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Roku App Overview

Your custom Roku app is generated from your WordPress content and delivered as a downloadable package.

How It Works

  1. You design your channel in WordPress using CastConductor
  2. The CastConductor Toaster generates a custom Roku app package
  3. You download the .zip file
  4. You can sideload and begin testing immediately.
  5. When you're ready, use the Roku Developer Portal Packager to generate an encrypted package for Roku Channel Store submission.

The Toaster

The CastConductor Toaster is our app generation service.

Generating Your App

  1. Visit toaster.castconductor.com
  2. Enter your license key
  3. Enter your WordPress site URL
  4. Click Generate App
  5. Wait for generation (fully toasted and ready to download within seconds)
  6. Download your custom Roku app

What's Generated

Your app package includes:

  • Pre-compiled Roku application
  • API configuration pointing to your WordPress site
  • Ready-to-sideload or submit

App Features

Your CastConductor Roku app includes:

Feature Description
Dynamic Content Pulls live content from WordPress
Video Playback Full-featured video player with HLS/MP4/DASH support
Audio Playback Native audio streaming for podcasts & music
Feed Browser Netflix-style content grid with RSS/SoundCloud/YouTube feeds
Focus Animations Premium scale & glow effects on navigation
Menu Builder Hierarchical menus triggered by remote buttons with submenus and actions
Overlay Menus Slide-in overlays with smooth animations for content blocks
Navigation TV-optimized D-pad navigation with focus management
Deep Linking Support for Roku Universal Search
Analytics Usage tracking (Pro plans)

Netflix-Style UI (v5.6.9+)

The Roku app now includes premium UI animations:

  • Scale Animation: Focused items smoothly scale to 108%
  • Glow Effect: Subtle glow behind focused content cards
  • Smooth Easing: outQuad for focus in, inQuad for focus out
  • 60fps Performance: Native Roku Animation nodes

Supported Feed Sources

Source API Key Required? Description
RSS Feeds ❌ No Any podcast or video RSS feed
SoundCloud ❌ No RSS feeds for users and playlists
YouTube ❌ No RSS feeds for channels and playlists
JSON APIs ❌ No Custom REST API endpoints

Technical Details

  • Platform: Roku OS 9.4+
  • Language: BrightScript
  • Resolution: 1080p (FHD)
  • Audio: AAC, MP3
  • Video: H.264, HLS, DASH

Next Steps