Busy Tag Documentation

Busy Tag is a status display with a 240 × 280 colour screen and an RGB LED bar. You manage it from the Busy Tag app on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS.

New to Busy Tag?

1. Install the app on your computer or phone.
2. Connect your Busy Tag over USB or set it up on Wi-Fi.
3. Take the tour: designs, LED colours, focus sessions and integrations.

Something not working? See Troubleshooting & FAQ.

Plugin user guides

Each built-in integration has a guide. It explains how to add and configure it, what it shows on your Busy Tag, and how to fix common problems.

Browse the plugin guides →

Updates

• Firmware updates: check your version, update, and recover a device that does not start.
• App release notes: what changed in recent versions.

Developers

• Plugin Development Guide: build your own plugin with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Busy Tag Design format: the .busytagdesign file format.
• Library & CLI: control Busy Tag from .NET code or the command line.
• Example projects: open-source Python widgets and a learning course.

Hardware & firmware

• Specifications: size, screen, LEDs, connectivity and models.
• AT Command Manual (firmware 3.x): every USB serial command of Busy Tag 2: LEDs, display, files, Wi-Fi, cloud and the local HTTP server.
• Local Network Guide (firmware 3.x): control Busy Tag over Wi-Fi without the cloud, in access-point, station or STA+AP mode, through its HTTP API.
• AT Command Manual (firmware 2.x): the command set of the original Busy Tag (no Wi-Fi).

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