kiosk-mode

Hides the header and/or sidebar drawer in Home Assistant

Installation

If you previously used custom-header you need to uninstall it from HACS

Follow only one of two installation methods below, HACS or Manually:

Installation and tracking with HACS

In the "Frontend" section of HACS hit the plus icon in the bottom right
Search for Kiosk Mode and install it
If using YAML mode or if HACS doesn't automatically add it you'll need to add the resource below

YAML mode users will add it to their configuration.yaml file. Non-YAML mode, or Storage Mode, users can find resources in their sidebar under "Configuration" > "Lovelace Dashboards" > "Resources"

resources:
  - url: /hacsfiles/kiosk-mode/kiosk-mode.js
    type: module

Manual installation

Download kiosk-mode.js from the latest release and place it in your www folder
Add the resource below

YAML mode users add it to their configuration.yaml file. Non-YAML mode, or Storage Mode, users can find resources in their sidebar under "Configuration" > "Lovelace Dashboards" > "Resources"

resources:
  # You'll need to update the version number at the end of the url after every update.
  - url: /local/kiosk-mode.js?v=1.2.1
    type: module

If you have trouble installing please read this guide

Configuration

Config is placed in the root of your Lovelace config: kiosk_mode: should not be indented & is per dashboard.
If you want the same settings on other dashboards you'll need to repeat the config on those dashboards as well.

Simple Lovelace Config

The following config method will be ignored if any query strings/cache are used or a conditional config has a match.

kiosk_mode: has 3 options: kiosk, hide_header, and hide_sidebar. Set any option to true to activate.
kiosk: true sets hide_header and hide_sidebar to true, no need to set either when it's used.

kiosk_mode:
  hide_header: true
  
views:

Note: views: is added in the example above to show where kiosk_mode: should be placed in your Lovelace config

Conditional Lovelace Config

Contitional config takes priority and if a condition matches, all other config options/methods are ignored.

These use the same options as above, but placed under one of the following user conditions:

admin_settings: Sets the config for every admin user.

kiosk_mode:
  admin_settings:
    hide_header: true

non_admin_settings: Sets the config for every regular user.

kiosk_mode:
  non_admin_settings:
    hide_header: true

user_settings: Sets the config for specific users. This uses a user's name, not their username (if they're different).

kiosk_mode:
  user_settings:
    - users:
        - "ryan meek"
        - "maykar"
      hide_sidebar: true
    - users:
        - "the wife"
      kiosk: true

Query Strings

Add a query string such as ?kiosk to the end of your URL:

https://hass:8123/lovelace/default_view?kiosk

The query string options are:

?kiosk to hide both header and sidebar
?hide_header to hide only the header
?hide_sidebar to hide only the sidebar

Query String Caching

You save settings in a devices cache by using the cache keyword once on the device.
This will also make it so the options work on all views and dashboards.

Example: ?hide_header&cache makes all views & dashboards hide the header.
This works for all query strings except for the utility strings listed below.

Utility Query Strings

?clear_km_cache will clear all cached preferences
?disable_km will temporarily disable any modifications

Fully Kiosk Browser - Great for wall mounted tablets
Applicationize - Convert web apps into desktop apps
KTibow/fullscreen-card - Make your Home Assistant browser fullscreen

Credit

This was originally based on and inspired by ciotlosm's kiosk mode gist and corrafig's fork of the same gist.

Big thank you to matt8707 for starting this project, allowing me to rewrite it, and transfering ownership.

Many thanks to KTibow as well, for the github release action and support.

RomRider / kiosk-mode