Display on a TV or Projector

Put your board on the big screen — it updates live, so the standings change the moment you edit a score. No app, no plugin, works on every plan.

1

Open the public link on the screen

On the TV, smart display, or connected laptop, open any browser and go to your public link: maketheboard.com/b/your-board-slug. Grab it from the Share button.
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2

Go fullscreen

Press F11 (or use the browser's fullscreen menu) to hide the address bar and fill the screen with just the board.
3

Turn on Auto-Scroll for long lists

If your board has more rows than fit on screen, open Settings → Engagement and enable Auto-Scroll so the display cycles through everyone automatically.
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Set it and forget it

Once it's fullscreen, you can leave the screen running all day — scores you edit from your phone or laptop appear instantly, with no need to refresh.

Best practices

  • Width & readability: fewer, larger columns read better from across a room. Trim optional columns for a clean, glanceable board.
  • Brightness: high-contrast themes hold up under bright room lighting and on projectors — pick a light background with bold text for maximum legibility.
  • Sleep settings: disable screen savers / sleep on the TV so the board stays up during an event.

Devices that work

  • Smart TVs — open the public link in the built-in browser.
  • Chromecast, Fire TV Stick, Apple TV — cast or open a browser app and load the link.
  • Laptop or mini-PC + HDMI — the most reliable option; full keyboard control for fullscreen.
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Note

Anything that can open a web page can show your board. When in doubt, a laptop plugged into the screen over HDMI always works.