Follow the final answer
BusyTag updates only after Presence resolves calendars, live meetings, calls, Focus, Away, custom statuses, and manual choices.
BUSYTAG 2 · LIVE
Live · independently builtDocumentation reviewed September 10, 2026
Let the room see your status without seeing your calendar.
The native Presence plugin turns BusyTag 2 into a full live availability display—with your final status, message or looping GIF, optional location, and matching edge LEDs.
THE ACTUAL HARDWARE
A bright, physical signal for the space around you.
BusyTag is a USB-connected status display with a full-color screen and edge lighting. The Presence plugin uses BusyTag’s supported plugin system to put the complete, privacy-safe status on the device.
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One clear answer before someone interrupts.
Presence combines only the availability connections you approve into one simple, privacy-safe status. The people around you see whether now is a good time—not the private details behind the answer.
Keep status logic intact
BusyTag is an output only. It cannot override Presence, change priority rules, or interfere with another connected display.
Choose message or motion
Switch between your public status message and an assigned looping status GIF from the Presence dashboard.
Tune the edge LEDs
Standard and custom status colors carry across, with edge-LED intensity controlled centrally from Presence.
SET IT UP ONCE
Presence works quietly in the background.
- 1Install the plugin
Download Presence for BusyTag, then choose Integrations → Install from file in the BusyTag desktop app.
- 2Connect your private view
Copy the private link from Presence Dashboard → Connections → BusyTag and paste it into the plugin once.
- 3Press Play
Presence keeps the screen and edge LEDs current while the BusyTag desktop app and connected computer are running.
PRIVACY FIRST
Availability is shared. Calendar details are not.
Meeting titles, attendees, call participants, precise coordinates, chat, recordings, audio, and video stay out of shared views. Every user controls their own connections and links.
COMMON QUESTIONS
What people want to know.
What data is sent to BusyTag?
Only information already included in your private shared view: the resolved status, public message, optional broad location, display color, and selected status GIF. Presence never sends calendar titles, attendees, callers, audio, video, or documents.
Does this control the BusyTag screen?
Yes. The native plugin controls the full screen and colored edge LEDs, including looping GIF artwork and LED intensity.
Does it work without a computer?
Not currently. The BusyTag desktop app and connected computer must remain running for live updates and animations. The last image may remain visible when disconnected, but it will not stay current.
GET STARTED
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