It’s hard to imagine a world without streaming entertainment. Whether you watch your movies on Netflix or listen to your music on Spotify, streaming provides the ultimate convenient way to have some fun.
Cheat Sheet to Become a TV and Music Streaming Services Master
To help you get the most out of these services, we’ve put together this article packed full of handy keyboard shortcuts, Secret Codes, and Channels List that will help you get the most out of all your streaming services. From movies to music, streaming is the ultimate way to consume your entertainment. Read this article to get the most out of it all. This article contains:
Toggle between the last two viewed live TV channels
0 (zero)
View information about the selected TV show
I
Up and down to move through channel list; left and right to switch channel groups
Arrow keys
Live TV Keyboard Shortcuts for Kodi
Play
P
Stop
X
Play/Pause toggle
Space
Fast forward – press once for 2x speed; twice for 4x, etc.
F
Rewind the video; tap multiple times for faster rewinding
R
Skip forward in 30-second increments
Right arrow
Skip back in 30-second increments
Left arrow
Toggle between full-screen and windowed mode
\(Backslash)
Change the aspect ratio of current video
Z
Capture screenshot (saved to preferred location selected after first use)
Ctrl + S
Display codec information
O
Mark as watched/unwatched
W
Switch media player, e.g. between internal player and uPnP player
Y
Toggle subtitles
T
Change subtitle position
Ctrl + T
Decrease playback speed (0.8x – 1.5x speed)
Alt + Left arrow
Increase playback speed (0.8x – 1.5x speed)
Alt + Right arrow
Queue a file for playback
Q
Move item down in the favorites list
D
Move item up in the favorites list
U
Media Playback Control Keyboard Shortcuts for Kodi
Increase volume
+(Plus)
Reduce volume
-(Minus)
Mute playback
F8
If audio and video isn’t in sync, use this to adjust the delay and bring the video back into sync.
A
Audio Control Keyboard Shortcuts for Kodi
Zoom into photo
+(Plus)
Zoom out of photo
-(Minus)
Incremental zoom, with 9 providing the greatest degree of magnification
1-9
Browse back through image library
.(Period)
Browse forward through image library
,(Comma)
Return to the previous menu, or to the home screen
Esc
Display the shutdown menu – exit Kodi, or shutdown or hibernate the host system, such as Windows or macOS.
S
Picture Viewing Keyboard Shortcuts for Kodi
Quit Kodi
Cmd + Q
Hide Kodi to the dock
Cmd + H
Toggle fullscreen view
Cmd + F
Take a screenshot
Cmd + S
macOS Keyboard Shortcuts for Kodi
Netflix Secret Codes
Find secret Netflix categories with this trick. Replace CODE in the following URL with the code for the category by which you want to filter content: https://www.netflix.com/browse/genre/CODE
Asian Action Movies
77232
Classic Action and Adventure
46576
Action Comedies
43040
Action Thrillers
43048
Adventures
7442
Comic Book and Superhero Movies
10118
Westerns
7700
Spy Action and Adventure
10702
Crime Action and Adventure
9584
Foreign Action and Adventure
11828
Martial Arts Movies
8985
Military Action and Adventure
2125
Action and Adventure (1365)
Adult Animation
11881
Anime Action
2653
Anime Comedies
9302
Anime Dramas
452
Anime Features
3063
Anime Sci-Fi
2729
Anime Horror
10695
Anime Fantasy
11146
Anime Series
6721
Anime (7424)
Movies for ages 0 to 2
6796
Movies for ages 2 to 4
6218
Movies for ages 5 to 7
5455
Movies for ages 8 to 10
561
Movies for ages 11 to 12
6962
Education for Kids
10659
Disney
67673
Movies based on children’s books
10056
Family Features
51056
TV Cartoons
11177
Kids’ TV
27346
Kids Music
52843
Animal Tales
5507
Children and Family Movies (783)
Classic Comedies
31694
Classic Dramas
29809
Classic Sci-Fi and Fantasy
47147
Classic Thrillers
46588
Film Noir
7687
Classic War Movies
48744
Epics
52858
Classic Foreign Movies
32473
Silent Movies
53310
Classic Westerns
47465
Classic Movies (31574)
Dark Comedies
869
Foreign Comedies
4426
Late Night Comedies
1402
Mockumentaries
26
Political Comedies
2700
Screwball Comedies
9702
Sports Comedies
5286
Stand-Up Comedy
11559
Teen Comedies
3519
Satires
4922
Romantic Comedies
5475
Slapstick Comedies
10256
Comedies (6548)
B-Horror Movies
8195
Campy Movies
1252
Cult Horror Movies
10944
Cult Sci-Fi and Fantasy
4734
Cult Comedies
9434
Cult Movies (7627)
Biographical Documentaries
3652
Crime Documentaries
9875
Foreign Documentaries
5161
Historical Documentaries
5349
Military Documentaries
4006
Sports Documentaries
180
Music and Concert Documentaries
90361
Travel and Adventure Documentaries
1159
Political Documentaries
7018
Religious Documentaries
10005
Science and Nature Documentaries
2595
Social and Cultural Documentaries
3675
Documentaries (6839)
Biographical Dramas
3179
Classic Dramas
29809
Courtroom Dramas
528582748
Crime Dramas
6889
Dramas based on books
4961
Dramas based on real life
3653
Tearjerkers
6384
Foreign Dramas
2150
Sports Dramas
7243
Gay and Lesbian Dramas
500
Independent Dramas
384
Teen Dramas
9299
Military Dramas
11
Period Pieces
12123
Political Dramas
6616
Romantic Dramas
1255
Showbiz Dramas
5012
Social Issue Dramas
3947
Dramas (5763)
Faith and Spirituality Movies
52804
Spiritual Documentaries
2760
Kids Faith and Spirituality
751423
Faith and Spirituality (26835)
Art House Movies
29764
Classic Foreign Movies
32473
Foreign Comedies
4426
Foreign Documentaries
5161
Foreign Dramas
2150
Foreign Gay and Lesbian Movies
8243
Foreign Horror Movies
8654
Foreign Sci-Fi and Fantasy
6485
Foreign Thrillers
10306
Romantic Foreign Movies
7153
African Movies
3761
Australian Movies
5230
Belgian Movies
262
Korean Movies
5685
Latin American Movies
1613
Middle Eastern Movies
5875
New Zealand Movies
63782
Russian Movies
11567
Scandinavian Movies
9292
Southeast Asian Movies
9196
Spanish Movies
58741
Greek Movies
61115
German Movies
58886
French Movies
58807
Eastern European Movies
5254
Dutch Movies
10606
Irish Movies
58750
Japanese Movies
10398
Italian Movies
8221
Indian Movies
10463
Chinese Movies
3960
British Movies
10757
Foreign Movies (7462)
Gay and Lesbian Comedies
7120
Gay and Lesbian Dramas
500
Romantic Gay and Lesbian Movies
3329
Foreign Gay and Lesbian Movies
8243
Gay and Lesbian Documentaries
4720
Gay and Lesbian TV Shows
65263
Gay and Lesbian Movies (5977)
B-Horror Movies
8195
Creature Features
6895
Cult Horror Movies
10944
Deep Sea Horror Movies
45028
Foreign Horror Movies
8654
Horror Comedy
89585
Monster Movies
947
Slasher and Serial Killer Movies
8646
Supernatural Horror Movies
42023
Teen Screams
52147
Vampire Horror Movies
75804
Werewolf Horror Movies
75930
Zombie Horror Movies
75405
Satanic Stories
6998
Horror Movies (8711)
Independent Movies
7077
Experimental Movies
11079
Independent Action and Adventure
11804
Independent Thrillers
3269
Romantic Independent Movies
9916
Independent Comedies
4195
Independent Dramas
384
Independent Movies (7077)
Kids Music
52843
Country and Western/Folk
1105
Jazz and Easy Listening
10271
Latin Music
10741
Urban and Dance Concerts
9472
World Music Concerts
2856
Rock and Pop Concerts
3278
Music (1701)
Classic Musicals
32392
Disney Musicals
59433
Showbiz Musicals
13573
Stage Musicals
55774
Musicals (13335)
Romantic Favorites
502675
Quirky Romance
36103
Romantic Independent Movies
9916
Romantic Foreign Movies
7153
Romantic Dramas
1255
Steamy Romantic Movies
35800
Classic Romantic Movies
31273
Romantic Comedies
5475
Romantic Movies (8883)
Action Sci-Fi and Fantasy
1568
Alien Sci-Fi
3327
Classic Sci-Fi and Fantasy
47147
Cult Sci-Fi and Fantasy
4734
Fantasy Movies
9744
Sci-Fi Adventure
6926
Sci-Fi Dramas
3916
Sci-Fi Horror Movies
1694
Sci-Fi Thrillers
11014
Foreign Sci-Fi and Fantasy
6485
Sci-Fi and Fantasy (1492)
Sports Comedies
5286
Sports Documentaries
180
Sports Dramas
7243
Baseball Movies
12339
Football Movies
12803
Boxing Movies
12443
Soccer Movies
12549
Martial Arts, Boxing, and Wrestling
6695
Basketball Movies
12762
Sports and Fitness
9327
Sports Movies (4370)
Action Thrillers
43048
Classic Thrillers
46588
Crime Thrillers
10499
Foreign Thrillers
10306
Independent Thrillers
3269
Gangster Movies
31851
Psychological Thrillers
5505
Political Thrillers
10504
Mysteries
9994
Sci-Fi Thrillers
11014
Spy Thrillers
9147
Steamy Thrillers
972
Supernatural Thrillers
11140
Thrillers (8933)
British TV Shows
52117
Classic TV Shows
46553
Crime TV Shows
26146
Cult TV Shows
74652
Food and Travel TV
72436
Kids’ TV
27346
Korean TV Shows
67879
Miniseries
4814
Military TV Shows
25804
Science and Nature TV
52780
TV Action and Adventure
10673
TV Comedies
10375
TV Documentaries
10105
TV Dramas
11714
TV Horror
83059
TV Mysteries
4366
TV Sci-Fi and Fantasy
1372
Reality TV
9833
Teen TV Shows
60951
TV Shows (83)
Plex Shortcuts
Navigate left
Left arrow
Navigate right
Right arrow
Navigate up
Up arrow
Navigate down
Down arrow
Select
Enter
Select
Space
Back
Esc
Back
Backspace
Back
Delete
Start playback off highlighted item
P
Toggle played/unplayed status
W
Enter/exit fullscreen mode (Windows)
Shift + F11
Enter/exit fullscreen mode (macOS)
Cmd + Control + F
Minimize Plex (Windows)
Win + Down arrow
Minimize Plex (macOS)
Cmd + M
Quit app
Alt + F4
Quit app
Control + Q / Cmd + Q
App Navigation Keyboard Shortcuts for Plex
Access menu
Enter
Volume up
+
Volume down
–
Pause/play
P
Skip back 10 seconds
Right arrow
Jump forward 10 seconds
Left arrow
Jump forward 10 minutes
Up arrow
Skip back 10 minutes
Down arrow
Cancel playback
X
Back
B
Stop playback and return to the home screen
H
Play the previous item in the queue
Home
Play the next item in the queue
End
Cycle through aspect ratios
Z
Switch to the next audio stream
A
Return to the previous audio stream
Control + A / Cmd + A
Switch to the next subtitles
L
Playback Keyboard Shortcuts for Plex
Reload app
Control + Shift + R / Cmd + Shift + R
Show debug information
Control + Shift + D / Cmd + Shift + D
Troubleshooting Keyboard Shortcuts for Plex
Spotify Shortcuts
Action
Windows
macOS
Create new playlist
Ctrl + N
Cmd + N
Create a new playlist folder
Ctrl + Shift + N
Cmd + Shift + N
Cut
Ctrl + X
Cmd + X
Copy
Ctrl + C
Cmd + C
Paste
Ctrl + V
Cmd + V
Undo
Ctrl + Z
Cmd + Z
Redo
Ctrl + Y
Cmd + Shift + Z
Delete
Del
Delete
Select all
Ctrl + A
Cmd + A
Basic Chrome Functions Keyboard Shortcuts for Spotify
Action
Windows
macOS
Play/pause
Space
Space
Next track
Ctrl + Right
Cmd + Right
Previous track
Ctrl + Left
Cmd + Left
Seek backward/forward
Shift + Left/Right
Cmd + Shift + Left/Right
Play currently selected element
Enter
Enter
Toggle shuffle mode
Ctrl + S
Cmd + S
Cycle repeat modes
Ctrl + R
Cmd + R
Music Playback Keyboard Shortcuts for Spotify
Action
Windows
macOS
Open Spotify Preferences
Ctrl + P
Cmd + ,(Comma)
Show Spotify help
F1
n/a
Log out of your account
Ctrl + Shift + W
Cmd + Shift + W
Quit Spotify
Alt + F4
Cmd + Q
Account and App Management Keyboard Shortcuts for Spotify
Action
Windows
macOS
Zoom in
Ctrl + Plus (+)
Cmd + Plus (+)
Zoom out
Ctrl + Minus (-)
Cmd + Minus (-)
Reset zoom to 100%
Ctrl + Zero (0)
Cmd + Zero (0)
Zoom Keyboard Shortcuts for Spotify
Action
Windows
macOS
Go back to the previous screen
Alt + Left
Cmd + [ or Cmd + Option + Left
Go forward one screen
Alt + Right
Cmd + ] or Cmd + Option + Right
Move the cursor to the Search box
Ctrl + L
Cmd + L
Show Filter box in playlists and Song list
Ctrl + F
Cmd + F
Navigation Keyboard Shortcuts for Spotify
Action
Windows
macOS
Raise volume
Ctrl + Up
Cmd + Up
Lower volume
Ctrl + Down
Cmd + Down
Mute
Ctrl + Shift + Down
Cmd + Shift + Down
Set volume to maximum
Ctrl + Shift + Up
Cmd + Shift + Up
Volume Keyboard Shortcuts for Spotify
Action
macOS
Hide the Spotify window
Cmd + H
Hide the other app windows
Cmd + Option + H
Close the Spotify window
Cmd + W
Minimize window
Cmd + M
Restore minimized window
Cmd + Option + 1
macOS-Only Keyboard Shortcuts for Spotify
Music For Mac Shortcuts
Open preferences
Command + Comma
Quit the app
Command + Q
Eject
Command + E
Open help
Command + ?
Open a different music library
Option + Command + (while opening Music)
Refresh
Command + R
General Keyboard Shortcuts in Music for macOS
Play from beginning
Return
Play/pause
Space
Track forward or back
Option + Command + Right/left arrow
Stop
Command + Full stop
Play the next/previous song
Right/left arrow
Play the next/previous album
Option + Right/left arrow
Display currently playing
Command + L
Display the Playing Next list
Option + Command + U
Increase volume
Command + Up arrow
Decrease volume
Command + Down arrow
Open the equalizer
Option + Command + E
Go to the next or last chapter
Shift + Command + Right/left arrow
Stream an audio file from a URL
Command + U
Playing Keyboard Shortcuts in Music for macOS
Create a new playlist
Command + N
Create a playlist from a selection of songs
Shift + Command + N
Create a new Smart Playlist
Option + Command + N
Start Genius Shuffle
Option + Space
Delete the selected playlist
Command + Delete
Delete the selected playlist, and its songs, from your library
Option + Delete
Delete the selected song from your library and all playlists
Option + Delete
Playlists Keyboard Shortcuts in Music for macOS
Search in the iTunes Store
Type in the search field and press Option + Return
Next or previous page
Command + Right/left bracket
Reload
Command + R
iTunes Store Keyboard Shortcuts in Music for macOS
Import a file to your library
Command + O
Show where a song file is located
Shift + Command + R
Select the search field
Command + F
Undo your last input when editing
Command + Z
Cut information or artwork
Command + X
Copy information or artwork
Command + C
Paste information or artwork
Command + V
Select all the songs in the list
Command + A
Show or hide the column browser
Command + B
Deselect all the songs on the list
Shift + Command + A
Select or deselect all the songs in a list
Command + click the tickbox
Manage Library Keyboard Shortcuts in Music for macOS
