For advanced control of playback and other interface elements, Banshee supports key bindings, or combinations of keys (and/or clicks), that can be pressed to perform an action.
Playback Control
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Enter, o | If one or more items are selected, play the first item in the selection |
| Space Bar | Play or Pause the current song |
| N | Play the next song |
| B | Play the previous song |
Library Interaction
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| /, Ctrl + F | Move focus to the search box |
| Control + I | Open import media dialog |
Playlists
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| Control + N | Create new playlist |
Podcasts
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| y | Archive the selected episodes |
Interface
| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| F | Toggle full-screen mode |
| Control + A | Select all songs in playlist view |
| Control + Shift + A | Unselect all songs in playlist view |
| Control + W | Hide Banshee Window (Requires Notification Area extension enabled) |
| Control + Left Click | Play Previous Song (Requires Notification Area extension enabled) |
| Control + Right Click | Play Next Song (Requires Notification Area extension enabled) |
| Control + Middle Click | Toggle Play/Pause (Requires Notification Area extension enabled) |