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About This Manual

This manual describes Falcon Player (FPP) version 10. FPP 10 introduces a significant number of changes over the 9.x series, including a refreshed user interface, a reorganised Settings page, a new audio/video pipeline based on PipeWire and GStreamer, and expanded MultiSync and health‑monitoring features.

The screenshots in this manual were taken from a running FPP 10 system. Your screens may differ slightly depending on your hardware platform (Raspberry Pi, BeagleBone, or a generic Linux/Docker host), the capes or hats you have installed, and your UI Level setting (see the FPP Settings → UI section). Screens that require specialised cape hardware are noted where they appear.

Tip

Press F1 on any FPP page to open context‑sensitive help.

Conventions used in this manual

  • Bold text indicates on‑screen buttons, menu items, tab names, and settings.
  • Menu paths are written as Menu → Sub‑item, e.g. Status/Control → FPP Settings.
  • Notes and warnings are called out in indented blocks.

What's new in FPP 10

The most visible and important changes since 9.x include:

  • Redesigned UI – a new top navigation bar grouped into Status/Control, Content Setup, Input/Output Setup, and Help, with a persistent header showing host name, player state, CPU temperature, IP addresses and time.
  • Reorganised FPP Settings – settings are now split across clearly labelled tabs (Playback, Audio/Video, Localization, UI, Email, MQTT, Privacy, Input/Output, Logging, Services, Storage, System, Developer). Each setting is tagged with a UI Level marker so you can choose how much detail to see.
  • New audio/video pipeline – audio and video routing is now handled by PipeWire with GStreamer, adding audio output groups (per‑output delay and EQ), a routing matrix, AES67 and Opus network audio, and video output/input groups. This is significant enough to have its own chapter, The PipeWire Audio & Video Pipeline.
  • Pixel Overlay Model improvements – a model preview, plus support for xLights submodels and model groups, all addressable by name through the overlay commands.
  • Improved MultiSync – faster remote discovery, clearer remote status, and more reliable synchronised playback across players and remotes.
  • System Health Check – a consolidated health page that surfaces warnings about storage, services, audio/video, temperature and configuration issues.
  • Expanded plugin and package management – a reworked Plugin Manager and a Packages page for installing optional software.

Each of these areas is covered in detail in the relevant chapter.