The Signagelive YouTube App enables you to integrate high-quality video content directly into your digital signage. Whether you are using a full-screen playlist or a multi-zone layout, you can easily schedule and display:
Individual YouTube videos
Live streams
Full video playlists
The YouTube App can be added to your Signagelive Network for use in your Playlists and Layouts directly from the Signagelive Marketplace. If you are yet to add this, please take a look at the following section.
Please Note
While the YouTube App enables broad content sharing, we recommend only using content you own or have permission to use. To ensure you stay compliant with YouTube’s Terms of Service and avoid copyright strikes, we recommend reviewing this Facts and Myths of Content Sharing guide.
Adding the YouTube App to your Signagelive Network from the Marketplace
Log in to your Signagelive Network
Head to Content > Playlists > Create/Edit to access the Asset Library
From the Asset Library, select Marketplace (located along the left-hand side)
Find the YouTube App and click on it
Select Add to Signagelive
Exit the Marketplace using the cross (X) located in the top-right
You'll now be back in your Asset Library and will find the YouTube App by filtering by Recently Added or by searching for the app within your assets.
Using the YouTube App
With the YouTube App added to your Signagelive Network's Asset Library, you can double-click on the asset itself or from within your chosen playlist (once it has been added). This will allow you to access the Asset Properties, where you can select which YouTube content you'd like to display.
Watch our video walk-through here:
What properties can I change within the YouTube App?
Editable Properties | Description |
Content Type | Select the drop-down to choose whether to display a single Video or a Playlist of videos. |
Video/Playlist ID | In this field, you must enter the unique ID of the video or playlist you are attempting to display. Refer to this section of this article for guidance on entering this information (entering the full URL of the video or playlist will not work). |
Show Controls | Check or uncheck this box to display or hide the video controls on-screen (pause/play button, volume, settings, full-screen toggle, etc.). |
Closed Captions | Check or uncheck this box to display or hide Closed Captions on your YouTube content.
Note: Our YouTube app does not currently support auto-generated Closed Captions; therefore, if you wish to make use of Closed Captions, please upload and publish your own Captions/Subtitles to your videos. |
Autoloop Video | Check or uncheck this box to enable or disable Autoloop
Note: by default, this is set to OFF, meaning that if only displaying a single video, it will play once and then stop). |
Related Videos | Check this box if you would like to display related videos after your video ends
Note: unless you have a keyboard plugged into your digital signage device or a touchscreen device, you will not be able to interact with these related videos. |
Mute Playback | Check this box if you wish to mute video playback. |
Note on Playback Length:
When you add the YouTube App to a Playlist, please remember to change the default duration from 10 seconds to the actual length of your video. If used as a Static App in a Layout, the content will loop automatically and refresh once every 24 hours.
How to find your Video or Playlist ID
To display content, the Signagelive YouTube App requires the unique ID found at the end of the YouTube URL. You can find this in your browser's address bar:
For Videos & Live Streams: Copy everything after
v=Example:
youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
For Playlists: Copy everything after
list=Example:
youtube.com/playlist?list=PLirAqAtl_h2r5g8xGajEwdXd3L1y
Simply paste this ID into the Video/Playlist ID field of the YouTube app in Signagelive.
Using the YouTube App in a Layout
To use the YouTube App in a Layout, you can either:
Use a Static Widget: This will enable you to add a YouTube App directly from your Asset Library to your chosen Layout, where you can then modify its Asset Properties as described in this section.
Use a Schedulable Zone: This will enable you to add an entire playlist of content containing your YouTube App (and additional content should you wish) to your Layout.
Additional Notes:
⚠️ Requirement for Live Streams
To broadcast a live stream, you must enable the "Allow Embedding" option in your YouTube Stream settings.
Why? If this is disabled, YouTube will block the video from playing on external platforms, and the Signagelive app will display an error.
When? This must be configured in YouTube before you publish your Signagelive content.
Known Limitations
Unsupported Players:
Samsung Tizen 2.4
Samsung SSSP E Series (ORSAY)
Samsung SSSP D Series (ORSAY)
LG webOS 2.0
Autoplay & Browser Support:
On devices using the Signagelive Browser Client (such as Airtame or Mersive), autoplay functionality is determined by the hardware's native browser settings.
Supported: Autoplay is confirmed to work on Airtame and Mersive devices.
Other Devices: We cannot guarantee autoplay on all browser-based players due to varied manufacturer restrictions.
Note: Autoplay works as intended on all other supported Signagelive hardware players.
Internet Connection (Offline Playback):
Unlike most Signagelive content, YouTube videos are streamed in real-time and are not downloaded to the player’s local storage.
Requirement: Your players must have a stable, permanent internet connection.
Offline Behavior: If the player loses its network connection, YouTube content will stop playing immediately.
BrightSign Series 3 and 4 Series Requirements
Firmware version 9.1.92+ is required to run the YouTube App on BrightSign Series 3 and 4 media players. Note: 9.1.92 is currently still in beta for use with Signagelive, but can be downloaded from BrightSign's website.