Run orienteering events end-to-end — timing, radio punches, leaderboards, and results — with simple install and modern UI.
If you know what you're trying to do, jump straight to it:
| I want to… | Go to |
|---|---|
| Install Manager on a Windows or Mac PC for the first time | Installing meshO Manager |
| Set up my first event end-to-end | Walkthrough: your first event |
| Understand a term used in the docs | Concepts and glossary |
| Create a new event | Creating an event |
| Import competitors and courses | Importing event data |
| Allocate start times | Start times |
| Understand the dashboard during an event | The event dashboard |
| Download a card at the finish | Downloading cards |
| See radio punches arriving live | Radio punches |
| Fix something that's gone wrong during the event | Resolving issues on the day |
| Set up Leaderboard TV displays for spectators | Leaderboard |
| Publish final results | Results |
| Understand why a competitor has the status Manager is showing | Status and race time rules |
| Chase down an error or unexpected behaviour | Troubleshooting |
At a real event the work splits across several people. Start with the pages most relevant to your role:
If you're the event organiser (setting up the event in the days before):
If you're the timing operator (at the download station during the event):
If you're the commentator:
Start here if Manager is new to you — the architecture, the moving parts, and how it differs from traditional desktop timing software.
Get Manager onto your Windows or Mac PC.
Read these next — walk through your first event end-to-end and pick up the vocabulary the rest of the docs use.
What to do in the days and weeks leading up to a competition — setup you do with time to spare, not under pressure on event day.
Your reference while the event is running. Geared toward the download station, registration desk, and anyone resolving problems in real time.
The user-facing displays: how to open them, share their URLs to TVs/tablets/laptops, and configure what each one shows. Covers the Commentary view for the announcer, the Leaderboard screens for the arena, and the Spectator screens for the crowd.
Publishing final results, exporting to other systems, and wrapping up the event.
Power-user features that extend Manager beyond the built-in functionality.
Look here when you know what you're looking for — settings, terminology, the rules that determine a competitor's status and race time, and what to do when things go wrong.
Monospace marks file paths, configuration keys, and commands.If you spot something wrong, missing, or have any questions or feedback please email admin@mesho.live.