> A simple utility from the HTML Marketplace for running a rundown automatically in a loop. An easy to use SPX Extension for playing all items from a rundown in a continuous loop. You can set the duration of items and the delay between items. --- > [!TIP] Get this item in the [SPX Store](https://spxgraphics.com/store/#product-Runner). ## Play rundown items in a loop **A handy utility for sponsors in live events or for other digital signage uses.** - Download and install - Select a rundown - Open the extension - Set delays and click START! ![[Pasted image 20260302162645.png]] The extension uses the public [[Control api|SPX API]] endpoints for pulling info about the currently loaded rundown and for controlling the playback of the items. >[!NOTE] 💡If you want to have both automatically and manually controlled rundowns, you can configure two SPX instances to run at the same time and use one for the automated and the other one for manually controlled graphics. ## Installation Once you have downloaded the extension, unzip all files from it to a new folder within SPX's root folder, such as **SPX/ASSETS/plugins/SPX\_Runner** When you reload any rundown a new RUNNER button becomes visible and it will open the extension UI. ## Use - Load any rundown - Stop playing items from the rundown - Open the Runner extension - Set **duration** (for how long each item is shown) - Set **delay** (how long should the gap between items be) - Click **START** to start the playback from the first rundown item. It will loop automatically after the last one. >[!NOTE] The extension will use the SPX API to get the currently loaded rundown and will start playing items from it. If the active rundown is changed or modifications are done to it, the extension may not be able to run successfully. When making modifications, stop the playback and start again. --- ## Read next - [[Installing Templates]] — how to install SPX templates and extensions - [[Plugins & Extensions]] — how SPX plugins and extensions work - [[Control api|Control API]] — API endpoints for controlling SPX