OmrarCast frequently asked questions

OmrarCast is cloud-based digital signage and menu board software that manages TV, monitor, tablet and kiosk screens from one web dashboard. You open the player address in the screen's browser, enter the pairing code in the dashboard, upload images and videos and publish them on a schedule. It costs $120 per screen per year, with a 30-day free trial for up to 2 screens.

It is pronounced "OM-rar-cast". "Omrar" is our company name and "Cast" is the broadcasting sense of the word.

Digital signage software is the program that lets you manage the images, videos and announcements on your screens from a dashboard over the internet. You upload content once, and the software decides what plays on which screen and when. Each screen downloads the content and plays it in a loop, so you update many screens at once without carrying USB sticks around.

With a USB stick you walk to each screen and swap the files by hand for every change, and you cannot see what is playing where. With signage software you upload content to the dashboard once and it reaches every screen at the same time. Scheduling by time, screen groups, remote commands, live status and proof-of-play reports are things a USB stick cannot do.

Place your locations in a region → branch group tree in the dashboard. Assign content for every location to the upper group and branch-specific menus or notices to that branch's group; the nearest group's assignment wins. You can try new content in pilot locations first, roll it out to the whole network and get proof-of-play reports location by location.

No. An LED scrolling sign is usually a fixed board that shows text. Digital signage runs on a full-colour TV or monitor and shows images, video and announcements that you manage remotely with software. OmrarCast does the second; we do not sell or manage LED boards.

Samsung commercial displays (Smart Signage, Tizen) run our own OmrarCast app. On LG webOS, Android TV and Android boxes (Chrome / Fully Kiosk), Amazon Fire TV, Windows, macOS and Linux computers and mini PCs, Chromebox, tablets and phones it opens in the web browser.

The screen keeps playing the last playlist and the media stored on the device. When the connection returns, it picks up your changes by itself.

Not if your screen can open a browser. If you have an older TV, an inexpensive Android box is enough.

Open the OmrarCast player address in the screen's browser, enter the 8-character code in the dashboard, upload your menu images, build a playlist and assign it to the screen. Set time windows for breakfast, lunch and dinner and the screen switches menus on its own. No extra hardware is needed if your screen has a browser.

For 30 days you can use every feature on up to 2 screens, free. We do not ask for a credit card; when the trial ends, you start a subscription only if you want to continue.

$120 per screen per year, or $14 per screen per month if you pay monthly. Paying yearly is about 29 percent cheaper than monthly and works out to $10/month. Every feature is included on every screen, with no setup fee and no hidden charges. For 50 or more screens we prepare a custom quote.

Yes. With the Content management plan you send us the artwork and when it should play on which screen, and our team handles uploading, editing, playlists, scheduling and publishing. 4 content requests per screen per month are included, and requests are live within 1 business day. The plan costs $60 extra per screen per year; together with the software that is $180 per screen per year, which works out to $15/month. Each request beyond the monthly allowance is $5.

Yes. We design your menu or promotional artwork for your branch or restaurant. A design costs $50 and includes 2 revisions; it is made in landscape or portrait at your screen size. You can buy a design on any plan, including Standard. Open a design request in the dashboard, upload your logo and current menu, and we send you a draft to approve.

With Content management you send artwork that is ready and we upload and schedule it. With Design + management we both design and manage your content: 2 new designs and 4 changes per screen per month are included. Design + management costs $240 extra per screen per year; together with the software that is $360 per screen per year, which works out to $30/month. You choose one of the two and can upgrade or downgrade from the dashboard at any time.

JPG, PNG, WebP and GIF images, and MP4, WebM and MOV videos. Videos that screens cannot play are converted to a suitable format automatically.

Our servers are in Germany (Hetzner). You will find the details in our Privacy Policy.

You can cancel any time; cancellation takes effect at the end of the period you have paid for. On a yearly plan, the unused portion is refunded if you cancel within the first 14 days.