About
Play YouTube videos on your screens without downloading them: promotional videos, how-tos, music, Shorts, live streams and whole playlists. Paste the link, then loop, mute, start at any second or turn on captions. The video streams from YouTube, so the player needs internet; for offline or best quality, upload it to your Library.
Get Started
Everything here starts in the editor: go to Playlists, open your playlist and choose the slide. When you’re done, click Publish.
Add a YouTube video to a slide
- Click Plugins and choose YouTube
- Paste the link in Video URL: a video, a Short, a live stream, or a playlist (a link with
&list=) - Click Set slide duration to to make the slide as long as the video
Loop, mute or start later
- Click the plugin
- Turn on Repeat video (loops when the slide is longer than the video) or Muted, or set Start playing video at
Show captions
- Click the plugin and turn on Captions, if the video has them
Options
Click the plugin on the slide to see these in the settings on the right.
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Video URL | The link from YouTube |
| Set slide duration to | Makes the slide as long as the video |
| Repeat video | Loops the video when the slide is longer |
| Show video controls | YouTube’s play, pause, volume and progress bar |
| Muted | Plays without sound |
| Captions | Closed captions, when the video has them |
| Start playing video at | Skips to a point in the video |
FAQ
What works
Can I show a YouTube playlist?
Yes. Use a link with &list=<list id>.
Can I show a live stream?
Yes, paste its link.
Can I show Shorts?
Yes.
Troubleshooting
What if the internet drops?
If there’s no internet when the slide starts, the video doesn’t show; if it drops while playing, you see the buffering icon. With an unstable connection, upload the video instead.
How do I set the video quality?
YouTube picks the quality by itself, and our app can’t change it. With Show video controls on, you can pick it with the gear icon on the screen, using a mouse or touch screen. Or upload the video to your Library to play it in its original quality.
It says "Video unavailable". Why?
Some channels, often music videos, only allow playback on YouTube. Our Windows, Linux and Mac players work around it; on Android and our Chrome extension they can’t. Find another source, or upload the video.
Why doesn't the video start by itself?
Chrome’s autoplay policy affects our Chrome extension and ChromeOS. Start Chrome with --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required. Android, Fire OS, Windows and macOS players aren’t affected.
How do I fix YouTube Error 153?
In the screen’s settings, go to Advanced → YouTube Player Engine and choose Web Widget. Then publish again.
