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.

Start free, 1 screen includedSee how it connects

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

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: 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.

Raspberry Pi signageFire TV Stick signageSmart TV, no hardware
Pricing

Free for your first screen

Every plugin is included in every plan. You pay for screens, not for integrations.

Free
€0forever

Perfect for trying TVpilot with one screen.

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Starter
€5/month

For small teams and single locations.

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Pro
€19/month

For growing businesses with multiple locations.

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Business
Customon request

Enterprise-grade signage at any scale.

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Start on the free plan and stay there as long as you like. No credit card, no trial clock.

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.

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 digital signage: muted, looping and without controls, straight from a link. Works on Raspberry Pi, Fire TV and any browser. Free plan available.

Start free with TVpilot

YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC. TVpilot is not affiliated with Google.