nthnclrk / CleanFrame

# CleanFrame
A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame. Your apps, a photograph and the time, with an interface made for the TV remote.
I built CleanFrame for one TV: my own Samsung The Frame, running Tizen. I'm sharing the code and setup notes as a starting point for other people to build on.
**Use it at your own risk.** Most of the work has gone into making it work well on my TV. Very little has gone into making it portable. The setup scripts reflect my computer, TV and firmware, so expect to adapt them and test the result on your own hardware.
I highly recommend forking it and building on top of it, ideally with a coding agent that can help you understand and adapt the setup. Start with the browser preview, make the interface your own, then work through TV installation when you're ready. Native Home/startup changes need particular care; the setup guide covers the risks and recovery steps.
## Try the interface
You need Node.js 22+ and Python 3.10+ to run the browser preview.
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Open localhost:4795/home/. Use the arrow keys, Enter and Escape, or click the controls. App launches and Samsung screens require a TV; the preview reports that limitation when you select them.
The public preview uses the included Manrope, Geist and Newsreader fonts.
## What you can change
- Choose a List or Dock layout, with icons, names or both.
- Use a photograph, light or dark background, with a simple 12-hour clock.
- Adjust typography, focus and glass materials through the same Settings interface.
- Choose and reorder Home apps; discover installed apps on the TV.
- Select from fifteen wallpapers and save your preferences locally.
The glass and blur are rendered ahead of time. The TV loads the finished images and uses transforms and opacity for focus feedback.
## Use a coding agent
Open this repo in a local coding agent and give it a bounded change:
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See working with an agent for the TV setup prompt and the distinction between UI work, app installation and native Home changes. An agent needs local computer access for TV work; a hosted chat cannot reach your TV merely by reading this repo.
## Put it on a TV
Use the staged Samsung The Frame setup guide to understand the process used on my TV and adapt it to yours. It covers the remote's Developer Mode sequence, official Samsung tools, your own certificates and app identity, installation, visible checks and recovery.
The signing and TV scripts are specific to my setup. Your agent will need to adapt the paths, signing profile, identity checks and installed-app IDs, then verify each stage with you. Installing the app and assigning the remote Home button are separate steps.
| Area | Evidence and limits |
| --- | --- |
| Reference hardware | Samsung QA55LS03DAWXXY / LS03D, firmware 2130.0, Tizen 9.0, 32-bit ARM |
| App installation | Signed installation and launch commands succeeded through 0.6.1. Latest rendering and remote feel still need physical observation. |
| App launch and Home | Netflix/YouTube laun