# \[Request\] Plex Media Player - Add support for function keys **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [December 27, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plex-media-player-add-support-for-function-keys/173071 "2016-12-27T08:21:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![s\_falahati](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/s_falahati/32/101756_2.png) [@s\_falahati](https://forums.plex.tv/u/s_falahati)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 8:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plex-media-player-add-support-for-function-keys/173071/1 "2016-12-27T08:21:45Z")
I would love to be able to control the Plex Media Player using function keys on my keyboard and headset. It is sometimes hard to find the Window that plays the music in my messed up desktop. xD I know that this wasn’t possible with Plex Web in browser, but now that you put the WebUI in Plex Media Player, this should be as easy as writing 10 new lines of code. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![s\_falahati](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/s_falahati/32/101756_2.png) [@s\_falahati](https://forums.plex.tv/u/s_falahati)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2017, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plex-media-player-add-support-for-function-keys/173071/2 "2017-03-31T12:08:56Z")
Nothing to add? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![elvisman113](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elvisman113/32/81792_2.png) [@elvisman113](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elvisman113)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plex-media-player-add-support-for-function-keys/173071/3 "2018-03-28T14:05:02Z")
Function keys are supported, but only when Plex Media Player is in focus. See this thread, and Like to “vote” for it. > **[Plex Media Player - Media Control Keys Support while not focused/active](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/279226/plex-media-player-media-control-keys-support-while-not-focused-active)** > > The media player on Windows (Linux?) has support for the media keys already but they are not working when the window is not focused/active/in background. This way we can skip songs while gaming, coding or simply browsing the web. (Haven’t tested it... ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2022, 11:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/request-plex-media-player-add-support-for-function-keys/173071/4 "2022-08-09T23:45:31Z")
2022 clean-up: implemented / obsolete (app has been discontinued and replace by Plex HTPC which seems to also support the requested feature)