Add a web page, URL or YouTube video

Besides uploading files, you can pull content in from the web.

From a URL

In the Add content dialog, the External resources group covers everything you add by link: URL / page for a web page or dashboard, Video stream and Audio stream for live streams, and Remote file for a file hosted elsewhere. They all work the same way — paste the URL, optionally add a Title and a Show from / Show until window, then click ADD CONTENT.

Shortcut: you can paste any link straight into the Paste a link to auto-detect box at the top of the dialog — a YouTube or Canva link, an image, a video or a page — and impressBox picks the right type for you.


The URL / page dialog: paste the address, then add an optional title and date window

The URL / page dialog: paste the address, then add an optional title and date window


From YouTube

  • Single YouTube video — choose the YouTube tile (under Integrations) and paste the video link.

  • YouTube playlist — choose YT playlist to add a whole playlist; the items play in turn.

YouTube content needs a working internet connection on the device to stream.

Or ask the assistant. Paste the link in chat — “add this YouTube video” or “add this page/stream” — and it creates the content item (single video, whole playlist, URL, stream or remote file) for you.

When to use which

  • Use upload for content you control and want stored in impressBox (most reliable for offline-tolerant playback).

  • Use URL / YouTube for content that lives elsewhere or changes at the source.

Remote image, audio or document (by link)

Besides web pages and videos, you can add a remote image, audio file, or document by pasting its link — handy for a file that already lives on the web and you don't want to re-upload.

  1. In your content library, click CREATE NEW CONTENT to open the Add content dialog, then choose Remote file (under External resources).

    The Add content dialog — Remote file is under External resources

    The Add content dialog — Remote file is under External resources


  2. Paste the file's URL. The type (image, audio, document…) is detected automatically.

  3. Optionally give it a Title and set Show from / Show until.

    The Remote file form: URL, Title and the show dates

    The Remote file form: URL, Title and the show dates


  4. Click ADD CONTENT.

impressBox stores only the link, not the file. The screen fetches it live, so it needs a working internet connection and the source must stay online. If the link might disappear, upload the file instead (see Adding content to your library) so it plays even when the screen is offline.