What is LightLoop?

LightLoop is a free, browser-based media management platform designed for churches, schools, and nonprofits who need reliable, unattended screen playback — without IT expertise or monthly fees. You upload media through the web dashboard, organize it into playlists and feeds, and your Apple TVs download everything locally so screens play without internet, without buffering, and without interruption.

How it works

Upload your media

Upload videos, images, audio, and more from the web dashboard. Files are stored securely in your own Google Drive — LightLoop never charges for storage.

Build playlists and feeds

Organize media into playlists (ordered sequences) and assign them to a feed. A feed is what your Apple TV subscribes to.

Connect your Apple TV

Open the LightLoop app on your Apple TV, enter your Feed ID, and the TV downloads everything automatically.

Play — with or without internet

All media is cached locally on the Apple TV. Screens play reliably even if the internet goes down. Changes you make in the dashboard sync in real time when the TV is online.

Why LightLoop?

100% free

No plans, no limits, no feature gates. LightLoop is free for everyone — forever.

Your storage, your files

Media is stored in your Google Drive. Nonprofits on Google Workspace get 100 TB free.

Offline-first playback

Apple TVs cache everything locally. Services run smoothly even when the internet doesn’t.

Real-time sync

Update a playlist on your laptop and every connected TV refreshes automatically — no reboots needed.

Built for live events

Pause points, scheduled playlists, Welcome Party check-in greetings, and PCO integration are all built in.

No coding required

Anyone on your team can manage screens through a simple drag-and-drop web interface.

Four outputs from one Apple TV

TV Wall Output drives a program screen, confidence monitor, and livestream lower-thirds (with downstream-key alpha) from a single Apple TV.

Key concepts

Term	What it means
Media	A single file — video, image, audio, song, livestream, web snapshot, or calendar
Playlist	An ordered list of media items that plays in sequence
Feed	A collection of playlists that an Apple TV subscribes to
Feed ID	The 6-character code your Apple TV uses to connect to a feed
Song	Synchronized lyric slides timed to a backing audio track (requires Apple TV app v1.1+)
Soundtrack	A background audio playlist that plays independently behind your main content
Pause Point	A timestamp where a video automatically pauses until someone advances it
Monitor	A live check-in roster or calendar rendered as a screen-ready image
Welcome Party	An animated full-screen greeting triggered when a child checks in
LightLoop Remote	A free iOS companion app for iPhone/iPad that controls the Apple TV and displays a live confidence monitor
TV Wall	A per-feed mode that splits one Apple TV into a 2×2 grid of four independent 1080p outputs

What you’ll need

A Google account (to sign in and store media)
An Apple TV (4th generation or newer) with the LightLoop app installed
Optionally: an iPhone or iPad with the free LightLoop Remote app for live control and stage display

Ready? Start here →

Set up your account and get your first playlist on screen in under 10 minutes.

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