SWITCH FROM SCREENCLOUD
ScreenCloud to Calisto Display
Put a kitchen display, a menu board, a guest TV or a designed screen on each TV, schedule what plays, and see what played, from the records that already run the business.
Feature by feature
Calisto Display beside ScreenCloud
- 14 In both
- 6 Only in ScreenCloud
| 20 features | Calisto Display | ScreenCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Screens and Content | ||
| Channels and PlaylistsCalisto: a playlist times itself from each item's seconds and plays in a signage screen's main zone, or full screen on a TV with no screen of its own.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Zone LayoutsCalisto: a digital signage screen runs its zones and playlists, and a schedule can fill its main zone with a playlist.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Scheduling | ||
| Scheduling by Day and TimeCalisto: schedules target TVs and TV groups and can name a screen, such as a lunch menu board from 11:00, or play a playlist.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Priority ContentCalisto: the most specific schedule wins first (a TV, then its group, then the whole account), then priority, then the latest start.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Design | ||
| Canvas Design EditorCalisto: designed screens are made at TV size in the one design editor Studio opens, with Themes, and published to the TVs as a picture with a live layer.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Screen-Ready TemplatesCalisto: Designed Screens start blank or from 81 landscape and 79 portrait layouts, each tagged with the industries it is for, the business's own industry first, dressed in its brand.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Alerts | ||
| Emergency AlertsCalisto: put an alert over whatever the chosen TVs are playing; the admins are told when it goes live and when it is taken down, and Clear Alert works from the push.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Fleet | ||
| ScreenshotCalisto: Remote Control on a TV's page takes a screenshot of what the TV shows; Apple TV answers that a screenshot is not supported.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reboot and Restart PlayerCalisto: Remote Control on a TV's page can identify, restart and reload the TV, delivered at its next check-in.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Screen Status NotificationsCalisto: Automations rules tell the admins when a TV stops checking in and when it is back, and the business can see and change those rules.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Offline SupportCalisto: a TV that powers on with no network boots from its last good answer and keeps playing.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Screen GroupsCalisto: TV Groups gather TVs, and a schedule that targets a group plays on every TV in it.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reporting | ||
| Proof of Play LogsCalisto: Performance shows impressions, ad impressions, clicks, errors, refreshes and uptime; the player files what it is playing on every check-in.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Players | ||
| Player AppsCalisto: Apple TV, Android TV, Google TV and Fire TV run the Calisto TV app; Samsung Tizen and LG webOS open the player from hosted packages; any other browser opens it directly.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Gaps | ||
| Business DashboardsShow Power BI, Tableau, Salesforce and Looker Studio dashboards on screens, with the sign-in kept in the cloud.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Alerts from Mass-Alert PlatformsOmnilert, Rave, Singlewire and Alertus trigger alerts on screens automatically, organized by space.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Background Audio ZonePlay music or audio on a screen without using any of its space.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Live BroadcastStream a live company meeting to the screens, with viewers sending emoji reactions.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Lockable Template AreasSave branded templates with areas locked, so others change only what is left open.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Meeting Room PlayersRun the player on Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom Rooms and Google Meet hardware.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from ScreenCloud
Your data is read in your own browser and sent to your Calisto account. Calisto never sees your login for the old system.
From an export file
Export your data from ScreenCloud and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from ScreenCloud can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from ScreenCloud
Questions about switching
Can I bring my content over from ScreenCloud?
Photos and videos (JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF, MP4 and WebM) are uploaded to Display ▸ Media, from a phone too by sharing them to Calisto. Layouts are made again as designed screens, starting blank or from one of Calisto's screen layouts dressed in the business's brand, and a menu, a schedule or offers are drawn live from the business's own records.
How do I connect my TVs?
Open the Calisto TV app on Apple TV, Android TV, Google TV or Fire TV, the hosted package on Samsung Tizen or LG webOS, or the player in any other browser. The TV shows a 6-character code: enter it in Add a TV, give the TV a name, and choose what it runs.
Do my schedules come across?
Schedules are made again in Display ▸ Schedules. Each one targets TVs or TV groups and either names a screen or plays a playlist. When Approvals is turned on in Settings, only approved schedules play.
Learn more
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