Free digital menu board

Put tonight's specials on any TV, free.

Type your specials, pick a look and a photo, and play it full screen on the TV's browser. Use one of our free photos or your own. No sign-up, and no special hardware required.

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Make your board

Your board saves in this browser on this device. Your own photos are shrunk on your device and never leave it unless you send the link.

How to use it

Type your specials: A title and up to eight lines, each with its price. Leave a price blank for a line with words only.
Pick a look: Chalkboard, Clean or Bold. Change it any time; your words stay.
Add a photo: Pick one of the free restaurant photos for the background and a dish or drink photo beside the specials, or use your own.
Get it on the TV: On a computer plugged into the TV, tap Play full screen. Otherwise tap Send it to the TV with a link and open the link in the TV's web browser.
Keep a spare: Any old laptop or streaming stick with a browser can run the board. A spare device or two helps when one acts up.

What makes a menu board easy to read

Keep it to the night's best few. Five or six lines read from across the room; twenty don't.
One price per line, on the right, so eyes find it fast.
Pick a photo of something you actually serve tonight. It sells the special better than words.
Dark backgrounds with light words read best in a dim room. Clean (light) suits a bright counter.

When you want it to run itself

RightPlace Door TV: Slides that switch on their own at happy hour, your live wait, your menu and deals, updated from your phone. Included with a RightPlace membership.
Menu price calculator: Plate cost, food cost percent and the price to charge for every dish.
Pour cost calculator: Cost per drink, pour cost percent and the price to charge, from bottle price and pour size.
Tip pool calculator: Split the night's tips by hours, points or evenly, or work out each tip-out.
Free digital menu board: Type tonight's specials, pick a look and a photo, and play it on any TV.

Questions owners ask

What do I need to show a digital menu board?

A TV that can open a web page: a smart TV with a web browser, or a computer or streaming stick with a browser plugged into the TV. No special hardware required.

Is this digital menu board free?

Yes. No sign-up, no ads, and nothing to download.

Can I use my own photos?

Yes. Pick Use my own photo under Background or Picture. A wide photo of at least 1920 by 1080 pixels looks sharpest as a background. The photo is shrunk on your device and stays there unless you send the board as a link.

Where do the free photos come from?

They are photos RightPlace already uses: restaurant photos from Unsplash and dish photos in the public domain. You can use them on your board.

Does the board change by itself?

Not this free one: it shows what you typed until you change it. RightPlace Door TV changes slides on their own by the time of day and updates from your phone, included with a RightPlace membership.

Will the TV go to sleep?

While the board plays, the page asks the browser to keep the screen awake where the browser allows it. If your TV has its own sleep timer, turn it off in the TV's settings.