documentation/Command reference
The game accepts a small set of startup flags. Unknown flags are ignored, and there is no separate help flag.
inso
| flag | effect |
|---|---|
--tournament <path> |
Open in tournament mode with the map or song folder at <path>. The path is required. |
--gen-lua-docs |
Regenerates docs/lua_api.html and exits. Run it from the inso folder so the output is written to the expected location. |
--disable-raw-input |
Disables raw input for the process. NVIDIA Nsight fails when raw input is enabled. |
edit mode keys
| key | action |
|---|---|
escape / space |
Pause or resume playback |
left / right |
Scrub backward or forward by one grid step (1/4 beat at the current timing point) |
ctrl+left / ctrl+right |
Jump to the previous or next bookmark |
ctrl+o |
Open a beatmap |
ctrl+c |
Copy the playhead time in milliseconds |
ctrl+shift+c |
Copy the playhead as an osu-style mm:ss:mmm timestamp |
ctrl+v |
Jump to the mm:ss:mmm timestamp in the clipboard |
f5 |
Enter play mode from the current playhead |
shift+f5 |
Enter play mode from the first hitobject's preempt window |
r |
Soft reload the current beatmap |
shift+r |
Reload the beatmap and its assets |
z |
Jump to the first hitobject, or to the map start if already there |
home |
Reset playback rate to 1x |
pageup / pagedown |
Speed up or slow down playback in 1.5x steps |
| mouse scroll | Scrub along the beat grid; scroll up moves backward |
The broadcaster used for synchronized play is documented in Tournament mode.