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A playlist is an ordered sequence of media items. It’s the core building block of LightLoop — playlists go into feeds, feeds go to Apple TVs.

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Creating a playlist

  1. Click the Playlists tab
  2. Click New Playlist
  3. Enter a name
  4. Optionally upload or select cover art (appears as the playlist thumbnail on Apple TV)
  5. Click Create

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Adding items to a playlist

Inside the playlist editor, click Add Items to open a media picker. Select one or more items from your library and click Add. Items appear in the order you add them. Drag the handle on the left side of any item to reorder.

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Reordering and removing items

  • Drag the handle icon to reorder
  • Click the eye icon to hide an item without removing it (it won’t play but stays in the list)
  • Click the trash icon to remove an item from this playlist (doesn’t delete the file from your library)

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Hiding items

Toggling an item’s visibility is useful during a live service when you want to skip content without permanently removing it. Hidden items appear grayed out in the list but are ignored during playback.

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Auto-advance

By default, playlists auto-advance through items automatically. Under Playlist Settings you can configure:
SettingDescription
Auto-advanceToggle on/off. When off, playback pauses at the end of each item and waits for a manual tap on the Siri Remote.
Transition durationThe crossfade duration in seconds between items (0 = instant cut, up to 5 seconds).

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Soundtracks

A soundtrack is an audio-only playlist that plays as a background layer — music or ambient sound behind your main visual content. To add a soundtrack:
  1. Open a playlist
  2. Under Soundtrack, click Choose Soundtrack
  3. Select an audio-only playlist from your library
  4. Adjust the volume (0–100%)
  5. Toggle Loop (repeats the soundtrack) or Shuffle (plays tracks in random order)
The soundtrack plays independently — it doesn’t stop when visual items transition, and it loops seamlessly when the playlist restarts.
Create a dedicated “Background Music” playlist with only audio files, then reference it as the soundtrack for your main visual playlists.

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Item-level soundtrack overrides

Individual items within a playlist can trigger their own soundtrack when they come on screen — overriding the playlist-wide soundtrack for just that item. Example use cases:
  • Switch to a specific song’s instrumental when that announcement slide appears
  • Silence music during a video item that has its own audio
  • Play an upbeat track only during a specific Welcome Party slide
To set an item-level soundtrack:
  1. In the playlist editor, click the item to expand its options
  2. Under Action Soundtrack, click Choose
  3. Select an audio-only playlist
  4. The chosen soundtrack starts playing when this item appears and hands back to the playlist soundtrack when the item ends
If an item has no action soundtrack set, the playlist-wide soundtrack continues playing uninterrupted through that item.

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Overlays

A playlist item can show an overlay — a small layer that floats in a corner above the content (above everything except a countdown banner). Three types are available:
  • Watermark — an image from your Media Library (logo, sponsor mark, “live” bug), with adjustable opacity.
  • QR Code — generated from any URL, with custom foreground/background colors and an optional caption (e.g. “Scan to give”).
  • Weather — current conditions for a US ZIP code (°F), refreshed every 60 seconds while shown.
To add an overlay:
  1. In the playlist editor, open an item’s Actions.
  2. Under Overlay, choose Show (or Hide to clear one).
  3. Pick the Duration:
    • This item — the overlay shows only while this item is on screen.
    • Until cleared — the overlay persists across following items until an item with an Overlay Hide action.
  4. Choose the Type and fill in its settings, then set the Corner, Size, and Padding.
Overlays render on Apple TV (including TV Wall Program output) and on the shared preview page.
Use Until cleared with a watermark to keep your church logo or a sponsor mark on screen across an entire playlist, then drop a Hide overlay action on the item where it should disappear.

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Sharing a playlist for review

Before a service, share a read-only preview link with your team, pastor, or worship leader for approval.
  1. Open the playlist
  2. Click Share
  3. Copy the Public Preview Link
Anyone with the link can see the playlist contents and order without signing in. They cannot make changes.

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Sharing a playlist with another LightLoop account

The Share modal also has a Share with Another LightLoop Account section for sending a playlist to a different organization. The recipient clicks the link, signs in, and the playlist is added to their account. An optional expiry date automatically removes the content after the event ends. See Sharing for full details.

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Adding Playlist to a Feed

  1. Open the playlist
  2. Click Add to Feed
  3. Select a Feed to add the playlist to

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Playlist groups

Groups are folders that organize related playlists in the sidebar. For example: Series: Summer 2025, Kidddo, Pre-Service.

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Creating a group

  1. In the Playlists sidebar, click New Group
  2. Name the group
  3. Drag playlists into it (or drag them out to move them back to the top level)
Groups are visual only — they don’t affect playback order on Apple TV.

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Deleting a playlist

Open the playlist, scroll to Danger Zone, and click Delete Playlist. Confirm the deletion.
Deleting a playlist removes it from any feeds it belongs to. Connected Apple TVs will receive the update and purge the cached files for that playlist.