyboard Shortcuts & Common Information

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Playback Controls

P
Play
X
Stop
Space Bar
Pause/Play toggle
Enter
Player controls (OSD)
F
Fast forward
R
Rewind
Backspace
Back
Right arrow
Skips 30 seconds forward
Left arrow
Skips 30 seconds back
Up arrow
Seek step forward 10min OR Next chapter
Down arrow
Step back 10min OR Prev chapter
Page up
Skip to next queued video or next chapter
Page down
Skip to previous queued video or previous chapter
-
Volume down
+
Volume up
F8
Mute
T
Toggle subtitles
L
Next subtitle

Display Controls

\
Toggle between full-s­creen and windowed mode
Z
Changes the aspect ratio
Ctrl + S
Capture screenshot
 

Advanced Playback Controls

Ctrl+Left Arrow
Variable seek backwards
Ctrl+Right Arrow
Variable seek forward
Ctrl+Up Arrow
Move subtitles up
Ctrl+Down Arrow
Move subtitles down
(Numbers) + Enter
Jump to that time in playback
(Numbers) + Right Arrow
Jump backwards in that amount of time
(Numbers) + Left Arrow
Jump forward in that amount of time
.
Seek step forward (1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m...)
,
Seek step backward (1x 10s, 2x 30s, 3x 1m, 4x 3m...)
[
Seek step forward 10min
]
Seek step backward 10min
 

General Controls

I
Info
C
Contextual menu
W
Toggle Watched Status
Esc
Previous menu / Home screen
S
Shutdown menu
Windows key
View the Windows desktop
Q
Queue
Ctrl+End
Exit Kodi (Only on Home Screen)
Home
Jump to the top of the menu
Shift + (Letter)
Jump to that letter in a list

Live TV Controls

B
Schedule recording timers
E
EPG/TV guide
H
Channels window
J
Radio channels window
K
Recordings window
0
Go between the two last channels (live TV channel) OR Go to "­now­" on EPG/TV guide
Left arrow
Prev channel group
Right arrow
Next channel group
Up arrow
Channel up
Down arrow
Channel down