Display your menu on a TV
Turn any TV with a browser into a live menu board: rotation, auto-refresh, and scheduled menus that swap themselves in. Business plan.
What display mode does
Display mode turns any TV with a web browser into a live menu board. There's no hardware to buy and no app to install: point the TV's browser at a URL and your menu fills the screen on a branded stage, sized for a wall-mounted display or a smart TV in your dining room.
It's a Business plan feature.
Free and Pro see a locked screen
Opening a display link on a Free or Pro account shows a branded "Display mode isn't available for this menu" screen instead of the menu itself. Your regular web menu and QR code are unaffected either way.
Setting it up
Open the menu you want to display in the editor and go to the Share tab in the export panel. Below the QR code and link, you'll find a TV display card.
- Pick which menus to show: Your current menu is checked by default. Check additional published menus to rotate between them, up to 8, for example pairing a breakfast menu with a dinner menu.
- Set the dwell time: Choose how long each menu stays on screen before rotating to the next: 15, 30, 60, or 90 seconds. This only matters once you've selected more than one menu.
- Copy the link or scan the QR code: The card generates a display URL and a small "Open on this TV" QR code, useful if the TV's remote has a camera, plus an "Open display" button that opens the link in a new tab.
The card stays dimmed while the menu is unpublished: display mode only shows live, published menus, the same as your regular menu link.
Opening it on a TV
Open the display URL in any browser on the TV: its built-in browser, a streaming stick, or a small media PC plugged into the HDMI port. The menu loads full-screen with your logo, restaurant name, and a live clock in the side rails.
Move the cursor or tap the screen to reveal a small Fullscreen button in the top-right corner. Click it to hide the browser's address bar so the menu fills the entire screen. The button and cursor fade away on their own after a few seconds of inactivity, so nothing distracts from the board.
Rotation and auto-refresh
If you selected more than one menu, the board rotates through them in the order you picked, holding each one for the dwell time you set, then crossfading to the next.
The board checks for updates automatically every 60 seconds, so it never needs a manual refresh. Mark an item sold out from the 86 board on your phone and it disappears from the TV within about a minute, the same as it does on your web menu.
Menus with scheduled hours or date ranges only appear on the board during their scheduled window. If every menu in the rotation is outside its window, the board shows a quiet "Back soon" screen with your logo until one becomes available again.
Built for daypart pairs
If you already use scheduled hours for a breakfast and a dinner menu, display mode is a natural next step: the same dayparts that gate your web menu also drive rotation on the TV, so the two menus swap themselves in and out with no extra scheduling.
What can't be displayed
PIN-protected menus never appear on a TV board. A TV has no way for someone to enter a PIN, so display mode treats a password-protected menu as unavailable: if it's the only menu selected, the board shows a locked screen, and if it's part of a rotation, it's skipped and the rotation continues with the rest.
Tips & frequently asked questions
Does the TV need to stay logged in?
No. The display URL is a public page, so there's nothing to sign into. If the TV restarts or loses power, reopening the same link brings the board straight back with no re-authentication step.
Can a rotation mix menus with different templates?
Yes. Each menu keeps its own template and colors as the board rotates, crossfading between them. The logo and name in the side rails stay consistent throughout, since they come from your restaurant profile rather than the individual menu.
Does the TV show up in my menu analytics?
No. Display mode doesn't log views, a TV polling all day would drown your scan and view counts in itself. Your analytics only reflect guests scanning the QR code or opening the menu link on their own devices.
I edited the menu. Do I need to touch the TV?
No. Your changes go live on the board at the next 60-second refresh on their own, the same as an item you 86'd from your phone.