The main XIMPEL Documentation provides:
- an introduction to all elements of a XIMPEL playlist
- a guide to construct custom media types in XIMPEL
- an overview of XIMPEL’s architecture
Running XIMPEL
To use XIMPEL for the first time, follow the instructions for running XIMPEL locally or on a web server.
XIMPEL Playlist templates
Some Playlist templates (i.e. example playlists for different purposes) are available, and can be customized to your needs.
Overlay Creator
A (beta) tool to help with overlay creation is now available.
Useful tools
To edit XIMPEL playlists, a specialized XML-editor with syntax highlighting (i.e. highlighting of code) can be useful. Some recommended applications:
- Notepad++ (Free, Windows)
- TextWrangler (Free, Mac)
- Atom (Free, Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Sublime Text (License-based, Windows, Mac, Linux)
- Oxygen (Commercial, Windows, Mac)