Kodi Keyboard Shortcuts That Every Kodi User Should Know

Kodi is an open-source media player which revolutionized the way of watching movies and TV shows. It lets you stream movies, videos, audios, pictures and much more on your preferred platform. While using Kodi Media Player on PC or laptop, you may get irritated without knowing how to access particular options immediately. Hence it will be better to know the best Kodi Keyboard Shortcuts to make your usage more efficient and effective. Kodi shortcuts also improve the user experience by speeding up the process. So, without any further delay, here are some of the Kodi keyboards controls that every Kodi user must know.

To know more about Kodi, read what is Kodi and the importance of Kodi VPN.

Basic Kodi Keyboard Shortcuts

Shortcuts	Functions
Enter	To select the particular option
Up Arrow	To move up
Down Arrow	To move down
ESC	To get back to the previous option
Backspace	To get back to the previous option
I	To display the information about the selected media
S	To display the power options (Shutdown, Sleep, and Hibernate)
Print Screen	To take a Screenshot
CTRL + S	To take a Screenshot
F8	To mute/unmute Kodi Media Player
+	To increase the volume of Kodi Media Player
–	To decrease the volume of Kodi Media Player
\	To enable/disable full-screen mode
Home	To jump into the top of the screen

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Kodi Keyboard Shortcuts for Images

Shortcuts	Functions
Dot (.)	To view the next image
Comma (,)	To view the previous images
R	To rotate the image through 360 degree
+	To zoom in the image
–	To zoom out the image
I	To display the information about the image (name, path, size, type & more)
X	To stop the slideshow

Kodi Keyboard Shortcuts for Videos

Shortcuts	Functions
P	To Play the selected video
Space Bar	To Play/Pause the video
F	To fast forward the video
Left Arrow	To fast forward the video
R	To rewind the video
Right Arrow	To rewind the video
X	To stop the video
Z	To change the aspect ratio of the video
Y	To select the video player
I	To display information about the video

Kodi Keyboard Shortcuts for Audios

Shortcuts	Functions
Space Bar	To Play/Pause the audio
F	To fast forward the audio
R	To rewind the audio
I	To display information about the audio
+	To increase the volume
–	To decrese the volume
F8	To mute the audio
N	To display the music playlist which contains all the audio files

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How to Configure Kodi Keyboard Shortcuts

The above-mentioned shortcuts are standard and it comes by default. However, you can also customize your keyboard shortcuts by installing the Keymap editor add-on. Just follow these steps to customize your Kodi shortcuts:

#1: Launch your Kodi media player and navigate to the addons page.

#2: Tap Install from Repository.

#3: Now select Kodi Add-on repository -> Program addons -> Keymap editor -> Tap Install to start the installation process.

#4: Once the installation is finished, get back to the Addons page and launch the Keymap editor.

#5: Tap edit and a new window will be displayed to customize your shortcuts.

#6: Now select the category and customize the shortcut according to your convenience.

#7: After customizing the shortcut, tap Save to finish the process.

To Conclude

We hope these keyboard controls will help you to access the Kodi player in a better way. You can also customize your shortcuts by using the above-mentioned method.

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