SWITCH FROM YODECK
Yodeck 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 Yodeck
- 14 In both
- 6 Only in Yodeck
| 20 features | Calisto Display | Yodeck |
|---|---|---|
| Screens and Content | ||
| Screen Layouts with Multiple ZonesCalisto: 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 |
| 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 |
| Design | ||
| Layout Templates for Any IndustryCalisto: 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 |
| Custom Layout DesignCalisto: 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 |
| Scheduling | ||
| SchedulingCalisto: 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 |
| Alerts | ||
| Emergency Alerts on ScreensCalisto: 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 |
| Live Data | ||
| Clocks, Weather and QR CodesCalisto: live nodes on a designed screen draw the clock, the date, the weather, the guest Wi-Fi and a QR code.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Guests | ||
| Interactive PlaylistsCalisto: a guest TV in a hotel room is navigated with the remote: the property guide, the channel lineup, room service and late checkout, charged to the stay (with Stays and Orderflow).Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Fleet | ||
| Player Content ScreenshotsCalisto: 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 |
| Online and Offline 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 PlaybackCalisto: a TV that powers on with no network boots from its last good answer and keeps playing.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Tag-Based Screen GroupingCalisto: TV Groups gather TVs, and a schedule that targets a group plays on every TV in it.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | Yes | Yes |
| Reporting | ||
| Playback Reports (Proof of Play)Calisto: 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 | ||
| Supported Media PlayersCalisto: 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 | ||
| CAP Support for Emergency AlertsShow alerts from Common Alerting Protocol feeds on screens automatically.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Video WallRun one picture across several screens, with one player per screen.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Live TV and IPTV StreamsPlay live TV, IPTV and LAN video streams, and HDMI-in sources, on a screen.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| PowerPoint, PDF and Office FilesUpload PowerPoint, PDF, Excel and Word files and set how long each page shows.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Web PagesShow public or internal web pages, with sign-in, auto-refresh and a fallback image when a page cannot be reached.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
| Screen On and Off HoursTurn the screen on and off on a schedule over HDMI.Checked Oct 28, 2026Source | No | Yes |
What moves
Bringing your data from Yodeck
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 Yodeck and drop the file in. It is read in your browser and mapped onto Calisto.
Any spreadsheet you export from Yodeck can be mapped onto Calisto, column by column.
Moving from Yodeck
Questions about switching
Can I bring my content over from Yodeck?
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
Everything Calisto does here
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