Kodi is primarily designed for the home theatre using the 10-foot user interface principles controlled with a remote control. Alternatively a (wireless) keyboard can be used. Most hardware you purchase, like the RPi and Android devices, will have a remote control included and will work out of the box with Kodi. Kodi (earlier known as XBMC) is one powerful, open source media server and player that has gained popularity over the past few years. Because of the efforts of the community, Kodi now supports majority of devices ranging from Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, Raspberry pi etc. Once complete, remember to sync your remote. Harmony setup for Kodi on Mac Add Kodi to Harmony During the setup process, Harmony will ask you for the manufacturer and model numbers of your television, AV receiver, and other devices. Enter the manufacturer as Apple and the model as Kodi.
- Kore, Official Remote for Kodi. Kodi Foundation brought the most popular remote app for Kodi,.
- On the Mac side, expect to get Kodi up and running on Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion) or newer. Windows users will need Windows Vista or newer on their devices to run Kodi. Which Remote Controls Work.
Kodi Remote Connection
Control
Harmony Smart Keyboard can act as a fully functional computer keyboard, many apps will also allow you to use your mobile device for control functions. Listed below are some popular apps in the Kodi Channel Derectory as well as ways to control them using Harmony.
Netflix
All Harmony products
Direction Pad Navigation will navigate Netflix.
Media Keys such as play, pause and fast forward do not control Netflix.
With Harmony Smart Keyboard
Text entry is possible using Harmony Smart Keyboard or the Harmony app
Mouse/Cursor control is possible using Harmony Smart Keyboard.
Netflix offers these keyboard shortcuts:
- Toggle Play/Pause
- Skip backward 10 seconds
- Skip forward 10 seconds
- Rewind
- Fast-Forward
- Enter full-screen
- Exit full-screen
Hulu
All Harmony products
Direction Pad Navigation will navigate Hulu.
Media Keys such as play, pause and fast forward do not control Hulu.
With Harmony Smart Keyboard
Text entry is possible using Harmony Smart Keyboard or the Harmony app
Mouse/Cursor control is possible using Harmony Smart Keyboard.
Kodi Remote Mac Os X
Best productivity apps for macbook. Hulu offers these keyboard shortcuts:
- Toggle Play/Pause
- Skip backward 10 seconds
- Skip forward 10 seconds
- Exit full-screen
YouTube
All Harmony products
Direction Pad Navigation will navigate the YouTube app.
Media Keys such as Play, Pause, Stop, Fast-Forward and Rewind commands work. YouTube allows you to navigate between videos using the Skip Forward and Skip backward commands.
With Harmony Smart Keyboard
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The YouTube app has an on screen keyboard you navigate using direction keys and does not accept keyboard text entry.
Other apps
The behavior of other apps may vary depending on its design.