Product
What ChannelOS is, what it costs, and how to get a screen live.
Solutions
The pages for a specific job, if you already know what your screen is for.
Partner program
Refer a business to ChannelOS and take a recurring share. Same program in three languages.
Free tools
Working tools, no account. The menu board maker has a version per kitchen.
- All free tools
- Digital menu board maker
- Pizzeria menu board
- Sushi menu board
- Burgers menu board
- Grill & BBQ menu board
- Chinese menu board
- Thai menu board
- Italian menu board
- Mexican menu board
- Cafe & coffee menu board
- Bakery menu board
- Bar & pub menu board
- Indian menu board
- Food truck menu board
- Dessert & ice cream menu board
Template gallery
Real boards made in ChannelOS. Open one and remix it into your own workspace.
Guides, comparisons and how-tos
55 posts, grouped the way the blog groups them.
How it works
How-to
- Portrait digital signage: hanging the TV sideways, and telling ChannelOS which way you turned it
- How to Make a Digital Menu Board: Three Routes, Start to Screen
- Digital signage TV: how to turn the TV you already own into a sign
- AI slideshow generation: from a sentence to a finished show in seconds
- Why your screens deserve TV-broadcaster controls
- The ChannelOS flow: create a show, schedule a channel, pair a screen
- How ChannelOS works: shows, channels, screens, and one live board
- How to run a local advertising business with a second-hand Android TV
- How to manage many screens at once with channels and scheduling
- Why ChannelOS works differently from Yodeck and the rest
- What you need to run digital signage with ChannelOS
AI
Comparison
- ChannelOS vs PosterBooking: a PosterBooking alternative that drafts the show for you
- ChannelOS vs Screenly and Anthias (formerly Screenly OSE): signage with no Pi to run
- OptiSigns vs Yodeck: an honest comparison of two player-based platforms
- Samsung MagicInfo alternative: run signage in any TV browser, no server, no integrator
- Top 10 digital signage software in 2026: an honest roundup
- ChannelOS vs Kitcast: no-hardware, AI-first signage compared
- ChannelOS vs Play Digital Signage: no hardware, AI-drafted shows
- ChannelOS vs NoviSign: no player app, AI drafts the show
- ChannelOS vs OptiSigns: no player app, AI-drafted shows
- ChannelOS vs Raydiant: the Raydiant alternative with no player box
- ChannelOS vs Rise Vision: a Rise Vision alternative with no media player
- ChannelOS vs Xibo (Xibo Signage / Spring Signage Ltd): the Xibo alternative with no player app
- ChannelOS vs ScreenCloud: AI-first vs enterprise signage
- ChannelOS vs TelemetryTV: a TelemetryTV alternative with no player hardware
- ChannelOS vs Yodeck: a Yodeck alternative with no player hardware
Guide
- Digital menu board design: the numbers that make a board readable at 6 metres
- Cheap digital signage: where the money actually goes
- Digital menu board software: what it has to do, and what it costs
- Digital Menu Boards for Restaurants: Running the Whole Wall
- Drive-Thru Digital Menu Boards: Pre-Sell, Order Point and the Breakfast Changeover
- Free Digital Signage Software: An Honest Roundup of What's Actually Free
- Outdoor Digital Menu Boards: An Honest Guide to What Survives Outside
- Digital menu board for restaurant TVs: the simple way
- Move anything: exporting and importing shows and channels
- Finding your channels and shows — and what the editor can do
- From brand kit to a scheduled channel: build your first show in ChannelOS
Use case
- Digital Menu Boards for Food Trucks: One Screen, One Phone, No Player Box
- Digital Signage for Church Lobbies: Service Times, Giving QR, Volunteer-Run
- Digital Signage for Office Lobbies, Meeting Rooms and Internal Comms
- Digital Signage for Schools: Hallway Boards Without an IT Project
- Digital Signage for Gym Screens: Timetables That Change With the Day
- Digital Signage for Restaurants: Menu Boards That Update Themselves
- Digital signage for retail on the screens you already have
Templates
Manifesto
Every template
46 boards, each one openable and remixable.
- Forge — Personal Training
- Morning Room — Guesthouse & Café
- Voltix — Electronics Store
- आखाडा — Marathi Fitness Centre
- BrightSmile — Dental Clinic
- Medicare Plus — Hospital OPD
- VitaCare — Pharmacy & Wellness
- Neon Room — Bar & Lounge
- समाज सूचना पटल — Community Notice Board
- Chuck's — Diner & Burgers
- Forno — Wood-Fired Pizzeria
- Pulp — Juice & Smoothie Bar
- Vermillion — Fine Dining & Wine
- സെന്റ് മേരീസ് — ദിവ്യബലി സമയം
- Prāṇa — Yoga & Pilates
- RUKA — Boxing & MMA
- ClearView — Eye & Optical
- The Lantern — Boutique Hotel
- Give Hope — Donation Drive
- Little Sprouts — Preschool
- Rank One — Test Prep Results
- ରଥଯାତ୍ରା ମେଳା — Festival Programme
- PULSE FEST — Music Festival Board
- IRONHAUS — Functional Fitness
- স্বাস্থ্য শিবির — Free Health Camp
- Azure Bay — Beach Resort
- ਸ਼ਾਨ ਬੈਂਕੁਇਟ — Marriage Palace (Punjabi)
- Atrium — Building Directory
- The Hub — Coworking
- Northwind — Team Dashboard
- அலுவலக அறிவிப்பு — Office Notice Board (Tamil)
- Fade & Co. — Barber Shop
- Signal — We're Hiring
- Meridian CRE — Office Leasing
- ನಿವೇಶನಗಳು — Plots for Sale
- NORD — Apparel Flash Sale
- Today — Lobby Info Board
- Haven — Home for Sale
- FreshMart — Weekly Deals
- Lumière — Salon & Beauty
- Meridian — Lobby Welcome
- Skyline — New Project Launch
- ધમાકા સેલ — Diwali Festival Sale (Gujarati)
- SUMMIT '26 — Conference Board
- Étage — Luxury Villas
- ढाबा एक्सप्रेस — Highway Dhaba