Guides
Step-by-step help, from first setup to when you get stuck.
Getting started
What to pick the first time you open Oulim, and a quick tour of Home and Library.
Read →Use your PC as a NAS
Keep Oulim Desktop running and your phone, tablet and TV can play that PC’s videos. From first launch to watching away from home.
Read →Playback controls
Phone gestures, desktop shortcuts and the TV remote — plus how to change subtitles, audio, speed and aspect ratio.
Read →NAS and network connections
Add SMB, SFTP, WebDAV and DLNA servers, browse their folders, and send your setup to a TV.
Read →URL playlists
Build your own playlists from stream URLs and M3U files, and add the HTTP headers they need.
Read →Organizing your files and folders
How to name movies, series, trailers, subtitles and music so Oulim sorts them for you — with examples.
Read →Move files and settings between devices
Copy files between your PC, phone and TV, and pass along settings like NAS servers and metadata keys without typing them again.
Read →Add movie and show info (TMDB and OMDb)
Add a free API key and your library comes alive with posters, backdrops, synopses, cast and ratings.
Read →Send to TV
Hand off what you’re watching on your phone to the Oulim TV app, a Chromecast or a DLNA TV, and use your phone as the remote.
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