this is a must top 20 tips for running kodi and using shortcut keys everyone should know.
1. Toggle between Full-screen and Windowed Mode
Shortcut Key: \
Kodi opens in full screen mode by default. By using this keyboard shortcut, one can easily toggle from full screen to windowed mode. This will allow the user to access other software/apps simultaneously while using Kodi.
2. Audio delay control
Shortcut Key: A
Sometimes audio and video of a particular video doesn’t sync well. In such cases, you can use this keyboard command to adjust audio delay, so that it syncs well with the video.
3. Fast forward
Shortcut Key: F
If you want to skip a particular part of a movie or a music video, simply press ‘F’ key. If you press once, the video will fast forward at 2x pace; if you press it twice, the video will fast forward at 4x pace and so on.
4. Play
Shortcut Key: P
Pressing ‘P’ will start the video.
5. Stop
Shortcut Key: X
To stop a particular video, just press ‘X’ key.
6. Rewind
Shortcut Key: R
If you love a particular scene of a movie or a music video, simply press ‘R’ key to rewind back. If you press once, the video will rewind at 2x pace; if you press it twice, the video will rewind at 4x pace and so on.
Alternatively, you can use the left arrow key to rewind the video 3o seconds.
7. Toggle Subtitles On/Off
Shortcut Key: T
If you want to turn subtitles on/off for a movie or a video, just press ‘T’. However, Subtitles settings must be properly configured before trying this shortcut.
8. Previous Menu or Home Screen
Shortcut Key: Esc
If you want to go back to a previous menu or want to go back to the home screen, just press ‘Esc’ key. It will save you from multiple clicks.
9. Take A Screenshot
Shortcut Key: Ctrl + S or Prt Sc
If you want to take screenshot of what’s playing on your Kodi media center, just press ‘Ctrl+S’. Once you press it, a dialog box will ask you for preferred location for saving that screenshot.
Or an alternate way of taking screenshot is to hit ‘PrtSc’. The screenshot will be saved to clipboard which you can retrieve by opening ‘Paint’ and pressing ‘Ctrl+V’.
If you wish to take print out of the screenshot, you can easily do so since it is available in ready to use printable format.
10. Volume Down, Volume Up or Mute
Shortcut Key: – (minus), + Plus
For decreasing volume of a video, just press ‘-‘ key and for increasing the volume, press ‘+’ key. You will have to press a particular key multiple times to change the volume to a required level.
If you want to mute a video completely, press ‘-‘ key multiple times so that the volume becomes zero.
11. Shut down Menu
Shortcut Key: S
For quickly getting yourself out of the system, just press the ‘S’ key. It will give you an option for exiting Kodi with just one click. Also, it has the option to directly shut down/hibernate your system. This helps you save a lot of time when you are in hurry.
12. Pause / Play
Shortcut Key: Space bar
For playing/pausing a particular video, all you have to do is to hit ‘space’ bar. It’s the same keyboard shortcut that we have for VLC and YouTube.
13. Zoom / Aspect Ratio
Shortcut Key: Z
If you wish to adjust the aspect ratio of a video according to its resolution, just press the ‘Z’ key. Every time you press the key, the video will adjust to a different resolution such as (320 x 240), (1024 x 768), etc. Choose the one with better clarity.
Kodi Shortcuts For Pictures
14. Zoom Picture From Level 1 to level 9
Shortcut Key: 1-9
Pressing numerical keys from 1-9 will zoom the images in increasing order.
15. Next Picture
Shortcut Key: . period
You can browse through images without having to use your cursor. Just press ‘.’ key and you can scroll to the next image.
16. Previous Picture
Shortcut Key: , comma
For viewing the previous image, just press ‘,’.
17. Zoom In
Shortcut Key: + plus
Another way to Zoom a picture is by pressing the ‘+’ key
18. Zoom Out
Shortcut Key: – minus
Similary, one can use ‘-‘ key to zoom out a photograph.
Platform Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
19. For Windows
Shortcut Key: Windows Key
If you wish to access an option on your system, outside of Kodi but without having to exit it. Just press the Windows key and you are good.
20. For Mac
Some helpful Kodi keyboard shortcuts for Mac users.
⌘ 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
1. Toggle between Full-screen and Windowed Mode
Shortcut Key: \
Kodi opens in full screen mode by default. By using this keyboard shortcut, one can easily toggle from full screen to windowed mode. This will allow the user to access other software/apps simultaneously while using Kodi.
2. Audio delay control
Shortcut Key: A
Sometimes audio and video of a particular video doesn’t sync well. In such cases, you can use this keyboard command to adjust audio delay, so that it syncs well with the video.
3. Fast forward
Shortcut Key: F
If you want to skip a particular part of a movie or a music video, simply press ‘F’ key. If you press once, the video will fast forward at 2x pace; if you press it twice, the video will fast forward at 4x pace and so on.
4. Play
Shortcut Key: P
Pressing ‘P’ will start the video.
5. Stop
Shortcut Key: X
To stop a particular video, just press ‘X’ key.
6. Rewind
Shortcut Key: R
If you love a particular scene of a movie or a music video, simply press ‘R’ key to rewind back. If you press once, the video will rewind at 2x pace; if you press it twice, the video will rewind at 4x pace and so on.
Alternatively, you can use the left arrow key to rewind the video 3o seconds.
7. Toggle Subtitles On/Off
Shortcut Key: T
If you want to turn subtitles on/off for a movie or a video, just press ‘T’. However, Subtitles settings must be properly configured before trying this shortcut.
8. Previous Menu or Home Screen
Shortcut Key: Esc
If you want to go back to a previous menu or want to go back to the home screen, just press ‘Esc’ key. It will save you from multiple clicks.
9. Take A Screenshot
Shortcut Key: Ctrl + S or Prt Sc
If you want to take screenshot of what’s playing on your Kodi media center, just press ‘Ctrl+S’. Once you press it, a dialog box will ask you for preferred location for saving that screenshot.
Or an alternate way of taking screenshot is to hit ‘PrtSc’. The screenshot will be saved to clipboard which you can retrieve by opening ‘Paint’ and pressing ‘Ctrl+V’.
If you wish to take print out of the screenshot, you can easily do so since it is available in ready to use printable format.
10. Volume Down, Volume Up or Mute
Shortcut Key: – (minus), + Plus
For decreasing volume of a video, just press ‘-‘ key and for increasing the volume, press ‘+’ key. You will have to press a particular key multiple times to change the volume to a required level.
If you want to mute a video completely, press ‘-‘ key multiple times so that the volume becomes zero.
11. Shut down Menu
Shortcut Key: S
For quickly getting yourself out of the system, just press the ‘S’ key. It will give you an option for exiting Kodi with just one click. Also, it has the option to directly shut down/hibernate your system. This helps you save a lot of time when you are in hurry.
12. Pause / Play
Shortcut Key: Space bar
For playing/pausing a particular video, all you have to do is to hit ‘space’ bar. It’s the same keyboard shortcut that we have for VLC and YouTube.
13. Zoom / Aspect Ratio
Shortcut Key: Z
If you wish to adjust the aspect ratio of a video according to its resolution, just press the ‘Z’ key. Every time you press the key, the video will adjust to a different resolution such as (320 x 240), (1024 x 768), etc. Choose the one with better clarity.
Kodi Shortcuts For Pictures
14. Zoom Picture From Level 1 to level 9
Shortcut Key: 1-9
Pressing numerical keys from 1-9 will zoom the images in increasing order.
15. Next Picture
Shortcut Key: . period
You can browse through images without having to use your cursor. Just press ‘.’ key and you can scroll to the next image.
16. Previous Picture
Shortcut Key: , comma
For viewing the previous image, just press ‘,’.
17. Zoom In
Shortcut Key: + plus
Another way to Zoom a picture is by pressing the ‘+’ key
18. Zoom Out
Shortcut Key: – minus
Similary, one can use ‘-‘ key to zoom out a photograph.
Platform Specific Keyboard Shortcuts
19. For Windows
Shortcut Key: Windows Key
If you wish to access an option on your system, outside of Kodi but without having to exit it. Just press the Windows key and you are good.
20. For Mac
Some helpful Kodi keyboard shortcuts for Mac users.
⌘ 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