Digital signage solutions

Screens are only worth having if they do a job. These are the jobs organizations put ScreenTinker to, each with how it works, how to set it up and what it won’t do. Every one of them is included on every plan, hosted or self-hosted.

Emergency alerts on every screen

Weather warnings from public CAP feeds, alerts from Alertus or Singlewire InformaCast, and calls from a fire panel or script put a full-screen alert on the screens you choose. The alert cuts in at once, mid-video, and the all-clear brings the playlist back.

Meeting room displays

A screen at each door shows whether the room is free, what is on and when it is next available. People can book the room now or end a meeting early, and rooms nobody turns up to can release themselves. Works with Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace calendars.

Digital menu boards

Menus with several prices, dietary tags and dayparts, kept in the editor or a Google Sheet. Mark an item sold out from the editor or a till and every screen shows it at once.

Social media walls

Posts from Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, X, Bluesky and Mastodon, with moderation in front of them. Your server fetches the posts, so screens never talk to a social network.

Audience analytics and proof of play

Count how many people looked at each screen and for how long, by content. Counts only: no image is stored or sent, and nobody is recognised. Plus proof of play and QR codes that count scans.

Enterprise digital signage

SAML and OIDC single sign-on with DNS-verified domains, roles, approvals, version history and an activity log. Hosted, or on your own servers and storage.

By industry

• Schools and universities: emergency and weather alerts across every building, campus social walls, and room displays for shared spaces.
• Healthcare and clinics: waiting-room information that keeps playing offline, alerts from your notification system, and staff-room screens behind single sign-on. ScreenTinker holds no healthcare compliance certifications; self-host it if your policies need the data on your own systems.
• Retail and QSR: menu boards and price lists from a sheet, head office playlists stores can’t change, and audience counts by content.
• Corporate offices: meeting room displays, lobby screens, Power BI and other dashboards, and Microsoft 365 documents.
• Facilities and IT: SSO, roles and audit, offline alerts to Slack, Teams or PagerDuty, and players on hardware you can buy anywhere (see certified hardware).

FAQ

Are these solutions separate products?

No. They are all features of the same ScreenTinker software, on every plan, hosted or self-hosted. Plans differ by number of screens and storage.

Do I need special hardware?

No. ScreenTinker runs on Android TV and Fire TV, Raspberry Pi, Windows, Samsung Tizen, LG webOS, BrightSign, ChromeOS and any browser. Some features need more: audience counting needs a camera, and room booking needs a touch screen on a supported player.

Can I try them before buying?

Yes. A 14-day Pro trial on hosted ScreenTinker covers up to 15 screens and every feature, with no credit card.