Alternative keymaps for most remotes
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Alternative keymaps for most remotes, as suggested by the community. This includes MCE/RC6 and keyboard type remote controls.
Installing keymaps
There are a few methods to load custom keymaps on Kodi.
File manager
Kodi's built in file manager can be used to copy files from a network file share (such as SMB/Windows sharing), or a USB thumb drive, to the userdata folder.
- Save the keymap you want to use as a plain text file as "keymap.xml" (it can be anything as long as it ends in .xml) on the file share.
- Go to the File Manager in Kodi. For the default skin, Confluence, highlight the "System" tab and then select the submenu "File manager" option.
- Add the file share as a source in the "A" window, then navigate to where the keymap file is.
- In the "B" window go do the Profile directory which will be the userdata folder, then open the keymaps folder.
- Highlight the keymap file from the "A" window, then press menu, and then select copy. This will copy the selected keymap to the Fire TV's userdata folder.
- Now just restart Kodi to load the new keymap.
Copy directly to userdata folder
- Save the keymap you want to use as a plain text file as "keymap.xml" (it can be anything as long as it ends in .xml)
- Use a file manager of your choice, such as the one build into your OS, and copy this file to the userdata folder within the keymaps folder.
The Userdata folder is a subfolder of the Kodi Data Folder and is located as shown in the table below.
Operating system | Userdata Folder |
---|---|
Android | Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata/ (see note) |
iOS | /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/Kodi/userdata/ |
LibreELEC | /storage/.kodi/userdata/ |
Linux | ~/.kodi/userdata/ |
macOS | /Users/<your_user_name>/Library/Application Support/Kodi/userdata/ |
Nvidia Shield (SMB) | smb://<nvidiashieldurl>/internal/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/userdata |
OSMC | /home/osmc/.kodi/userdata/ |
tvOS | /private/var/mobile/Library/Preferences/Kodi/userdata/ |
webOS | /media/developer/apps/usr/palm/applications/org.xbmc.kodi/.kodi/userdata/ |
Windows | %APPDATA%\Kodi\userdata |
Windows Portable | <Install location chosen by you>\portable_data\userdata\ |
Windows via Microsoft Store | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kodi\ |
Windows Xbox | %LOCALAPPDATA%\Packages\XBMCFoundation.Kodi_4n2hpmxwrvr6p\LocalCache\Roaming\Kodi\ |
- Note: In some Android setups the path may be slightly different to the one stated above.
Keymap 1 - SmallStepBack
- Cut and paste the following into a new text document and save as remote.xml and place in
userdata/keymaps/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <keymap> <FullscreenVideo> <remote> <back>seek(-7)</back> </remote> <keyboard> <back>seek(-7)</back> <backspace>seek(-7)</backspace> <escape>seek(-7)</escape> </keyboard> </FullscreenVideo> </keymap>
- What it does
- Back durning full screen playback is changed to SmallStepBack (-7 seconds)
Keymap 2 - stop a video when backing out of it
- Cut and paste the following into a new text document and save as remote.xml and place in
userdata/keymaps/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <keymap> <FullscreenVideo> <remote> <back>stop</back> </remote> <keyboard> <back>stop</back> <backspace>stop</backspace> <escape>stop</escape> </keyboard> </FullscreenVideo> </keymap>
- What it does
- Back durning full screen playback will stop the video and return you to the file/library lists.
Keymap 3 - move cursor on keyboard instead of buttons
Note: As of Kodi v15, you can use Tab ⇆ to toggle between selecting keys on the on-screen-keyboard and moving the cursor.
- Cut and paste the following into a new text document and save as remote.xml and place in
userdata/keymaps/
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <keymap> <virtualkeyboard> <keyboard> <left>CursorLeft</left> <right>CursorRight</right> </keyboard> </virtualkeyboard> </keymap>
- What it does
- Left/right arrow keys will move the cursor when entering text with the on-screen-keyboard, rather than select different keyboard buttons. This restores the behavior previously seen when "Remote sends keyboard presses" was turned off.