Your screens show what’s on the counter today. Digital signage software for shops, bakeries and cafés

A TV or display with an HDMI input, plus an Apple TV or an Android TV device running the modsiTV app. Alternatively, use the web player: a page that runs in any current browser – for example on a mini PC, desktop or laptop connected to a monitor. You then do not need an Apple TV or Android TV. All three platforms receive the same content and can be mixed within one company.

Every screen you create in modsi takes up one licence slot – regardless of whether it is currently online. If you replace a device, the slot stays the same. If you archive a screen, its slot becomes free again. Apple TV, Android TV and the web player count the same.

The web player is a website that you open in the browser of a computer connected to a monitor. You pair it by code or QR just like a TV; it receives the same content, overlays, commands and group timing and is included in the statistics. Please note: sound needs one click after each browser start (or the browser starts in kiosk mode with autoplay allowed), the computer must not go to sleep, and “Clear site data” unpairs the screen.

After starting, the player – modsiTV on the TV or the web player in the browser – shows an entry code and a QR code. Scan the QR code with your smartphone or enter the code in modsi control, choose the location and give the screen a name.

Content that the player has already fully downloaded keeps playing. Changes and remote commands arrive as soon as the connection is back; plays collected offline are then reported. We cannot guarantee permanent storage on the device, because the operating system or browser may free up its cache.

Yes. In modsi control you choose the orientation for each screen (portrait 90° or 270°), and modsiTV and the web player then rotate their entire display. You create playlists and overlays for this in portrait format. modsi only rotates the image: whether your TV or display may be mounted and run in portrait permanently depends on the device – the manufacturer will tell you.

Every display of a video or image that the player played in full or at least halfway – per screen, location and media item, analysed by day, week, month, year or in total, with CSV export. These are plays, not viewers: modsi cannot know whether the TV was switched on or anyone was watching. Plays collected offline appear after the next connection.

Each company gets 5 GB in the Starter plan and 20 GB in the Business plan – regardless of how many screens you license. If that is not enough, you can expand to 20, 50 or 100 GB for a monthly or yearly extra charge; the amounts are shown on the pricing page. You can downgrade as soon as the storage used fits within the smaller tier.

The app for iPhone and Android covers everyday tasks: create and edit playlists, upload photos and videos from your smartphone, change prices and overlay values, pair and control screens, groups, playback statistics as well as account and security. You manage your plan and billing exclusively in the browser; the app shows no prices and has no purchase functions.

You can switch on two-factor sign-in with an authenticator app (with recovery codes for emergencies) or sign in with a passkey. You see active sessions in an overview and can sign them out individually or all together; a security log shows sign-ins and changes. This applies to web and app alike. Browser sessions expire after six hours of inactivity.

Not directly. With operating hours you define for each screen when it runs; outside these hours the player shows a black image and stops playback. On Android TV there is also an experimental standby in which the device sleeps and wakes up at the switch-on time – whether the TV switches off completely depends on the device. Volume or starting the app automatically after switching on are not part of the product. If a player hangs, restart it remotely. For the web player, you set up kiosk mode, autostart and sleep settings on the computer itself.

Yes, with schedules. You create rules by weekday and time of day – for example Mon–Fri 06:00–11:00 “Breakfast”, 17:00–20:00 “After work” – and a default playlist for all other times. You assign the schedule to a screen or a group. The players switch on the minute, even if the internet happens to be down, because they download all playlists in the schedule in advance. Schedules are included in all plans.

Yes. In the overlay editor you add widgets as layers: clock, weather, ticker, QR code, countdown and events. The clock shows the time and date in the location’s time zone. For the weather, you enter a town for the location; the server fetches the data every 15 minutes and the player shows current values or three days. Ticker headlines come from an RSS feed, events from an ICS calendar address.

Yes, with layouts. In the overlay editor you switch on “Main video in a section”, define the area for the main video and add up to four zones, each playing its own playlist of images or videos – muted, looped and independently of the main video. A ticker at the bottom and a background colour complete the layout. Templates such as “Video left, zone right, ticker at the bottom” are included. Layouts with multiple zones are available from the Business plan.

Yes. In the price list you maintain products with price, unit and category. Overlays and slides use them via placeholders in texts, via a video linked to a product or via the price board with several lines. If you change a price, modsi automatically republishes the affected playlists. Slides are pages without a video file – for example “Offer of the week” with a price board or “Opening hours” – and run in playlists like images. Both are included in all plans.

Yes. In the price list you enter the weekdays and a description for each dish; the “Menu” widget then shows the day’s dishes or the whole week, for example with the “Lunch menu (week)” slide template. For the guest Wi-Fi, you enter the network name and password in the “Guest Wi-Fi” widget – guests connect via QR code. The “Image gallery” cycles through the images in a media folder. Everything is included in all plans.

Yes. Give a media item a “Valid until” when uploading or later under “Edit” – for example 31 December, 23:59:59 using the “End of day” shortcut. From that point on, modsi leaves the item out when publishing and automatically republishes the playlists that contain it; the assigned screens follow. In the same way, “Valid from” applies to content that should only appear later. The item remains visible in the playlist, where it is marked as expired; in the media overview you can delete expired media together. Included in all plans.

Yes. If a paired screen has not checked in for longer than set – 15 minutes by default – all members with access to its location receive an email, a notification in modsi control and the app, and a push notification on their phone. When the screen comes back, a “back online” notification follows with the duration. There is exactly one alert per outage, not a constant stream. You switch off email and push per company under Account & security; the administrator sets the waiting time in the company settings.

Access to modsi is by request. Use the contact form with the topic “Request access” to tell us how many screens and locations you are planning – we will set up your access. Billing is by invoice and bank transfer, monthly or yearly. The list prices per screen are shown on the pricing page.

Yes. You invite colleagues by email and assign them a role. Store staff only get access to the locations assigned to them and can control screens, but cannot change media, prices or overlays.