LG ScreenBoard
Full-screen always-on dashboard for LG webOS TVs — clocks, 8-day weather, moon phase, solar & lunar eclipse countdowns. No API key needed.
- Sideload / dev mode
- Stable
- Low brick risk
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Before you start
- How hard is it?
- HardUses the command line or developer tools.
- What you need
- Comfort with the command line
- A computer
- Can it break my device?
- Very unlikely to break anything.
- Can I undo it?
- The project doesn't say. Assume you can't.
Did it work for you?
Did LG ScreenBoard work on your LG OLED C3?
No reports yet.
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Compatibility
Devices: LG OLED C3.
No compatibility information yet.
Getting started
From the project's README ("🚀 Quick Start"):
Prerequisites
- LG webOS TV (versions 3.x – 7.x)
- Developer Mode enabled on the TV (how-to below)
- webOS CLI installed on your PC: npm install -g @webos-tools/cli
1 — Configure your location
Edit config.js:
LOCATION: { lat: 30.0972, // your latitude lon: -95.6167, // your longitude name: 'Your City, ST' }, WEATHERUNITS: 'imperial', // 'imperial' (°F) or 'metric' (°C)
No API key needed — uses Open-Meteo by default (free, no account).
2 — Package
ares-package . --outdir ./build --no-minify
3 — Register your TV
ares-setup-device --add lgtv --info "{"host":"YOURTVIP","port":9922,"username":"prisoner"}" ares-novacom --device lgtv --getkey # enter passphrase from Developer Mode app
> Node.js v22+ users: See the full installation guide for a one-time SSH key and ares-cli patch.
4 — Install & Launch
ares-install --device lgtv ./build/com.screenboard.app1.0.0all.ipk ares-launch --device lgtv com.screenboard.app
The app appears in Home → My Apps on your TV.
Risk and recovery
- Brick risk
- Low
- Requires opening the device
- No
Credits, license and support
- License
- MIT