20 Kodi Keyboard Shortcuts You Must Know: Kodi users know how useful the open-source media player is for them. It’s the top-notch source for their needs regarding online entertainment stuff. The service has been persistently attracting a large number of followings chiefly due to the wide range of categories it offers to the users to choose from. Also, Kodi’s developers make sure to make it as accessible as they can. This is why it’s available for a wide range of platforms like Mac, iOS, Windows, Android, Linux, or a Raspberry Pi. Today, we are going to share the top twenty Kodi keyboard shortcuts. (Also see, How to Install Netflix on Kodi?).
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20 Kodi Keyboard Shortcuts You Must Know:
If you have been a Kodi user for a while, then you must know about the different Kodi commands that can advance things up and improve your experience. if not, then this Kodi keyboard shortcuts guide is for you.
1. Volume Up, Volume Down Or Mute:
Shortcut Key: – (minus), + (plus)
You can adjust the volume by scrolling up or down the volume button with your mouse. But, pressing + or – key to adjust would be easier.
2. Click A Screenshot
Shortcut Key: Ctrl + S or PrtSc
If you have some interesting scene on your Kodi that you may want to save; take a screenshot by pressing Ctrl + S or PrtSc.
3. Home Screen Or Previous Menu Shortcut
Shortcut Key: Esc
To go back to your Kodi home screen, press the Esc key. This keyboard shortcut can also be used for going back to the previous menu.
4. Switch on/off the Subtitles
Shortcut Key: T
If you want to watch any movie in a different language; press T to get its Subtitles.
5. Rewind
Shortcut Key: R
To rewind and replay an epic scene in your movie, press ‘R’.
6. Stop
Shortcut Key: X
Stop a precise video’s playback by pressing ‘X’ key.
7. Play
Shortcut Key: P
Press ‘P’ when you want to play the movie.
8. Fast Forward
Shortcut Key: F
To skip some unwanted scenes faster in the movie you are watching, fast-forward those scenes by using F key. Pressing this key once will fast-forward the movie twice as fast; while doing it twice will skip the scenes four times faster than the playback speed.(Also see, How to Install KodiNerds Repo on Kodi?)
9. Audio Control
Shortcut Key: A
Once in a while, you see a video with the irregular sync of audio and video. In such conditions, you may want to control audio speed so that it can keep pace with the video. To this end, press A to speed up or down the audio until you feel it gets synced with the video.
10. Switch Full-screen and Window Mode
Shortcut Key: \
This must-have become known to you that Kodi always opens in full-screen when you launch it. If you would like to open it in a window mode; use the \ key to toggle between full-screen and window mode.
11. Zoom/Aspect Ratio
Shortcut Key: Z
One of the many Kodi keyboard shortcuts is Z key. Pressing it will enable you to toggle between the range of available resolutions; (320 x 240), (1024 x 768) and so on.
12. Play Or Pause
Shortcut Key: Space-bar
Hit the Space-bar for playing or pausing any video.
13. Shutdown Menu
Shortcut Key: S
One of the quickest Kodi keyboard shortcuts is S key. Pressing it will let you exit Kodi really quickly. This will then show you a dialogue box asking for your confirmation; hit yes and shutdown Kodi more quickly than ever.
Kodi Keyboard Shortcuts For Pictures
14. Zoom In
Shortcut Key: + (plus)
In case you ever want to see any picture closely, press +.
15. Zoom Out
Shortcut Key: – (minus)
You can also zoom back out of it by pressing –
16. Zoom Picture From Level 1 To 9
Shortcut Key: 1-9
To adjust the zooming feature of Kodi on any picture; there are nine levels to choose from. If you know exactly how much inlarge you want a picture to be, set the desired level by pressing the numerical keys 1 to 9.
17. Previous Picture
Shortcut Key: , (comma)
Press ‘,’ to go back to your previous image.
18. Next Picture
Shortcut Key: “.” (period)
Use ‘.’ to move through your images without having to rely on your cursor.
Keyword Shortcuts According to Your Platform:
19. For Mac
If you’re a Mac user, here are various keyboard shortcuts for Kodi that you might want to know:
⌘ Cmd + S to take a screenshot.
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⌘ Cmd + F to toggle full-screen.
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⌘ Cmd + Q to quit.
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⌘ Cmd + H and ⌘ Cmd + M to hide/minimize to the dock.
20. For Windows
Shortcut Key: Windows Key
Whenever you want to get an option that’s outside of Kodi but still on your system, pressing the Windows key will help you do it.
Conclusion
So, this was all about the useful keyboard shortcuts for Kodi that every Kodi user must know to improve and catalyze the overall experience. Also, don’t forget to use a VPN when streaming Kodi movies.
