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Settings

Essential · EverythingEssential keeps the common choices. Everything shows every option.

Profile

Sign in once and your add-ons, progress and My List follow you to every device.

Appearance

The accent colour, how focus grows and what shows on artwork.

AccentColours the brand, play buttons and badges
SurfaceHow dark the app's panels are
Text sizeEverything scales with it
FontThe face the whole app is set in
Focus zoomHow much cards grow when highlighted
MotionFades and card growth
Card sizeHow wide the posters in a row are
Card cornersHow rounded the artwork is
Under postersWhat is written beneath each card
Ratings on postersThe little star badges on artwork

Home

What Home is made of, and the order it comes in.

Featured carouselThe full-bleed showcase at the top of Home
Featured fromWhich rows feed the carousel
Featured changes everyHow often the carousel moves on by itself
Continue WatchingPick up where you left off, right on Home
Continue Watching cardsA wide still with the details on it, or the poster with a bar
Continue Watching orderWhat comes first in the row and in Library
Show episodes not out yetWhether the next episode is offered before it has aired
Add-on names under rowsWhich add-on each row comes from
Posters per rowHow many cards fit across the screen
Wide cards everywhereEvery row uses wide artwork instead of posters
RowsChoose which catalogs make up Home, and the order they come in
Cast on title pagesThe people in it, as chips under the description
Genres on title pagesThe genre chips under the description

Playback

How episodes roll on, skip ahead and preview while you scrub.

Autoplay next episodeCount down and roll into the next one
Offer the next episodeWhen the card appears
Autoplay countdownHow long the card counts before it plays
Still watching?Pause the run after a few episodes
Skip intros and recapsA pill appears over an episode's recap and opening titles, or Auto jumps past them for you · Timestamps come from a community database, looked up by episode
When you come backStarting point for something you have started
Skip byArrow keys, J and L, tap zones, scrub steps
Speed when a video startsLast used remembers what you picked
Picture qualityAuto adapts to your connection · Start high opens at the best rendition · Data saver caps at 720p
Resolution capNever above this, whatever the connection allows
Buffer aheadHow much video is loaded ahead of you · Longer rides out a shaky connection, takes more memory and a moment longer after a jump · A live stream can only run as far as it has been broadcast
Preferred audio languagePicked when a stream carries it
Preferred subtitle languagePicked first, and listed first in the panel
Second choiceUsed when the first is missing
Subtitles when a video startsOff, your language when the stream has it, or the first track
Subtitle styleSize, colour, background, edge, font, position, bold
Right time pillWhat the pill at the end of the scrubber reads
Clock while controls showThe time of day, top right
Pause boardTitle and synopsis after you pause
Controls hide afterHow long the controls stay once you stop touching them
Preview frames while scrubbingA picture of where you are about to jump · Turn it off if playback stutters on your TV
Keyboard shortcutsPress ? anywhere to see them

Streams

How the list of streams is ordered and trimmed, and whether the player picks one for you.

Order streamsWithin each add-on
Minimum qualityRows below it are hidden · Rows that do not say stay
Stream detailsSize, bitrate, seeds
BadgesThe picture and sound marks on each row
Add-on on each rowIts initial in a ring, its name, or nothing
Play the best stream by itselfSkips the list
Wait for add-ons before choosingHow long a slow add-on gets before the pick is made
Streams your connection cannot carryMeasured while you watch · Marked rows are never picked for you · Move down keeps them under the ones that fit

Add-ons

Where Home, search and streams come from.

Your add-onsAdd, remove and rank them
Play something directlyA stream URL, or a file on this device

Party

Watch in sync with friends on their own screens.

Party nameHow you appear to friends in a watch party
Join a partyEnter a friend's code · To start one, press Party in the player

Support Nebula

Nebula is free, with no ads and no account required. If it earns a place in your evenings, you can chip in.

Advanced

Rarely needed, and here when it is.

Fast row scrollingHold ← → to move faster along a row
Welcome message at startThe short greeting when the app opens
Reset all settingsEvery choice in here goes back to its default · Add-ons, progress and your profile stay
Clear cached artwork and add-on listsHome and the add-ons are fetched fresh

About

This build, and how your data is handled.

Add-ons

Add an add-on and its catalogs show up on Home. Every format plays, decrypted on-device.

Add-on manifest URL
Or play something directly
Sync between devices

Watch party

To start one: play a stream, then press Party in the player. Friends enter your code here and watch in sync.

Your add-ons
Add with your phone
  1. On your phone, open the Camera and point it at this QR code.
  2. Tap the link that appears — it opens a small page.
  3. Paste your add-on's manifest URL and tap Send to TV.
  4. It appears here automatically. Waiting…
Profile
Play a URL

Paste a stream URL. If it needs a key, fill the two fields below.

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