Add apps to your content

You add an app through Files > New > New app. In the App Browser you pick an app, fill in its settings and click Save. The app then appears in Files and works like any other item: add it to playlists and schedules, or send it straight to a screen.

Add an app

  1. Go to Files in the sidebar.
  2. Click New and choose New app.
  3. Find the app using the Search... box, or browse the list.
  4. Click the app and fill in the settings. On the right of the popup, a live preview updates as you type.
  5. Click Save, or click Send to screen to put it on a screen right away.

Connect an app to an account

Apps that pull data from Google or Microsoft ask you to connect first. In the app settings, click Continue with Google or Continue with Microsoft. If the file is shared publicly, click "Or use a public link →" instead. Your connections are listed in Settings > Connections, where you connect a service with Connect and disconnect it with Disconnect.

In the Microsoft apps you pick the file once you are connected: browse your OneDrive, search by name (which also covers shared files and SharePoint), go through SharePoint sites, or paste a sharing link to the file. An ordinary Microsoft sharing link does not work through the public-link option, because it cannot be embedded on a screen, so paste it after connecting instead. See Connect Microsoft 365.

Weather, clocks and time

  • Weather: current weather for a location in Celsius or Fahrenheit, with the Normal, Compact, Detailed, Dashboard and Ticker views.
  • Clock: a digital or analog clock, with 24-hour format, seconds and the date as options.
  • World Clock: several time zones side by side, digital or analog, in 1 to 4 columns.
  • Countdown: counts down to an end date, in the Basic, Flip board and Odometer styles, with a custom message when the countdown ends.
  • Stopwatch: a timer that counts up or down, with milliseconds as an option.

News and text

  • RSS: your own RSS feed, with the Standard, Spotlight, Compact and Ticker views. Max items defaults to 0 (no limit) and can be set from 0 to 100.
  • News: 59 news sources across 26 countries, among them BBC News and Al Jazeera English. Max items defaults to 10 and can be set from 1 to 50.
  • MRSS: media RSS with images and video, with a transition and a rotation time.
  • Notice Board: a fixed text board with a title, body text, alignment and your own colors.
  • Ticker: text scrolling horizontally, with an adjustable speed and separator.

Video

  • YouTube: a single YouTube video, with looping, subtitles and a start and end time in seconds.
  • YouTube Playlist: a whole YouTube playlist, with looping, shuffle and subtitles.
  • YouTube Channel: the latest videos from a channel, with a maximum number of videos.
  • Vimeo: a Vimeo video, with looping and autoplay.

See also Video and streaming.

Websites and designs

  • Website: a web page, with zoom, auto refresh and an adjustable preload time. See Websites and embeds.
  • Embed: embedded content from an external service through an embed URL.
  • Canva: a Canva design through a public canva.com link. You don't need a Canva account or a connection for this: you just paste the share link, and the only settings are zoom and refresh interval. The link does have to come from canva.com, otherwise it gets rejected.

Google Workspace

  • Google Sheets: a live spreadsheet, either the whole sheet or a chosen cell range.
  • Google Slides: a live presentation whose slides advance automatically, with transitions.
  • Google Docs: a live document, with auto scrolling.
  • Google Calendar: your calendar as a list or as a day, week or month view. In the list view you set Days ahead, which defaults to 14 and can be set from 1 to 90.
  • Google Drive: a file from Google Drive.
  • Google Analytics: a report on the last 7, 14, 28 or 30 days, or the last 3 months.

See also Connect Google Workspace.

Microsoft 365

  • PowerPoint Online: a live presentation whose slides advance automatically, with transitions.
  • Excel Online: a live worksheet.
  • Word Online: a live document whose pages advance automatically, with transitions.
  • OneDrive: a file from OneDrive.
  • Outlook Calendar: your Outlook calendar.
  • SharePoint: a SharePoint site.
  • Power BI: a report or dashboard. See Connect Power BI.

See also Connect Microsoft 365.

Social media

  • Instagram: your own feed or Stories, shown as Single post, Grid, Carousel, Feed, Mosaic or Flip cards. Needs a connection.
  • Facebook: the feed of a Facebook page, with the same views. Needs a connection.
  • Social Media Wall: Instagram and Facebook mixed together in one wall. Needs a connection.
  • LinkedIn: a public LinkedIn URL. No connection needed.
  • X (Twitter): a public X URL. No connection needed.
  • Instagram Counter: a follower counter in the Flip board, Odometer or Modern style. Needs a connection.
  • Facebook Counter: likes or followers of a page, in the same styles. Needs a connection.

See also Social media on your screen.

Finance and productivity

  • Stock Ticker: share prices as a Ticker, List or Grid, with the price change and the percentage change.
  • Exchange Rates: a base currency with target currencies, as a Ticker or List.
  • Crypto Prices: coins in EUR, USD or GBP, with a mini chart.
  • Trello: a Trello board with its lists and cards. Needs a connection to your Trello account, after which you choose one of your boards. You set the look with a theme, font, font size and font weight.

Other

  • Screen Mirroring: shows the web address and a pairing code you use to mirror your own device live on this screen. See Screen mirroring.
  • VALD Leaderboard: a leaderboard from VALD. See VALD Leaderboard.

Frequently asked questions

How often does an app refresh its data?

Most apps have the Refresh (min) field, 5 minutes by default, adjustable from 1 to 60 minutes. For Website, you first need to turn on Auto refresh. Power BI has its own Data refresh (min) field, 15 minutes by default.

Can I show several apps on one screen at the same time?

Yes, create a split screen through Files > New > New split screen and put different content in each sub-screen. To play them one after another, use a playlist.

How do I change an app I've already added?

In Files, click the app's item. The settings window opens; change what you want and save your changes.

Is an app missing?

Click Request app in the App Browser and describe what you want to show.

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