Handball Scoreboard Software
Senior indoor handball under IHF rule 2:1: two halves of 30 minutes, overtime of 2 × 5 minutes, a second overtime and the 7-metre throws, with 2-minute suspensions and team timeouts.
handBoard7 indoor, youth and beach handball, one licence
Handball Scoreboard Software
handBoard7 puts the match clock, the score, every running 2-minute suspension and the team timeouts on your hall LED display, and checks each timeout against the IHF rules before it starts.
- Windows 10 / 11
- Free mobile remote
- Lifetime licence from $500
Halves and overtime
2 × 30 minutes, two overtimes of 2 × 5 minutes and the 7-metre throws. The clock stops by itself with the horn at the end of each period.
2-minute suspensions
Any number of suspensions per team, each with shirt number and countdown. They run only while the match clock runs and carry into the next half.
IHF timeout warnings
60-second team timeouts with a warning for the fourth timeout, a third in one half, a second in the last 5 minutes or one in overtime.
7-metre shootout
Record every throw as scored or missed, sudden death included. The board shows the last five throws of each team and the shootout total.
TV graphics and NDI
A chroma key scorebug with lower thirds for goals, suspensions, cards and substitutions, sent to a vision mixer or over NDI to vMix and OBS.
Free mobile remote
Run the clock, score, suspensions and timeouts from a phone or tablet browser at the table. No app, protected by a PIN.
Video tutorials
Learn handBoard7 step by step
21 short lessons show how to run a match and set up the board. Handball operators can watch only the part they need. Each video has on-screen captions and no narration.
Watch on YouTube
handBoard7 Tutorials
- Main Window (4:49)
- Score, Match Clock and Periods (6:20)
- Media Player (6:29)
- Chroma Key Mode (8:03)
- Remote Control and Language (6:38)
Supported formats
Every handball format on one licence
The Period & Penalty Settings window holds the presets Handball, U19 and U16. Every length, period text and suspension button can be changed, so other formats run on the same handBoard7 licence.
Youth Handball Scoreboard (U19 and U16)
Ready presets for U19 (2 × 30 minutes) and U16 (2 × 25 minutes). With Cumulative Time on, a U16 second half runs from 25:00 to 50:00.
Mini Handball and Custom Formats
Type your own lengths, for example 2 × 20 minutes for players of 8 to 12 years, and add up to two more suspension buttons with their own durations for competition rules.
Beach Handball Scoreboard Software
Set two 10-minute periods in the Period & Penalty Settings and use the 7-metre shootout screen for the shoot-out. Set scoring is not automatic: the operator resets the score for each set.
The rules stay with the referees. handBoard7 stops the clock at the end of each period, runs the suspensions and warns before a timeout that breaks the IHF limits. The operator decides: a timeout can be started anyway, and disqualifications and the shootout winner are left to the officials.
Control panel
One operator, one window
The Game tab fits a 640 × 480 window, so it runs on a small screen next to the board output.
Everything for the match on the Game tab
Score arrows, the match clock, the period buttons, the timeout pips and the suspension lists of both teams sit on one page. While the clock runs, the panel hides what cannot be used then.
- Goals with the arrows, the F9 and F12 keys, the phone remote or the HTTP API
- Cumulative clock (30:00 to 60:00 in the second half) or every period from 00:00
- Team names on two lines, logos, a centre logo and two text lines with date and time
- St, Sp, Ad and CK display modes switched with one click
Team timeouts with IHF checks
Pause the clock and click the play button of the team. The countdown runs on the panel and on the board, and the clock stays locked until the timeout ends with a sound.
- Warnings for a fourth timeout, a third in one half and a second in the last 5 minutes
- No-timeout warning in overtime and during the 7-metre throws
- Timeouts used shown beside the logos on the board
- Timeout area can be switched off for competitions without timeouts
Period and penalty settings
One window holds the rules the scoreboard needs: the lengths of the halves and overtime halves, the period texts, the suspension buttons, Cumulative Time and the timeout length.
- Presets Handball, U19 and U16, every field editable
- Suspension button of 120 seconds, plus two optional buttons
- A goal never ends a handball suspension
- Settings kept for the next start of the program
7-metre shootout
Click P after the overtimes. The panel shows a tick and a cross for each team. Every throw is kept, sudden death included, and Show puts the result on the board.
- Last five throws of each team as ticks and crosses
- Shootout total in the clock field, match score unchanged
- On the CK output: "30 - 30 (4 - 3)" with the throws
Screens and layouts
Screens and layouts
Four display modes, info screens for match events and a design editor for every object on the board.
Free mobile remote control
Run the board from your phone
handBoard7 includes a free web-based remote control: open it in any phone or tablet browser on the venue network, with nothing to install. A PIN gate locks access until the operator’s PIN is entered. Because the remote accepts several connections at once, the match can be run by more than one official at the same time: one on the clock and score, one on the suspensions, one on the info screens, each on their own device.
PhoneTabletiOSAndroidNo installPIN protectedMulti-user
Login
PIN-protected login
No one connects without the PIN, which you set and change inside handBoard7.
Home
Score, view and teams
Switch St, Sp, Ad and CK, edit the team names and change the score.
Penalty
2-minute suspensions
Start a suspension by shirt number and cancel running ones for each team.
Info
Goal screens
Goal, own goal or 7-metre goal with number, name and minute, shown on the board.
Info
Cards and substitutions
Yellow, 2 minutes, red and substitution graphics, added to the match timeline.
Media
Playlists
Start a playlist on the scoreboard or the ad screen, then go back to the scoreboard.
Built for the table. The remote is a web page served by handBoard7 itself on port 1907: no app store, no account, no internet connection required. Before a team timeout the phone asks the same IHF question as the PC.
Try handBoard7 free
Full-featured demo with a small watermark: test it on your own LED display before you buy.
Questions
Handball scoreboard software questions
What is handBoard7?
handBoard7 is scoreboard and match-graphics software for handball. It runs on Windows 10 and 11 and shows the score, the match clock, 2-minute suspensions, team timeouts and info screens on an LED wall, a screen or a projector, or sends the board over the network as an NDI video stream. It is sold as a lifetime licence.
Which handball formats does handBoard7 support?
handBoard7 has the presets Handball (2 × 30 minutes), U19 (2 × 30) and U16 (2 × 25), each with overtime of 2 × 5 minutes, a second overtime and the 7-metre throws. Every length and period text can be changed for other formats, such as mini handball or beach handball.
Does handBoard7 check the IHF team timeout rules?
Yes. Before a timeout starts, handBoard7 warns when it breaks an IHF limit: no timeout in overtime or the 7-metre throws, at most 3 per match, at most 2 per half and only 1 in the last 5 minutes of regular time. The operator can start the timeout anyway.
How are 2-minute suspensions shown?
Each suspension appears with the shirt number and a countdown for the team. All suspensions run at the same time, only while the match clock runs, and continue into the next half. A goal never ends a suspension.
Can handBoard7 be used as a Beach Handball scoreboard?
Yes, with your own settings: set two periods of 10 minutes in the Period and Penalty Settings and use the 7-metre shootout screen for the shoot-out. Set scoring is not automatic, so the operator resets the score for each set. No extra licence is needed.
Can handBoard7 make TV graphics for a live stream?
Yes. The Chroma Key display mode shows a compact scorebug and lower thirds for goals, suspensions, cards and substitutions on a key colour. Send it to a vision mixer as a video output, or over the network with NDI to vMix or OBS.
Can I control handBoard7 from a phone?
Yes. handBoard7 includes a free web-based remote control. Open it in any phone or tablet browser on the venue network, with nothing to install. Access is protected by a PIN you set inside the software, and several devices can connect at once so different officials can each run one task.
How much does handBoard7 cost?
handBoard7 costs $500 for a licence with output up to 1366 px wide, $1,000 up to 1920 px wide and $1,500 up to 3840 px wide (4K). Every licence is a lifetime licence with two years of free updates, a PC key and a USB dongle included. Several boards for one venue cost less.
Is there a free demo of handBoard7?
Yes. The demo has the full feature set with a small watermark on the output, so you can test handBoard7 on your own LED display before buying. Download it from the Downloads page.
Licensing
Lifetime licence, no annual fees
One payment, two years of free updates, PC licence key and USB dongle both included. Every display mode, the remote control, NDI and the HTTP API are in every licence.
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Questions about your hall?
Tell us the size of your LED display and how you run your matches, and we will tell you what you need.