Screens that come back after every brownout
TVpilot is digital signage software for stores, restaurants, clinics and offices across the Philippines. When the power or the internet drops, a Raspberry Pi player comes back by itself and plays what the schedule says for that moment, so nobody walks around switching screens on. Your first screen is free forever.
Free plan, no credit card. Paid plans from €5 per month.
After a brownout, half the screens stay black until someone notices.
A Raspberry Pi with TVpilot starts its player on boot and its watchdog restarts the player within about 10 seconds if it stops. During opening hours it switches the TV back on through HDMI-CEC.
When the internet drops, the screen shows an error instead of your promo.
Players keep the content and schedule they downloaded and keep playing offline. If the assigned content is unavailable, a backup playlist plays instead of a black screen.
A typhoon closes some branches, and the screens still advertise business as usual.
Emergency alert (Premium) puts Temporarily closed or Disruption full screen on chosen branches within seconds, over whatever is playing, and ends by itself.
Real screens, ready to use
Every screen below is a live plugin or a design you make in minutes. Mix them in one playlist, or give each screen its own.
Every branch, one dashboard
From Metro Manila to Cebu and Davao, see which screens are online and change what plays everywhere at once.
Menus that switch on time
Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack menus change by themselves, also when the screen was offline at that moment.
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A notice on every screen
Temporarily closed, Disruption or your own message, full screen on chosen screens within seconds.
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Queue numbers at the counter
For clinics, pharmacies and service desks: the number on every screen with a chime and an optional spoken call-out.
See how it worksPlan once, and every screen follows the clock
Give slides weekdays, hours and an end date, or plan whole playlists in the calendar. The screens switch on time, even when the internet drops.
- 07:00
Breakfast rush
The Pi switches the TV on and the store shows the breakfast menu and today's promo.
- 11:00
Lunch
The lunch menu takes over until 14:00, set once as a weekly slot in the calendar.
- 15:00
Brownout
The screens go dark with the building, then come back by themselves and play the afternoon menu, not the lunch one they lost power on.
- 15:05
All clear in your inbox
The recovery email confirms every screen is back online.
- 22:00
Late shift
In an office that works late, the lobby screen keeps showing announcements and the team's numbers.
Everything you need, nothing you don't
Self-healing Raspberry Pi
Auto-start on boot, a watchdog that restarts the player within about 10 seconds and HDMI-CEC to switch the TV on. One install command.
Plays without internet
Downloaded content and the schedule stay on the player. A scheduled change happens at the exact moment, even offline.
Offline and recovery alerts
Email alerts for screens that go down and come back, plus a signed webhook for Slack, Teams or Zapier.
Emergency alert for typhoon days
One button puts Temporarily closed or your own message full screen, per branch or on every screen. Premium, in Pro and Business.
KPIs for the office floor
Power BI reports and support dashboards on a wallboard, refreshing by themselves.
Start free, grow cheaply
Free for 1 screen forever, Starter €5 a month for 3 screens, Pro €29 for 10. You pay per plan, never per user.
Live in fifteen minutes
- 1Create a free account
No credit card, no installation. The dashboard runs in your browser.
- 2Connect a screen
Any TV with HDMI and a small player, or a smart TV browser. Enter the code the screen shows.
- 3Choose what plays
Add a plugin, upload your own media or let AI Studio design a screen. Press Push to screen.
A food stall chain with a menu screen in three branches
3 screens included, with backup playlists and offline alerts. Billed in euros by card; your bank converts to pesos. Prices exclude VAT.
Compare all plansPrices excl. VAT, cancel monthly.
Frequently asked questions
What happens to my screens during a brownout?
They go dark with the power. When it returns, a Raspberry Pi boots, starts the TVpilot player by itself and plays what the schedule says for that moment. During opening hours it switches the TV back on through HDMI-CEC.
Do the screens need internet to keep playing?
No. Players keep the content and schedule they already downloaded and keep playing offline, including planned switches. New content and changes arrive once the connection is back.
Which player should I use in the Philippines?
A Raspberry Pi 4 or 5. It runs TVpilot in kiosk mode, recovers by itself after an outage and controls the TV through HDMI-CEC. An Android TV box with Fully Kiosk Browser or a smart TV browser also works. The Amazon Signage Stick is sold on Amazon in the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy and Canada.
Can my screens show Filipino as well as English?
Yes. Screens show whatever you make, so write your slides in English, Filipino or both. The dashboard is available in English, Dutch, German, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Malay, Simplified Chinese and Thai, and emails and invoices are in English.
How do I pay from the Philippines?
Paid plans are priced in euros and paid by card; your bank converts the amount to pesos. Prices exclude VAT.
Where is my data stored?
TVpilot is built in the Netherlands and hosted in the European Union. Every user can turn on two-factor authentication on every plan.
Also see: Raspberry Pi signage · Emergency alert · Queue management · Digital menu board
TVpilot in other countries
Stop switching screens back on by hand
Create a free account, install the player on a Raspberry Pi with one command and pull the plug to see it come back.
Free plan, no credit card. Paid plans from €5 per month.