YouTube

YouTube on digital signage, the way signage should play

Paste any YouTube link and it plays full screen in your playlist: a video, a live stream, a Short or a whole playlist. Muted, looping and without player controls by default, so a product film or a live feed runs on the wall without anyone touching a remote.

Free plan, no credit card required. Paid plans from €5/month. Plugin version v1.1.

YouTube on a TV screen
On the screen

What the screen shows

Videos, live streams, Shorts, playlists

Any public or unlisted YouTube link. A playlist plays through and loops.

Signage defaults

Muted, looping, no controls, no titles. Sound, loop, captions, start position and a quality cap are settings.

Smooth on a Raspberry Pi

Automatic quality plays at 720p on the Pi for stutter-free decoding; other players keep full quality.

A calm fallback

A removed or embed-blocked video shows a neutral slide instead of an error.

Setup

How it connects

01
Paste the link

In the YouTube plugin paste the link of a video, live stream, Short or playlist.

02
Set the playback

Sound on or off, loop, captions, start position, quality cap. The defaults suit a screen on a wall.

03
Add to a playlist

The video is a slide: give it a duration between your other slides, or let it play out.

Privacy

What reaches the screen

No YouTube account is connected. The screen loads the public video like a browser would; TVpilot stores only the link and your playback settings.

Read only: TVpilot never changes anything in the source
Credentials sealed at rest, never shown again after saving
Revoke on the platform side at any time and the screen stops
Any TV

Show it on the TV you already own

TVpilot turns the hardware you have into a managed screen: an Amazon Signage Stick with the TVpilot app, a Raspberry Pi with one command, a Fire TV Stick or Android TV, or simply the browser of a smart TV. One player URL per screen, managed from the dashboard.

Amazon Signage StickRaspberry Pi signageFire TV Stick signageSmart TV, no hardware
Pricing

Free for your first screen

This plugin is included in every plan, the free one too. You pay for screens, not for integrations.

How many screens?

Free

Try TVpilot on one screen, for as long as you like.

Does not fit 3 screensOnly for 1 screen
Start free
Included1 screen
Extra screennot possible
Storage250 MB
  • All standard plugins
  • Scheduling: 1 calendar

Free, forever.No credit card. Try it on one TV.

Best fit for you

Starter

For a shop, practice or restaurant with a few screens.

3 screens€5per month
Choose Starter
Included3 screens
Extra screen€2 per month
Storage2 GB
  • Premium available as an add-on
  • Version history
  • Scheduling: 5 calendars

3 screens for €5.Each extra screen €2 per month.

Pro

For offices, schools and chains, with every Premium feature.

3 screens€29per month
Choose Pro
Included10 screens
Extra screen€2 per month
Storage10 GB
  • All Premium features
  • Up to 3 users, up to 3 locations
  • Version history

10 screens, all Premium.Review walls, triggers and the emergency alert included.

Business

For organizations with a team, approvals and many locations.

3 screens€99per month
Choose Business
Included25 screens
Extra screen€1.50 per month
Storage100 GB
  • All Premium features
  • Up to 25 users, unlimited locations
  • Approval before publishing
  • Own branding, priority support

Your whole team, safely.Roles for every colleague, and nothing goes live without approval.

What you keep

€17.08 per month

For 3 screens you pay €5 per month on Starter. At a typical per-screen price for the same features that is €22.08.

TVpilot Starter€5
Per screen elsewhere€22.08

Compared with typical per-screen prices for the same features: $8 standard, $12 with premium features, $15 with a team and approvals, per screen per month, billed yearly, converted at €0.92.

  • Extra screens from €1.50
  • Premium on Starter €9
  • Extra storage €10 per 25 GB
  • Cancel monthly
  • Prices excl. VAT

See every feature per plan

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Will YouTube show ads on my screen?

YouTube decides. Your own videos play clean; third-party videos may carry ads. For guaranteed ad-free playback use Vimeo or upload the file to your media library.

Can I play a live stream?

Yes. Paste the live stream link and it plays as long as the stream is live.

Does it play with sound?

Sound is off by default and can be switched on per video. Many TVs need the video to start muted; TVpilot handles that.

What about a video that is not embeddable?

If the owner blocked embedding, the screen shows a neutral fallback slide. Upload your own file to the media library for full control.

Raspberry Pi or Fire TV Stick?

Both play YouTube. The Pi caps automatic quality at 720p so decoding stays smooth; the Fire TV Stick and Android TV play at full quality.

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Also see:Vimeo · Google Slides and PowerPoint · Canva · Power BI · All video and presentations

YouTube on digital signage, the way signage should play

Play YouTube videos, live streams, Shorts and playlists full screen on your signage: muted, looping, no controls. On a Raspberry Pi, Fire TV or any browser.

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