Hootin’ Nanny Help

Your living room is the main stage.

Hootin’ Nanny turns your Sonos speakers into a party. Your phone becomes the host remote, friends join with a QR code, the TV lights up with lyrics and lights, and everybody gets a turn at the mic.

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Nanny, the Hootin’ Nanny mascot, singing on a living-room stage under spotlights while friends cheer with their phones
Now singing: Nanny · “Don't Stop Me Now”
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Nanny in her pink leopard headscarf and cat-eye sunglasses, singing into a gold microphone
Meet your host

This is Nanny.

Curls set, sunglasses on, gold mic in hand. Nanny greets you when you install, waves from the clock while the party runs, and never misses a chorus. She runs the party now: she picks the songs when the queue runs dry, hosts the karaoke, and shakes up the mix.

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Tonight's setlist

How a Hootin’ Nanny night goes

A small hub runs on your computer. Everything else happens on phones and the TV.

TRACK 01

Doors open

Start Hootin’ Nanny on your computer. Every Sonos room shows up as a tile with play, volume and grouping. Pick the party room.

TRACK 02

Scan & pick a Roomie

Guests scan the QR code, choose a name, a Roomie and their own look. No app to install.

TRACK 03

Everyone gets a turn

Add songs from your music, Sonos favourites and links. Fair turns mean nobody jumps the line, even with ten songs waiting.

TRACK 04

The TV comes alive

Stage lighting in the cover's colours, a spinning record, up-next cards with who added each song, and reactions that float across the screen.

TRACK 05

Grab the mic

Karaoke mode puts the words on the TV. Play Guess Who Added It and DJ Battle, or follow a Theme Night.

TRACK 06

Encore by Nanny

Queue runs dry? Nanny, your DJ, shakes up a mix in the party's vibe. Never a silent room.

The Hootin’ Nanny karaoke stage on a TV: the song's lyrics glow in the middle, the singer's Roomie is on the mic, other Roomies dance under spotlights
The same lyrics on the singer's phone, with the current line lit up
Karaoke night

The words light up. You sing.

Turn on karaoke and your TV becomes a stage. Hootin’ Nanny finds the lyrics for the song that’s playing and lights up each line right on the beat, so everyone can sing along.

  • You’re on the mic

    Whoever picked the song gets the spotlight. Their Roomie steps up front while the others dance.

  • Lyrics on every phone

    Tap Sing to follow the words on your phone too, handy when the TV’s across the room.

  • The crowd cheers

    Guests send ❤️ 🔥 ⭐ ⚡ from their phones, and the cheers float up the screen. Most cheers takes the crown.

Real screens from Hootin’ Nanny, with demo songs.

Find your Roomie

Everyone gets a character

When guests join, they pick a Roomie. It follows their songs onto the TV, rides along with their reactions, and takes the crown when they win a DJ Battle. Tap one to say hi.

Tap a Roomie to pick yours.
Party games

More than a queue

Head to head

DJ Battle

Two anonymous songs, everyone votes on their phone, then the winner is revealed and crowned on the TV.

DJ Battle badge: two Roomies face off at turntables, one wearing a crown
Whodunit

Guess Who Added It

A song plays. Who picked it? Points for the sharpest ears in the room.

Mood

Theme Nights

Pick a theme and the whole party plays along: 80s, Roller Disco, Dinner Jazz, anything you type.

Vote

Vote to skip

Half the guests say “NEXT!” and the song is gone. The host can always play any song next.

Try it

Reactions

They fall down every phone and float across the TV. Go on, send one.

Granny in a grass skirt and flower lei, wiggling and whistling a tune
Granny Shakes

Pick a vibe. Shake.

She shakes, wiggles and whistles a tune, then lines up the songs.

    Sample picks. In Hootin’ Nanny, Nanny picks from your own music, Sonos favourites and connected services.

    Ticket booth

    Get Hootin’ Nanny

    Always the latest version. Download it free, or tip what the party was worth to you. Every tip keeps Nanny dancing.

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    Hootin’ Nanny for Windows

    HootinNanny-0.25.2-Windows.zip34.8 MBv0.25.2
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    Download free Includes the Start Here and Quick Start guides.
    • Windows 10/11 or a Mac on the same Wi-Fi as your Sonos speakers (Google Nest and Chromecast speakers can join in too)
    • Phones and a TV browser for guests, no app to install
    • Unzip, then run the installer (Windows) or drag Hootin’ Nanny to Applications (Mac). Everything it needs is included.
    • Keeps itself up to date, quietly: new versions go on when the music’s off, and only releases signed by Nanny’s owner. Nothing to click.
    VERSION
    0.25.2
    RELEASED NOV 4, 2026
    SEAT: FRONT ROW
    Roomie Dr. Scrubs listens with a question-mark stethoscope while Nurse Roomie brings the music first-aid kit to a poorly Roomie in bed
    Help & FAQ

    Party feeling poorly? The Roomie Clinic is open.

    Dr. Scrubs and Nurse Roomie walk you through every feature with pictures, and have quick fixes for the little things.

    Open Help & FAQ
    InstallUnlock keyGuests joiningKaraokePhones can’t connect
    License desk

    Your key to the party

    Each license belongs to one computer, the one that runs Hootin’ Nanny.

    1. Find your computer code. Install Hootin’ Nanny. Its setup page opens on your computer and shows the code, like HN-7K3MQ-9TD2X, with a button to copy it.
    2. Sign in and send it here with your name. Sign-in uses Internet Identity: no password, no email.
    3. Your key appears here under My licenses once it's approved. Paste it on the setup page and tap Unlock. That's it, the party's licensed.
    Nanny waves from a laptop showing a QR code while Roomies hop over from their phones, a golden key floating above
    From Hootin’ Nanny's setup page on your computer. Dashes are optional.
    The merch table

    Take the party home

    Tees, stickers, magnets and mugs starring Nanny and the Roomies. Printed on demand and shipped to your door.