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Keyboard and Gamepad

Everything in TinePlayer is fully accessible without a mouse. And while a keyboard has more shortcuts, everything should be accessible with only a gamepad as well.

Navigating Menus

Key	Gamepad	Does
Arrow keys	D-pad or left stick	Move around
`Enter`	A / Cross	Activate current selection
`Esc`	B / Circle	Back, or cancel
`Tab`	Shoulder buttons	Move between parts of the screen
`Page Up` / `Page Down`	Triggers	Jump a screenful at a time in a list
`Home` / `End`	-	Goto the first or last item in a list
`Ctrl`+`O`	-	Open the file browser to find a video file
`Ctrl`+`L`	-	Open a file by URL
`Ctrl`+`,`	-	Goto Settings
`Ctrl`+`Q` / `Ctrl`+`W`	-	Close TinePlayer

In a long list, typing a letter jumps to the next item starting with that letter.

On macOS the shortcuts work with either Cmd or Ctrl.

Player Controls

Key	Gamepad	Does
`Space`	A / Cross / Start	Pause and resume
`Esc`	B / Circle	Close menus or control bar, stop video
`←` `→`	D-pad Left and right	Skip ten seconds. Hold to scrub
`↑`	D-pad Up	Show controls if they are hidden and navigate up
`↓`	D-pad Down	Navigate down and hide controls if they are visible
`F` / `F11`	Y / Triangle	Toggle fullscreen
`C`	X / Square	Toggle subtitles
`M`	Hold X / Square	Toggle overall mute
`A`	-	Step the first output to the next soundtrack
`S`	-	Step the second output to the next soundtrack
`T`	Click right stick	Swap the clock between length and time left

Media keys

Play, pause, stop and skip on a keyboard, headset or remote work on Windows, macOS and Linux.

What is playing is also pushed to the system so the video appears with its title, poster, and position in the media panels each platform shows: the media flyout on Windows, Control Center and the lock screen on macOS.

Gamepads

Plug one in at any time and it should work right away without restarting TinePlayer. Xbox, PlayStation, and most generic controllers are recognized.

Next: Choosing audio tracks - what each output can play.