Changelog

What’s new in TVpilot

New features, improvements and fixes, release by release. TVpilot ships continuously; this page keeps the highlights.

v2.4.0September 2026

Approve before it airs

Business teams can require a second pair of eyes before playlists, uploads or schedule changes go live, with a full version history and a dedicated approvals center. Proof of play adds verifiable, shareable reports, and two new plugins bring live rain radar and flight info to any screen.

New
  • Approval workflow (Business plan): playlists, media uploads and schedule changes can require review before they go live, with four-eyes approval and an approvals center to track every request
  • Playlist version history with one-click restore, included on every paid plan
  • Media trash bin: deleted files stay recoverable for 30 days before they are gone for good
  • Proof of play reports per media item or playlist, with PDF/CSV export, a shareable public link and a monthly email
  • Two new widgets: a Buienradar rain radar and forecast, and a Schiphol flight board, both with live preview and push to screen
  • Messages plugin: reusable notification bars with per-line duration and full styling, shared across any number of playlists
Improved
  • Screens list shows a live thumbnail of what is playing, status filter chips, last seen time, and inline pairing codes for offline devices
  • Playlist overlays for an on-screen clock, notification bar and progress bar, styled per playlist
  • Smoother video playback: screens reuse a cached copy instead of redownloading the same clip on every loop
  • Reorganized plugin catalog with clearer categories and icons; search also matches a category name
  • Preview player now matches the real screen for sound, custom framing and synced playback, with an info button explaining each toggle
  • Faster media library loading on large screens
Fixed
  • Messages icon no longer gets clipped at the edges in some browsers
  • Notification bar and ticker bar now line up exactly in the preview, matching the real screen
v2.3.0September 2026

Faster editing

The playlist editor now responds instantly: adding, removing and browsing media happens right away. Large videos can be converted to a TV-friendly format during upload, and screen pages can be arranged the way you like.

New
  • Convert to 1080p: upload a 4K video and TVpilot offers to convert it right in your browser to a format every player handles smoothly
  • Arrange the cards on a screen page in any order you like, just like the dashboard
  • Find media fast: adding files to a playlist now shows a searchable thumbnail grid
  • Designer overview with list and grid view, plus search
  • This changelog now opens straight from the dashboard sidebar
Improved
  • Adding and removing playlist items is instant, with changes confirmed in the background
  • Playlist thumbnails load as lightweight previews instead of full files, and every item shows whether it is an image or a video
  • Screen pages link straight to the assigned playlist, and video wall screens show their tile at a glance
  • Videos larger than 1080p carry a visible badge in the media library
  • Android player 1.0.19: calmer pairing screen that shows its version, and connecting is now a deliberate click
Fixed
  • Video wall tiles no longer drift apart: all screens stay in sync, videos included
  • Opening a screen preview in your browser no longer counts as a device, so no more false offline alerts or update banners
  • Upload checks no longer flag healthy videos when a browser extension blocks the check
  • Videos in a playlist play their full length instead of the standard slide time
  • Playback options stay visible in an empty playlist
v2.2.0September 2026

Video walls

Turn multiple TVs into one big screen. Set a grid, pick each screen’s tile, and your content flows seamlessly across the wall. No controller hardware needed, works on every plan and every player.

New
  • Video walls up to 4 by 4: any mix of devices plays one synchronized image together
  • Android player 1.0.9 with a refreshed pairing screen, live connection status and instant pairing feedback
  • Locations can hold a real address, with a one-click map link
  • Searchable country picker in your business details
Improved
  • Media library: one upload button covering your device, Google Drive and Dropbox, plus a calmer toolbar on mobile
  • Welcome tour rebuilt around the current menu, including Designer and Plugins
  • Designer background photos now always fill the canvas, with an optional zoom
  • Settings pages arrange their cards automatically, so no more empty columns
Fixed
  • Password reset and email change links now work on any device, not just where you requested them
  • Deleting a location first shows which screens and team members still use it
v2.1.3September 2026

Polish

A quieter, more consistent dashboard: one business button style everywhere, better mobile behavior and small quality fixes across the board.

Improved
  • One consistent button style across the entire platform, including sign in and sign up
  • Settings organized into four tabs: Account, Organization, Notifications and Subscription
  • Notification settings split into email preferences and integrations
  • Setup guides reordered with device brand colors, Amazon Signage Stick front and center
Fixed
  • Tab bars on mobile now swipe horizontally only
  • Partner portal rows fit neatly on a phone
v2.1.0August 2026

Partners and branding

TVpilot for organizations that manage more than their own screens: a partner portal for agencies and resellers, and your own branding across the product.

New
  • Partner portal: manage all your customers’ signage environments from one login, with explicit and revocable access
  • Your own branding on Business: logo and colors in the dashboard, in emails and on the screens’ status views
  • Support access switch: you decide whether the TVpilot team may view your account, every session is logged
  • Active sessions overview with per-device sign out
  • Screen defaults: new screens start with your preferred timezone, orientation and alert settings
  • Send a password reset link to any team member from the team page
Improved
  • Screens can be duplicated in one click, including their settings
  • Unpairing a device now shows up in the dashboard within seconds, with clear confirmation dialogs
v2.0.0July 2026

Teams and organizations

Run your screens as a team instead of a single login: roles, locations, approvals and a full audit trail, built for organizations.

New
  • Four roles: owner, admin, editor and viewer, changeable at any time
  • Invite team members by email, with pending invites you can resend or revoke
  • Locations: group screens per branch and limit members to their own locations
  • Approval workflow: content changes wait for a review before they reach a screen
  • Security policies: require two-factor authentication, force sign out, temporary access with an expiry date
  • Activity log: every member, screen and policy change recorded with who and when
v1.9.0June 2026

More devices

Digital signage on the hardware you already own: dedicated setup guides and pairing flows for every popular player, from a spare Fire TV Stick to the browser on your smart TV.

New
  • Setup guides per device: Raspberry Pi, Fire TV Stick, Android TV, Chromecast with Google TV, iPad and Mac, and any browser
  • Pair a device in seconds with a six character claim code
  • Public play link per screen, with the option to switch it off
Improved
  • Raspberry Pi player: network watchdog and Wi-Fi fallback hotspot, so a dropped connection fixes itself
v1.8.0May 2026

Insights

Know your screens are playing without walking past them: live health monitoring, alerts when something is off and reports on what actually played.

New
  • Health page with live status, screenshots and hardware telemetry per screen
  • Email alerts when a screen goes offline, and a follow-up when it recovers
  • Playback and uptime reports, plus a weekly digest in your inbox
  • Meeting room and agenda widgets that show what is booked where
v1.7.0April 2026

Planning

Schedule your digital signage ahead instead of switching by hand: put playlists on a calendar and let every screen follow it, even after a power cut.

New
  • Calendar planning with one-off bookings and weekly time slots
  • Backup playlist per screen for when nothing else is scheduled
  • Synchronized playback: screens on the same playlist switch slides at the same moment
  • Live departure boards for public transport and real-time traffic widgets for commute screens
v1.6.0March 2026

Designer

Make your own slides right inside TVpilot: a photo or color as the background, your text and logo on top. Digital menu boards and announcements without design tools.

New
  • Designer studio for posters, promotions and menu boards, in landscape and portrait
  • Background photos with position, fade and filter controls
  • Your own fonts and logo on every design
Improved
  • Raspberry Pi player caches content locally and keeps playing through internet outages
v1.5.0February 2026

Retail and e-commerce

Your shop on your screens: live product dashboards straight from your webshop, and industry feeds that keep themselves up to date.

New
  • Live webshop dashboards for Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento and Lightspeed
  • Real estate listings plugin: your properties on the window screen, synced with your feed
  • Power BI dashboards on any screen
  • Payment and order widgets for Mollie, Stripe, bol and Booking
v1.4.0January 2026

Bring your own content

Play what you already make elsewhere: video platforms and design tools drop straight into your playlists.

New
  • YouTube and Vimeo playback in playlists
  • Canva designs and Google Slides presentations as slides
  • AI Studio: generate a ready-to-play promo screen from a short prompt
v1.3.0December 2025

Reviews and social proof

Let customers do the talking: live review and social widgets that refresh themselves on your screens.

New
  • Google Reviews and Trustpilot widgets with your live scores
  • Review site widgets for Tripadvisor, Yelp and Kiyoh
  • Social wall for your latest posts
v1.2.0November 2025

Live widgets

Screens that stay fresh on their own: ready-made widgets that update themselves, managed from the same dashboard as the rest of your content.

New
  • Weather forecast widget with live conditions
  • News feeds as slides, plus a news ticker that runs over your content
  • Clock and countdown widgets for openings, actions and events
v1.1.0October 2025

Raspberry Pi player, rock solid

The most reliable way to run digital signage on a budget: a Raspberry Pi that installs itself and recovers on its own.

New
  • One-command install and an SD card image that sets itself up
  • Kiosk mode with auto-start and watchdog crash recovery
  • TV on/off schedule over HDMI-CEC: the TV follows your opening hours
  • Remote update and reboot from the dashboard
v1.0.0September 2025

Foundation

The start of TVpilot: connect a screen on a Raspberry Pi or any browser, upload media, build playlists and it plays. Everything since builds on this.