Playlists

A Playlist is a sequence of content items that plays in a loop on a screen. You control what plays, in what order, and for how long.

Creating a playlist

Click the + button on the Playlists page.

Give it a name. The other settings are optional:

Setting	What it does
Animation	Transition effect between items (see options below). Note: may be disabled on low-end devices
Image scaling	How images and videos are fitted to the screen (see below)
Image backdrop blur	If content doesn't fill the screen, shows a blurred version of the same image as a background
Maximum length	Caps the total playlist duration at a set number of seconds

Transition animations

Option	Effect
None	Hard cut between items
Cross-fade	Items fade into each other
Scale	Next item scales into view
Slide Left	Next item slides in from the right
Slide Right	Next item slides in from the left
Slide Top	Next item slides in from the bottom
Slide Bottom	Next item slides in from the top

Image scaling options

Option	Effect
Scale Down	Shows content at its native size, but shrinks it if it's larger than the screen
Contain	Fits the content inside the screen without cropping
Cover	Fills the screen, cropping edges if needed
Fill	Stretches content to fill the screen exactly

Click Create to open the playlist editor.

Adding content

Drag and drop content from your library into the playlist. You can add:

• Media items (images, videos)
• Pages you've designed
• Apps
• Links
• Other playlists (nested)
• Messages (deprecated — use Pages instead)

Setting durations

Each item shows its duration. Click the duration field to change how long it plays in seconds. Videos use their full length by default, but you can override this.

Scheduling items

Each playlist item can be set to only play during specific dates or times — for example, only during lunch breaks or only on weekdays. Click the item settings to configure a schedule.

Reordering

Drag items up and down to change the playback order. The playlist loops continuously.

Publishing

WARNING

Playlists are drafts by default. Changes are not visible on your displays until you click Publish.

After making changes, click the Publish button to push the playlist to your displays. This lets you prepare changes in advance without affecting what's currently showing.

Assigning to a display

Once published, go to Displays, open a display, and click Set content. Select your playlist — it starts playing immediately.