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How to Automatically Start Conferfly in Kiosk Mode When Mac Starts

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How to Automatically Start Conferfly in Kiosk Mode When Mac Starts

Note: This guide is for macOS. For the Windows guide, click here.

Introduction: Set up your Mac so Conferfly opens full screen in Kiosk Mode every time it starts, with no one needing to touch it after a reboot.

There are two ways to do this. We recommend the Conferfly app: it has kiosk mode and launch at startup built in, and it comes with its own Chromium browser for joining meetings, so there is nothing to set up in Automator or Chrome.

Step 1: Install the App

  1. Go to download.conferfly.com and download Conferfly for macOS (.dmg).
  2. Open the DMG and drag Conferfly into your Applications folder.

Conferfly is also available on the Mac App Store.

Step 2: Sign In and Lock the Room

  1. Open Conferfly and sign in with your Conferfly account.
  2. Open the room this Mac belongs to.
  3. Lock the room, so Conferfly always opens straight to it.

Step 3: Turn On Kiosk Mode and Start on Login

  1. In Conferfly, go to Settings > App Settings.
  2. Turn on Start on Login (launches Conferfly when the Mac starts).
  3. Turn on Kiosk Mode (launches Conferfly full screen in kiosk mode).
  4. Recommended: turn on Keep PC Awake, and set a Daily Auto-Reset time so meetings are closed and the room is refreshed every night.

Step 4: Test

Restart the Mac. Conferfly should open on its own, full screen, in the locked room.

That's it. No Automator app or browser flags needed, and meetings open inside the app's built-in browser.

Option 2: Chrome with an Automator App

Prefer to run Conferfly in Chrome? This still works; you just set up the startup behavior yourself.

Step 1: Create an Automator Application

  1. Open Automator (you can find it in the Applications folder).
  2. Select New Document.
  3. Choose Application and click Choose.
  4. In the search bar on the left, type Run Shell Script and select it.
  5. In the Run Shell Script action script input, paste the command below.
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --disable-background-timer-throttling --disable-popup-blocking --kiosk --kiosk-printing https://conferfly.com
  1. Save the application (File > Save) as StartConferflyKiosk (or any name you prefer) in the Applications folder.
Save StartConferflyKiosk app in application folder

Step 2: Add the Automator Application to Startup Items

  1. Open System Settings.
  2. Search for Login items.
  3. Click the + button to add a new item.
  4. Navigate to the Applications folder, select the StartConferflyKiosk application you created, and click Add.
Add StartConferflyKiosk to Login items in Settings

Step 3: Verify on Reboot

Close Chrome and all other apps, then restart your Mac to ensure that Conferfly starts in kiosk mode automatically.

Important: Lock the Room and Install the Extension

Always lock the room in Conferfly, so it opens straight to that room on startup. Also enable kiosk mode in the Conferfly Extension.


If you still need assistance, please reach out to us at [email protected], and we will be happy to help you.

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