Scripts

Scripts are small programs that perform specific functions. They can be used within a playlist, from a Command Preset, the Scheduler or a GPIO input, or as part of a plugin.

You write, upload, edit and run your own scripts from the Scripts tab of the File Manager (Content Setup → File Manager). That is unaffected by the change described below.

The Script Repository is deprecated

Content Setup → Script Repository Browser used to list community scripts by category and install them for you. In FPP 10 that in‑app browser has been deprecated, and the page now shows only a notice explaining the change.

Scripts contributed to the FPP‑sanctioned fpp-scripts repository over the years were often never revisited or updated for later FPP versions, and most of what they did has since been replaced by FPP Commands, Pixel Overlay Models and better‑maintained plugins — so keeping a separate catalogue and installer around no longer made sense.

The fpp-scripts GitHub repository is still available, and its README documents which scripts are still relevant, which have been replaced (and by what), and which are deprecated. If you still need one of the historical scripts, download it from the repository by hand and install it via the Scripts tab in the File Manager.

Note

The Script Repository page will be removed in FPP 11. If any of your workflow depends on installing scripts from it, move to the File Manager route now.

Note

Scripts run on the device with full access to it, so only install scripts you trust — the same caution that applies to plugins.